ninth grade

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Because most students don’t start at St. Benedict’s until the ninth grade, many are already underperforming academically by the time they join the school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Lazar, who lives in the Beverly Grove area and attended Larchmont Charter School from kindergarten through ninth grade, enrolled at Pali for 10th grade because he “wanted a bigger campus” and a more traditional experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

A ninth grade teacher said there’s an opening at the Macon Telegraph for a sports correspondent.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024

The adolescents were followed from the end of ninth grade for a median of 11 years.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

I first met Jake when I was in the ninth grade.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam