School grades in usa wikipedia biography

Primary education in the United States (also called elementary education) refers to the first seven to nine years^[1][2] of formal education in most jurisdictions,^[3] often in elementary schools, including middle schools.

Preschool programs, which are less formal and usually not mandated by law, are generally not considered part of primary education. The first year of primary education is commonly referred to as kindergarten and begins at or around age&#;5 or 6.

Subsequent years are usually numbered being referred to as first grade, second grade, and so forth. Elementary schools normally continue through sixth grade,^[4] which the students normally complete when they are age 11 or Some elementary schools graduate after the 4th or 5th grade and transition students into a middle school.

In , there were 88, elementary schools (66, public and 21, private) in the United States.^[5]

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