Primary education in the United States

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As part of Education in the United States, primary education usually covers grades one through 4, 5, 6, 7 or eight. In 2001 there were 92,858 elementary schools (68,173 public, 24,685 private) in the United States, a figure which includes all schools that teach students from grades one through eight.[1] In 2001, there were about 3.6 million students enrolled per grade.

[edit] Elementary school (Kindergarten through grade 4/5/6)

Main article: Primary education

Elementary school usually runs from kindergarten through either grade 5 or grade 6, depending on the region and time in history. The end with grade 5 is becoming more common. Students then proceed to Middle School or Junior High School. If the school keeps the students until grade 8, they go directly to High School.

Students normally have all their core classes from one teacher.