A few days ago
Anonymous

america’s high school years?

i live in the uk and i really dont get america’s year system in high school ( 8th grade, 9th grade, freshmen, seniors, etc.) our years go like this…

yr 7- 11 turns 12 that year

yr 8- 12 turns 13 that year

yr 9- 13 turns 14 that year

and so on. can any1 help me understand??

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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Grade (Elementary) School

1st Grade = 6-7 year olds.

2nd Grade = 7-8 year olds.

3rd Grade = 8-9 year olds.

4th Grade = 9-10 year olds.

5th Grade = 10-11 year olds.

Middle (Jr. High) School

6th Grade = 11-12 year olds.

7th Grade = 12-13 year olds.

8th Grade = 13-14 year olds.

High School

9th Grade (Freshman) = 14-15 year olds.

10th Grade (Sophomore) = 15-16 year olds.

11th Grade (Junior) = 16-17 year olds.

12th Grade (Senior) = 17-18 year olds.

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4 years ago
Hannah
Primary/Elementary School

Kindergarten – 5 turning 6
1st grade – 6 turning 7
2nd grade – 7 turning 8
3rd grade – 8 turning 9
4th grade – 9 turning 10
5th grade – 10 turning 11

Middle/Intermediate School

6th grade – 11 turning 12
7th grade – 12 turning 13
8th grade – 13 turning 14

High School

9th grade/Freshman – 14 turning 15
10th grade/Sophomore – 15 turning 16
11th grade/Junior – 16 turning 17
12th grade/Senior – 17 turning 18

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5 years ago
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Most kids in the US start high school at 14 and graduate at 18. There are 4 years of study- Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior (in that order). The first four years of study at a college or university are referred to the same way. Not sure where that naming system came from, though. As for grades, most schools use the following scale- A (excellent), B (above average), C (average), D (below average), and F (fail). “Good” students typically get As and Bs, whereas too many Ds and Fs will make it so that a student cannot pass on to the next grade level.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Everything the guy above me said, except one more thing. Kids aged 4-5 also attend kindergarten. So, 1st grade is actually the students second year of schooling.
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