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Old March 26th 11, 07:14 PM posted to alt.education,misc.kids,misc.education,soc.culture.usa,alt.bitterness
Way Back Jack[_11_]
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Default There Was No "Middle School" Back In The Day

I understand that middle school comprises grades 6-8.

Back in the day, govt. schools had these classifications:

Grades 1-6, elementary school; grades 7-9, jr. high school; grades 10-12,
high school.

Certain high schools offered 9th grade classes for kids who had excelled
academically through 8 grades, but they had to take a special test to gain
admittance.
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Catholic schools had a different set-up. Grades 1-8 were elementary school
and grades 9-12 were high school.