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Unit 5 Course Description Book & School Profile

Digital Version Of Course Guide
Course to Career Guide 2025-26 (pdf version)

COurse to career guide 2024-25
Incoming Freshmen Only Course To Career guide 2025-26
Spanish Version of Course to Career Guide

2024-25 NCHS School ProfileAcademic Recognition System:
Starting in 2022-23, Unit 5 moved to a 4.0 weighted grading scale
Summa Cum Laude and Magna Cum Laude designations will be awarded based on GPA after 7 semesters. No exceptions will be made for 8th semester.

Summa Cum Laude designation: 4.1+ GPA
Magna Cum Laude designation: 3.85 – 4.099 GPA

Grading System:
4.0 weighted GPA scale
To indicate the weight of a class, the following symbols are placed behind the course title:
Standard Level A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 F=0
Honors Level [H] A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 F=0
Advanced Placement Level [AP] A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 F=0
Dual Credit Level [DC] A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 F=0
Dual Credit Career Technical Education [CTE] A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 F=0

2023-24 Profile

Class Sizes effect. 8/21/2023

White                                                         57.1%

Freshmen 2027   --          468

African American                                    14.4%

Sophomore 2026   --       607

American Indian / Alaskan                    0.44%

Junior 2025    --                550

Asian                                                          11%

Senior 2024   --                475

Hispanic                                                     10.76%

8/21/23 Total Enrollment  –  2,063 students

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander         0%

Average SAT Score – 1020 - Class of 2024

Multi – Racial --                                       6.16%

F/R percentage –  30.2%

 

 

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS (Class of 2023)

 

4 year school                                           70%

Attending Post-Secondary education    87%

2 year school                                           28%                                           

Work/Undecided/Gap year (Explore)   10%

Voc/Tech school                                       2%

Military                                                          3%