Cole, a middle school student, received marks of "excellent" for academics, but "needs improvement" for behavior, instead of overall a to f grades. cole most likely goes to school in

He most likely goes to school in the US. In a number of school systems in this country, letter grades have been done away with in favor of more general rating systems based upon more subjective criteria. This allows the teacher a bit more flexibility when rating the student in comparison to his or her classmates and the standards of the school.