ARGH! Can anyone explain the american school year names?!?
Ok, so a Freshman is your first year in high school. Get it “Fresh” “Man”. Kind of like fresh meat. A sophomore is your second year in high school. A junior is your third year in high school and senior is your last year in high school. Usually freshman range from 13-15. Most people enter at age 14 and end at age 15. Our school years start in August/September and end in May/June. Sophomores range from 14-16. Most people enter at age 15 and end at age 16. Juniors range from 15-17. Most people enter at 16 and end at 17. Seniors range from age 16-18. Most people enter at 17 and end at 18. Sometimes 19. Here in the US, we have cut off dates. The cut off date is when you enter kindergarten. You have to be 5 by a certain time or you can’t start school until the next year. In my district, you have to be 5 by December 2nd I think. So, if you’re not 5 by December 2nd, you have to wait until the next school year to start. So, say a girl’s 5th birthday is December 21 2009. She can’t start school u
Elementary School: Kindergarten First Grade Second Grades Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Middle School or Junior High Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade High School or Senior High *Ninth Grade aka Freshman Tenth Grade aka Sophomore Eleventh Grade aka Junior Twelfth Grade aka Senior *In some states here in the US, it can be considered part of junior high Hope I helped 😀
here in order Pre K 4-5 Kindergarten 5-6 1st grade 6-7 2nd grade7-8 3rd grade 8-9 4th grade 9-10 5th grade 10-11 Middle School 6th grade 11-12 7th grade 12 -13 8th grade 13-14 High school 9th grade14-15 Freshman 10th grade 15-16 Sophomore 11th grade 16-17 Junior 12th grade 17-18 Senior 12th grade 17 18 College Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior
In the average high school: 9th grade – Freshmen 10th grade – Sophomore 11th grade – Junior 12th grade – Senior My friend explained it to me in a way that made sense a few years back. Freshmen – You’re fresh, brand new, the babies of the school. Sophmore – Soft. Not quite brand new, but learning the ropes. Senior – Like a senior citizen, the oldest ones there. And Junior just fits right in the middle. 7th grade is another way to say Year 7 or Grade 7. It starts out with Kindergarten, which is generally 5-6 year olds. Each Grade goes up by each year.
