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bettyboop 1 · Jul 20, 2009, 08:34 AM

Hi we will be moving from the uk soon to New York, what grade will my son of 5 be in and my daughter 10.

DoulaLC · Jul 20, 2009, 09:04 AM

It can depend on when their next birthday is but more than likely your son would be in kindergarten... similar to year one. However, if he is soon 6 he may go into first grade. Your ten year old might go into fifth grade... similar to year 6.

Best suggestion would be to contact the school they will be attending and find out what the curriculum is for the grade levels. You can then compare the information to what they are finishing with now.

Something's will overlap... so odds are good that they will repeat some information while learning new concepts as well. When you arrive, visit the schools and speak with the administration to decide which grade level would best meet your children's needs and abilities.

Holly23 · Jul 20, 2009, 09:06 AM

If your in your last year of school what grade are you in in America?

DoulaLC · Aug 1, 2009, 03:24 PM

For the majority, they would be in the 12th grade and either 17 or 18 years old.

claireiopia · Aug 31, 2009, 04:53 PM

Your 5 year old son would probably be in Kindergarten, unless he is going to turn 6 during the summer, then he would be going into 1rst grade. Your 10 year old daughter would be in 4th grade if she just turned 10, but if she's about to be 11, she would be going into 5th grade. Good luck on your move :)

auntie_m · Nov 5, 2009, 04:59 PM

It is most likely that your son will be in 1st grade and your daughter will be in 6th or 5th grades.:)

KISS · Nov 5, 2009, 06:06 PM

The US goes something like this: pre-school, kindergarten, elementary school (1-8) High School (9-12)

This might be further differentiated as middle school and jr high school. If I remember, it's been a long time, You have to turn by the time school starts which can vary from the last week in August to the first week in September.

There has recently been standardized testing. They may have to take test for placement.

Also see: No Child Left Behind Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not current as to particulars.

Testing is now required for math placement in many colleges.

ballengerb1 · Nov 5, 2009, 06:41 PM

Your child will be placed in what is called "age appropriate placement." The schooll will look at their birth dates just like you already heard. The administrator will determine where he/she would be in that school if they had started in kindergarten and worked the way up. No placement testing will be done. That usually was done only to figure out which of the many reading groups would be best back in the day when each room had 3-5 reading groups.