When course selection happens
Lamar CISD chooses next year’s courses in the fall. Its 2027–28 course selection catalog, posted in October 2026, says students select courses in the fall, so the 2027–28 round is happening now. Ask your campus counselor for its exact dates.
Course choices and volunteer hours are recorded in SchooLinks. Pennantist doesn’t replace it: plan the four years in Pennantist with Lamar CISD’s rules, then enter the choices in SchooLinks.
How Lamar CISD weights GPA
Weighted average (class rank)
| Course level | Each semester grade is multiplied by |
|---|---|
| AP / Dual credit | ×1.3 |
| Honors (PAP, OnRamps fall) | ×1.2 |
| Academic | ×1.1 |
| Leveled Academic | ×1.0 |
GPA for colleges (weighted 4.0)
| Semester grade | AP / Dual credit | Honors (PAP, OnRamps fall) | Academic | Leveled Academic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90–100 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 4 |
| 80–89 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3 |
| 70–79 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 |
Leveled Academic ×1.0: Which courses are Leveled Academic isn’t published.
Many colleges also recompute GPA without weights. Pennantist shows both: Lamar CISD’s weighted GPA and a plain 4.0 unweighted one.
Class rank
Lamar CISD computes rank for graduation honors at the end of the fifth six weeks of senior year, and for college applications as state law requires (no earlier than the end of grade 11). Rank is reported as a number out of the class size.
- Semester grades from high school credit courses taken at any grade level count, including grades 7–8. Failing grades count.
- Left out: local credit courses, and a course retaken after it was passed.
- Ties to the fourth decimal share the honor.
- Top 10% automatic admission requires the Distinguished Level of Achievement.
- Valedictorian and salutatorian: the same Lamar CISD high school for the last three semesters, exactly eight semesters, and the Distinguished Level of Achievement.
Rank decides top 10% automatic admission. How the top 10% rule works
Summer courses
Summer school is offered for grades 7–12 (repeat, first-time or credit restoration). Lamar CISD doesn’t say how summer grades enter GPA; board policy excludes only local credit and retaken courses.
Graduation requirements
Classes of 2025–2029: Foundation High School Program with an endorsement, 22 credits, or 26 with an endorsement.
| Subject | Credits | What counts |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | English I, II, III and one more from the catalog’s list (English IV, AP Literature, Creative Writing and others). |
| Math | 3 | Algebra I, Geometry and one more math credit. |
| Science | 3 | Biology, IPC or Chemistry or Physics, and one more science credit. |
| Social studies | 3 | World Geography or World History, US History, Government (½), and Economics or Personal Financial Literacy & Economics (½). |
| Physical education | 1 | |
| Languages other than English | 2 | Both credits in the same language. |
| Fine arts | 1 | |
| Electives | 5 |
Class of 2030 and later follow updated rules, which Pennantist applies by graduation year.
Endorsements at Lamar CISD
Every endorsement adds a fourth math credit, including Algebra II, a fourth science credit and two more electives.
STEM
Algebra II, Chemistry and Physics (state rule), plus a pathway: Cybersecurity, Drones, Robotics & Automation Technology, Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Programming and Software Development, or a combination.
Business and Industry
A CTE pathway (Animal Science, Agricultural Technology, construction trades, Graphic Design, Digital Communications, Business Management, Marketing, Culinary Arts, Welding, Automotive, Logistics and others), or 4 English credits including 3 levels of Advanced Broadcast Journalism, Newspaper, Yearbook or Debate, or a combination.
Public Services
Teaching & Training, Air Force JROTC, Health Science, Law Enforcement, or Cosmetology.
Arts and Humanities
4 credits in one language or 2 in each of two; 4 credits in one fine arts sequence or 4 in one or two areas; 5 social studies credits; or 4 English credits including an advanced English credit.
Multidisciplinary Studies
Advanced courses, all foundation subject areas, or AP and dual credit courses.
Distinguished Level of Achievement: in Lamar CISD the same as the Foundation plan with an endorsement (4 math including Algebra II, 4 science). Required for top 10% automatic admission.
Good to know
- Transcripts show unweighted numeric grades.
- Transfer grades get extra weight only when Lamar CISD offers the same or an equivalent advanced course.
- OnRamps: ×1.2 in fall and ×1.3 in spring; OnRamps US History and Rhetoric are ×1.3 both semesters in 2026-27.
- A new state rule (19 TAC §74.3001) requires equal extra weight for AP, IB, OnRamps and non-CTE dual credit for students entering grade 7 in 2027-28 or later.
Lamar CISD high schools
Foster High School, Fulshear High School, George Ranch High School, Lamar Cons. High School, Randle High School, Terry High School, Tomas High School.
Sources, checked Nov 7, 2026
- Fulshear High School: GPA and class rank (2026-27)
- Lamar CISD board policy EIC(LOCAL), Class Ranking (adopted 11/19/2024) (2024-25 onward)
- Lamar CISD 2026-2027 Secondary Course Selection Catalog (December 1, 2025) (2026-27)
- Lamar CISD High School Course Offerings 2026-2027 (2026-27)
- Lamar CISD 2026-2027 Secondary Student Handbook (2026-27)
- Lamar CISD 2027-2028 Secondary Course Selection Catalog (2027-28)
- Lamar CISD board policy EIF(LOCAL), Graduation (adopted 11/19/2024) (2024-25 onward)
- Lamar CISD 2027-2028 endorsement flow charts (2027-28)
Rules change. Confirm with your school counselor before course selection.
