Is a 'C' grade considered average or below average?

Question

My daughter, who is in the fourth grade, got a 'C' on her report card. I consider a 'C' average but my mother insists that it is below average.

Answer 1

C is right in the middle, so I'd say average.

Answer 2

Nationally a C is considered average, but it really depends on where your child goes to school. In may schools, having a B average is average.

Think of it as a matter of passing or failing. A passing grade is a C-. This means you must get at least 70% in a class to pass it. An F is failing. This mark varies between 50% and 65%. Although a D is not failing, its not passing either.

With a C your daughter is still passing a class, but not remarkably well. yes, her grade is considered to be "average" but is "average" really what you want to shoot for? Try helping your daughter in the subject she is struggling with. Make room 2 or 3 times a weeks to study and work on it together.

On another note, it is only 4th grade, so don't get too uptight about it. Don't make a habit of it either.

Answer 3

Theoretically it should be average, where average usually means "average compared to all other students in the class" (some measure that was standard for everywhere would be better, though impossible - but I digress). But that usually only happens on the bell curve idea. More often today, expectation bars are set and each individual student is measured against that. So, assuming a C is 70-79 for your school, that means your child did between 70-79% of ideal performance, and average using these scales tends to be a B.

Answer 4

C is considered average. A stigma has been associated with being average so the schools have dumbed down the curriculum to allow more people to achieve above average grades, so average no longer has a meaning in school work.

Answer 5

A C is an average score a D is below average and an F is failing of course.

Answer 6

I think C's were originally designed to be an average grade, but with grade inflation, the average grade has drifted into the B range. In most elementary schools, C's are reserved for students who really need improvement in a particular area.

Answer 7

I'm currently in high school and I've always seen it as average. The thing is now a lot of students can get well beyond a C. In fact, most kids get As and Bs on their report card if they do all their work and achieve well in school. I've always ranged though, anywhere from A to C. You could ask your daughter as to why you think she recieved a C on her report card (ask her nicely, don't yell at her).

Answer 8

I always thought C meant average but what if the whole class was getting a A then a C would be really low and not average for that class.

Answer 9

Average. D and F are below average/failing.

Answer 10

no, I C is considered to be average or passing. An A is excelling or above average, B is proficient or good...D and F is considered to be failing, depending on the school and state. For example, I attend college and for most classes, a D is considered failing and they will make you repeat a class until you earn a C or higher.

Answer 11

Technically a "C" is average (A,B,C,D,F). However, it seems that more and more teachers are pressured into giving higher grades because of college admissions. It has come to the point where "B" is sometimes considered average.