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How old is 8th grade? I'm just curious to compare it to the UK school system where the subjects aren't broken up so rigidly. I only learnt Maths, not Algebra
by adwf 10y ago
How old is 8th grade? I'm just curious to compare it to the UK school system where the subjects aren't broken up so rigidly. I only learnt Maths, not Algebra 1/Calc 1, etc.
- JMStewy 10y agoThe average 1st grader is 6 years old. 8th graders are around 13 years old.
- thaumasiotes 10y agoThe prototype is that a 12th grader turns 18 sometime during that year. So the prototypical 8th grader would be 13-14 years old. Variation exists.
- alistairSH 10y agoThe sibling responses are correct. A little further detail... US schools generally follow this pattern... Elementary School (Primary in the UK): Kindergarten First through Sixth grades Middle School: 7th and 8th grades High School (Secondary in UK): 9th through 12th grade (or, freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior). The boundary between each level varies, but I'd guess 70-80% of districts follow the above. The most common variation seems to be grouping 6th grade into middle school.