K-12 (Kindergarten to grade 12)
The US term for the whole span of primary and secondary schooling.
- Stands for
- Kindergarten to grade 12
- Used in
- United States
- Topic
- Phases and year groups
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Related terms
- Grade level United States
- A student's year of schooling in the US, from kindergarten to grade 12. The UK equivalent is year group.
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