Puzzled. Are the schools K-12th Grade?

Maybe they actually are all in one school. In real life, the school in the very small town where I grew up was kindergarten through 8th grade all in one building. The main reason we didn't also have the 9th through 12th graders there was that we didn't have enough budget for more teachers. There were only about 100 students in the whole school. As a kid, I thought this was completely normal.

"GlacierSnow;c-18092316" wrote:
Maybe they actually are all in one school. In real life, the school in the very small town where I grew up was kindergarten through 8th grade all in one building. The main reason we didn't also have the 9th through 12th graders there was that we didn't have enough budget for more teachers. There were only about 100 students in the whole school. As a kid, I thought this was completely normal.

We moved for the first time in my life the summer before I went into fifth grade. I would have gone to a real Junior High, Foster Begg, except for that move. We moved to another beach town further south that was expanding due to growth. The first school I went to was a K-6. We did have two separate playgrounds and there were the Little Bathrooms, and the Big Bathrooms (not in size but in grade level). Once I reached seventh grade I went to yet another school, a tad closer to my house. It was a K-8. After that second semester was done, they pulled me out of that school (as well as many others) since they completed yet another K-8 for those of us south of whatever Street, it was. My 8th grade class was very small. All of fourteen girls, small. LOL I have to say I kept in touch with my best friend since fourth grade and got teased when I was able to spend a weekend at her place, and there was a party that first night. Somehow, the fact I wasn't in Junior High was a point of disgrace for me. As I recall, I held my own, railing back at their nonsense.

"GalacticGal;c-18092335" wrote:

My 8th grade class was very small. All of fourteen girls, small.

Sounds a lot like my school. 7th and 8th grade were in one classroom together with one teacher. I think each grade had about 10 to 12 students in it.

idk we had this thing where grades 1 - 9 existed between 2 buildings on same "lot" and the yard was shared in between

and after 6th grade you changed buildings to be with 7-9 graders

didn't really have older friends but i had plenty older enemies being nosy annoyance :lol:

so like technically id understand kid making friends with teen at school cause that would have been theoretically possible on school yard but it was highly unlikely ofc given the "we are so grown up and don't hang out with kids" thing

"Simmingal;c-18092375" wrote:
idk we had this thing where grades 1 - 9 existed between 2 buildings on same "lot" and the yard was shared in between

and after 6th grade you changed buildings to be with 7-9 graders

didn't really have older friends but i had plenty older enemies being nosy annoyance :lol:

I've heard of some Junior Highs going from 6th-9th grade. I started High School in 9th grade. Take that you mean kids from my past. Whose the baby now, eh? LOL

"GlacierSnow;c-18092361" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-18092335" wrote:

My 8th grade class was very small. All of fourteen girls, small.

Sounds a lot like my school. 7th and 8th grade were in one classroom together with one teacher. I think each grade had about 10 to 12 students in it.

Not quite. We had two tracks, instead of three. In 7th grade I was in 7-B. In 8th grade I was in 8-1. My math teacher, Mr. Spellmeyer (rest his soul) asked in the first week if any of us thought we were in the wrong level. I was far too embarrassed to raise my hand. Turns out that was a good thing. I did belong there, I just didn't realize it. (Always thought I was not all that intelligent.) I have always equated my ability to grasp the math he taught us, to his ability to convey it to his students. Very rarely when he was finished explaining things and asked if there were any questions, did someone raise their hand. That's how good he was. We had quite a few boys in 8th grade, so the classes were full. We just had so few girls it was almost a joke.

It may depend on the state on how they break up the grades.
One place I lived had grades pre-k to 6th grade, and merged 7-12th grade together in the same building.
Another place I lived had grades split with pre-k to about 5th grade, with 6-8th grade as its own middle school building, and 9-12th grade as a high school.
Also, in my high school, if you were a freshmen that scored well with math, you could take the more advance grade for it.
With Sims it is kind of hard to pinpoint what system they are using.

"Umbreon12;c-18092391" wrote:
It may depend on the state on how they break up the grades.
One place I lived had grades pre-k to 6th grade, and merged 7-12th grade together in the same building.
Another place I lived had grades split with pre-k to about 5th grade, with 6-8th grade as its own middle school building, and 9-12th grade as a high school.
Also, in my high school, if you were a freshmen that scored well with math, you could take the more advance grade for it.
With Sims it is kind of hard to pinpoint what system they are using.

I know. My math score was such I was advised by the High School counselors to enroll in Algerbra-1 instead of Pre-Algebra. Turns out that's what Mr. Spellmeyer was teaching us. I realized this because the first semester of Algebra-1 was REVIEW for me. :open_mouth:

"GalacticGal;c-18092399" wrote:

"Umbreon12;c-18092391" wrote:
It may depend on the state on how they break up the grades.
One place I lived had grades pre-k to 6th grade, and merged 7-12th grade together in the same building.
Another place I lived had grades split with pre-k to about 5th grade, with 6-8th grade as its own middle school building, and 9-12th grade as a high school.
Also, in my high school, if you were a freshmen that scored well with math, you could take the more advance grade for it.
With Sims it is kind of hard to pinpoint what system they are using.

I know. My math score was such I was advised by the High School counselors to enroll in Algerbra-1 instead of Pre-Algebra. Turns out that's what Mr. Spellmeyer was teaching us. I realized this because the first semester of Algebra-1 was REVIEW for me. :open_mouth:

Yeah, where you can be placed in high school an be a bit different. Even if you are a freshman, and score well, you can end up taking junior or senior math classes.
Another interesting thing is that some grades had levels, you had honors classes, normal classes, and lower classes. I don't think it was all schools, but my school did that.

"Umbreon12;c-18092410" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-18092399" wrote:

"Umbreon12;c-18092391" wrote:
It may depend on the state on how they break up the grades.
One place I lived had grades pre-k to 6th grade, and merged 7-12th grade together in the same building.
Another place I lived had grades split with pre-k to about 5th grade, with 6-8th grade as its own middle school building, and 9-12th grade as a high school.
Also, in my high school, if you were a freshmen that scored well with math, you could take the more advance grade for it.
With Sims it is kind of hard to pinpoint what system they are using.

I know. My math score was such I was advised by the High School counselors to enroll in Algerbra-1 instead of Pre-Algebra. Turns out that's what Mr. Spellmeyer was teaching us. I realized this because the first semester of Algebra-1 was REVIEW for me. :open_mouth:

Yeah, where you can be placed in high school an be a bit different. Even if you are a freshman, and score well, you can end up taking junior or senior math classes.
Another interesting thing is that some grades had levels, you had honors classes, normal classes, and lower classes. I don't think it was all schools, but my school did that.

First quarter of my freshman year, I went with three of my friends (whom I knew were smart). They wanted to check the list for Honor Roll. Then they urged me to see if my name was there. I deferred thinking there was no way, but then one of them pointed me out on the list! To say I was gob-smacked is an understatement. I just didn't believe in myself.