When looking at the math pathway through middle school, it may help to see the long term goal through the high school courses.
On this page you will see a listing of the middle school pathways and what they lead into for high school.
If you have any further questions, please contact your child's math teacher or the math department chair.
All students must have four credits of math in high school. Credits earned in middle school count towards the overall total of credits needed to graduate, but they do not replace the four math credits needed.
Special Note about Algebra: All students who are enrolled in Algebra will take the Algebra HSA (MCAP). Passing the Algebra MCAP is a graduation requirement. The passing score for Algebra MCAP is set by the state. According to the state website on graduation requirements, the passing score for the Algebra MCAP is as follows:
2016-17 score of 725
2017-18 score of 733
2018-19 score of 741
2019-20+ score of 750
PARCC offers sample items.
Standard Path in Middle School
Grade 6 – Math 6
Grade 7 – PreAlgebra 7
Pine Grove Middle School also offers a PreAlgebra 7 With Assisstance class that follows the same curriculum as the PreAlgebra 7 class, but provides more direct instruction time in the classroom.
Grade 8 – Math 8
The standard path in middle school leads to the following path for high school.
Grade 09 – Algebra I
Grade 10 – Geometry
Grade 11 – Algebra II
Grade 12 – Trig with Algebra
Honors Path in Middle School
Grade 6 – Math 6
Grade 7 – PreAlgebra
Pine Grove Middle School also offers a PreAlgebra 7 With Assisstance class that follows the same curriculum as the PreAlgebra 7 class, but provides more direct instruction time in the classroom.
Grade 8 – Algebra I
The honors path in middle school leads to the following path options for high school.
Option 1
Grade 09 – Geometry
Grade 10 – Algebra II
Grade 11 – Trig with Algebra
Grade 12 – Advanced Algebra / Pre-College Math
Option 2
Grade 09 – Geometry or Honors Geometry
Grade 10 – Honors Algebra II
Grade 11 – Trig with Algebra
Grade 12 – Advanced Algebra / Pre-College Math
Option 3
Grade 09 – Honors Geometry
Grade 10 – Honors Algebra II
Grade 11 – Honors Trig / Analytic
Grade 12 – Honors College Algebra or Advanced Algebra
Option 4
Grade 09 – Honors Geometry
Grade 10 – Honors Algebra II
Grade 11 – Honors Trig / Analytic and Honors College Algebra (double)
Grade 12 – Honors College Algebra or AP Calculus AB
Option 5
Grade 09 – Honors Algebra II and Honors Geometry
Grade 10 – Honors Trig/Analytic Geometry
Grade 11 – Honors College Algebra
Grade 12 – Honors Calculus or AP Calculus AB
GT Path in Middle School
Grade 6 – GT Math 6
Grade 7 – GT Algebra I
Grade 8 – GT Geometry
The GT path in middle school leads to the following path options for high school.
Option 1
Grade 09 – GT 9 Algebra II
Grade 10 – GT 10 Precalculus or
Honors Trig/Analytic and Honors College Algebra (double)
Grade 11 – AP Calculus AB
Grade 12 – AP Calculus BC
Option 2
Grade 09 – Honors Algebra II
Grade 10 – Honors Trig/Analytic
Grade 11 – Honors College Algebra
Grade 12 – Honors Calculus or AP Calculus AB
Option 3
Grade 09 – Honors Algebra II
Grade 10 – Trig with Algebra
Grade 11 – Honors College Algebra or Advanced Algebra/Pre-College Math
Grade 12 – Honors Calculus
BCPS Secondary Math flow chart