How does the American school work?

Question

How does the American school system work?

Like in Australia, K~2 are called infants. 3~5 { or 5 } are called primarys. { 5 } Year 6 are called senior primarys. 7~12 are called High Schoolers.

So how does the smae thing work, but in America? I'm sure it's different, because for their High School, they have labels like, Sophomores etc .

I'm really confused. Please someone answer me.

Answer 1

It depends on the state, county,or school district, and even then, it varies...

One option that hasn't been discussed

K-6: Elementary School or Primary School

7-8: Middle School or 7-9: Junior High School

9-12 High School or 10-12: Senior High School

I can understand why you are confused.

Answer 2

K-5 = Elementary
6-8 = Intermediate (or Junior High)
9-12 = High School
In High School: 9 = Freshman
10= Sophomore
11= Junior
12 = Senior

Answer 3

We ave elementary, middle, and high school. Normally, here school starts in kindergarden, with typically 6-year olds. Some kids would have been in private day care first, then a private pre-school. But the public school system starts in K. Although occasionally in some states pre-K for 5 or 6 year olds is offered. Kids continue in the same school until either 5th or 6th grade. Education and how the grades are broken down between elementary, middle, and high varies somewhat between the states in the US. The Federal Government leaves some freedom to the States in deciding. Anyway, whether it ends in 5th grade or 6th grade, that's called elementary or grade school. After that, kids change schools to go to middle school. If it starts in 6th grade (most common), then you have three years to spend there, 6th 7th and 8th grade. It can also be called Junior High instead of Middle School. High School starts in 9th grade in most state school systems. The grades are still called 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th, but they are also referred to by the "labels" you mentioned. A 9th grader is a freshman, a 10th grader is a sophomore, an 11th grader is a junior, and a 12th grader is a senior.

Answer 4

K-5 elementary
6-8 is junior high school
9-12 is high school
9Th graders are called Freshmen( 1st year of high school)
10Th graders are called Sophomores ( 2ND year)
11Th graders are called Juniors ( 3rd year) and
12Th graders are called Seniors ( last year of high school)
Sames as college terms
But every school district is different because some schools don't include the 9th grade with high school.

Answer 5

Its dirt simple dear.

"K" is Kindergarten, like Preschool;
Grades 1-6 are called "Elementary School";
Grades 7 and 8, when I was a kid, were called, "Junior High", but is now more often referred to as "Middle School";
Grades 9, 10. 11 and 12 is referred to as "High School", although everytime I got high there they made me leave.

Grade 9 students are "Freshmen"
Grade 10 are "Sophmores"
Grade 11 are "Juniors"
Grade 12 are "Seniors"

Answer 6

kindergarten is actually the first year for most but not madatory. Then we have grade school, 1st grade through 5th, middle school, 6th through eighth, and 9 through 12th is High School.

In High School, the first year you are a freshman, the second year a sophmore, the third a junior and the last a senior.

Answer 7

it works like this. a child goes into school with high hopes of interacting with other kids and learning what their potential in life is!

then other kids start to bully them because those kids didnt get enough love at home. children are then forced to concentrate into "clicks" in order to find some identity in a group. it gets worse from there.

in the end, most kids dont make it out unscathed. its a greek damned tradgedy.

Answer 8

Well i live in America and am from Australia...but the truth is i don't know. All i know is American education is pretty shocking.