Aeries Parent & Student Portal

We strongly urge parents and students to monitor academic progress via Aeries parent/student portal.  

If you have a question about your student's grades, or questions about content and/or curriculum in a specific class, please contact your student's teacher/s as a first step.

Progress Reports & Grading Periods

Grading periods for 2024-25

Terra Linda High School uses a semester grading system. Progress reports and quarter grades are issued at approximately six week intervals each semester. Only Semester grades (fall and spring) will appear on student transcripts. 

Athletic eligibility is determined at four points throughout the year: 1st quarter, fall semester, 3rd quarter, and spring semester.  A 2.0 Grade Point Average is required to participate in athletics (C average). 

Elimination of Class Rank

As of fall, 2024, Terra Linda High School no longer reports class rank. Please see Ms. Dunlap’s explanation below for more information:

Similar to our neighboring districts in Tamalpais and Novato, starting this year, Terra Linda High School will no longer include class rank on students' transcripts. This change follows a growing trend among high schools nationwide, as many are moving away from class rank due to the unnecessary anxiety it can cause students by fostering a competitive atmosphere. Due to the tremendous differences in curricula and grading standards among high schools throughout the state and country, many college admission officers (especially at selective private colleges) have begun to discount the accuracy and importance of class rank as a factor in evaluating students. Many colleges that previously relied on class rank now use ACT/SAT scores and GPA to gain a more holistic view of each applicant (College Board, 2017). We have updated our school profile to reflect this change and we will continue to acknowledge our Honor Roll students who earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher as follows:

3.0-3.49- Blue Honor Roll 3.5-3.99- Gold Honor Roll 4.0- Above High Honors

Colleges do not penalize schools that do not rank or provide a decile. Cornell states it best: “The majority (actually, a large majority) of our applicants come from schools that don’t rank students. We review applications by looking at each grade obtained in high school and looking closely at the rigor of the curriculum.”