monopoly

Can someone tell me what the average age is for 9th graders? from which month till what month during which year is the norm? eg. january till december 1994

its just that I am an international student and I want to know if I am old, young or normal for my age group.

thanks.

ExplorerCY

14, turning 15 during the year.

mamom

In Massachusetts you have to be 14 years old by Aug 31 to enter 9th grade.

creative1

Private schools don't follow state rules so, since they take kids from all over the US as well as internationally, you'll see a much broader dispersion of ages.

This past year, the birthdays of 9th graders at my child's school seemed to range from 9/91 to 1/94. Kids repeating 9th grade aren't unusual so there are older kids. The cutoff for NY public schools is 12/31 so a lot of younger kids are from NY.

Periwinkle

In Massachusetts, you might be younger than 14 in ninth grade, if you moved from out of state. A 13 year old student who had completed 8th grade in Iowa, for example, wouldn't be required to repeat the 8th grade.

The state law which determines most students' ages is, a student must turn 6 by December 31st to enter first grade. Towns have tightened the age range, though, by setting the age for kindergarten entry at 5 by August 31st. As kindergarten is not required by the state, the towns have the freedom to set their own entry standards. Parents can go along, or find a private kindergarten. In practice, this means that most students will be 14 by the end of August of their 9th grade year.

A number of parents choose to delay Kindergarten entry, though, so it is by no means unusual, even in the public system, to encounter 15 and 16 year old 9th graders, who have not been held back. And on the other side of the age divide, some parents choose to enroll their children in private kindergartens, and then switch to the public system for first grade. This produces 13 year olds in ninth grade.

I have the impression that the private system skews a little older. I have heard of schools requiring students who are young for their grade to repeat a year upon entry. Thus, a sixth grader switching from the public system may repeat sixth grade, more for issues relating to maturity than anything else.

So, in general, ninth graders are likely to be 14 years old. The ages in the grade may range from 13 to 16, however.

ExplorerCY

i would say 13-15 max. there will be a couple 13s and a couple 15s. maybe 1 16, maybe. most of the freshman are 14.
really not more complicated than that.

Jonathan1

Most people enter ninth grade at 14, and those who don't will turn 14 in the fall.

hsmomstef

My son will enter 9th grade this year -- he turns 15 in July. Not held back, did not repeat -- he started Kindergarten in Indiana, where the cut-off date was June 30th.

_ballerinamazing

i was 15 for my whole 9th grade year because my birthday is in the summer and for some reason they would have rather me be a little older that everyone else than a little younger because they thought i would be more matture or whatever....

monopoly

thanks everyone, i understand now.
I know that in some countries 13 may be the same as 14.
so in the US, are you 1 straight away when you are born or 0 when you are born then you turn 1 in your next birthday, i guess, when you actualy turn 1.
If that doesn't make sense, would 14 year olds be born in 1993?

ExplorerCY

you turn one after you have lived for one year. we don't coddle here in the usa. you earn what you get.

hellosunshine

I skipped first grade, and will be going into ninth grade at thirteen, turning fourteen during the second month of school.

ExplorerCY

YEAH! good jorb. (anyone? very old reference)

hellosunshine

homestar runner! oh my god...memories from third grade.

Sportincourty

wo0t! i actually made two homestarrunner references today. me and my friend as a going away party are going to make grumblecakes. we havent decided how yet, but it will be done! and to what actually is being said: i will JUST be turning 14.