Luxist Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. High school in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_in_the_United...

    High school or senior high school is the education students receive in the final stage of secondary education in the United States. In the United States most high schoolers are ages 13–18 but some ages could be delayed due to birthdays. Most comparable to secondary schools, high schools generally deliver phase three of the ISCED model of ...

  3. Secondary education in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the...

    High school / Senior high school. High schools, or senior high schools, are schools that span grades 8, 9, or 10 through 12. Most American high schools are comprehensive high schools and accept all students from their local area, regardless of ability or vocational/college track. Students have significant control of their education, and may ...

  4. Twelfth grade - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_grade

    Twelfth grade (also known as 12th grade, grade 12, senior year, or class 12) is the twelfth year of formal or compulsory education. It is typically the final year of secondary school and K–12 in most parts of the world. Students in twelfth grade are usually 17–18 years old. Some countries have a thirteenth grade, while other countries do ...

  5. Senior (education) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_(education)

    High school. The twelfth grade is the fourth and final year of a student's high school education. The year and the student are both referred to as senior. Senior year is when most students take college entrance exams (ACT or SAT) and actually apply to college/university. A common stereotype of high school seniors in the United States is that ...

  6. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States

    ACT Inc. reports that 25% of US graduating high school seniors meet college-readiness benchmarks in English, reading, mathematics, and science. Including the 22% of students who do not graduate on time, fewer than 20% of the American youth, who should graduate high school each year, do so prepared for college.

  7. American Senior High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida)

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Senior_High_School...

    Average class size. 22. Student-faculty ratio. 19.8. Website. americanshs .org. The American Senior High School, or The American High School, is a high school located in Country Club, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. [2] Its principal is Stephen E. Papp. It has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

  8. High school diploma - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_diploma

    A high school diploma (or high school degree) is a diploma awarded upon graduation of high school. A high school diploma is awarded after completion of courses of studies lasting four years, typically from grade 9 to grade 12. It is the school leaving qualification in the United States and Canada. The diploma is awarded by the school in ...

  9. K–12 education in the United States - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K–12_education_in_the...

    High school (occasionally senior high school) includes grades 9 through 12. Students in these grades are commonly referred to as freshmen (grade 9), sophomores (grade 10), juniors (grade 11), and seniors (grade 12). At the high school level, students generally take a broad variety of classes without specializing in any particular subject.