York 4-point Assessment and Task Specific Rubrics, grades 6-12

Performance Level Description 

Final Summative Grade Value 

Final Grade 

• Does not meet grade level expectations even with significant support.  
• Learning is basic, limited, and contains many significant gaps or misunderstandings.  
• Opinions or judgments are rarely justified and lack detail. 
• Infrequently demonstrates critical or creative thinking. 
• Rarely applies knowledge and skills without significant support. 
• Unable to transfer basic knowledge to unfamiliar situations. 

0-1.00 

F 

• Partially meets grade level expectations, but requires frequent support to do so. 
• Demonstrates limited understanding of concepts and contexts, with noticeable gaps or misconceptions. 
• Work is often incomplete, inconsistent, or lacks clarity, though some basic ideas are present. 
• Opinions rarely demonstrate independent critical or creative thinking; rely heavily on guidance. 
• Applies knowledge and skills inconsistently, even in familiar situations. 
• Shows minimal ability to transfer learning to new or unfamiliar contexts. 

1.01-1.33 

D- 

1.34-1.66 

D 

1.67-1.99 

D+ 

• Meets grade level expectations with limited support. 
• Produces work of an acceptable quality.  
• Communicates basic understanding of many concepts and contexts, with occasionally significant misunderstandings or gaps.  
• Begins to independently demonstrate some basic critical and creative thinking.  
• Is often inflexible in the use of knowledge and skills, requiring support even in familiar classroom situations. 

2.00-2.16 

C- 

2.17-2.33 

C 

2.34-2.49 

C+ 

• Consistently and independently meets grade level expectations. 
• Produces generally good-to-high-quality, work.  
• Communicates solid understanding of concepts and contexts.  
• Demonstrates critical and creative thinking, sometimes with sophistication.  
• Uses knowledge and skills in familiar classroom and real-world situations. 
• May use knowledge and skills in some unfamiliar real-world situations, with or without support. 

2.50-2.66 

B- 

2.67-2.83 

B 

2.84-2.99 

B+ 

• Exceeds grade level expectations in a creative and innovative manner. 
• Produces high-quality or innovative work.  
• Communicates extensive or nuanced understanding of concepts and contexts.  
• Demonstrates critical and creative thinking, frequently with sophistication.  
• Uses knowledge and skills in familiar and unfamiliar classroom and real-world situations, often with independence. 
• Transfers knowledge and skills with independence and expertise in a variety of complex classroom and real-world situations. 

3.00-3.25 

A- 

3.26-3.74 

A 

3.75-4.00 

A+