I studied California state history in 4th grade as well. I made a mission, too! I made Mission Santa Barbara. My family and I went there before beginning to build it. It's so pretty!

Washington state history is in 8th grade, and it is a requirement for HS graduation. They offer it in HS, too, for those who moved into WA after 8th grade. My husband was able to get out of it by writing a letter to the principal saying he'd rather take Advanced Biology. The principal said OK and waived his Washington state history requirement.

New Jersey

Our entire year of 4th grade is dedicated to NJ History. I can still spout out useless knowledge about the pine barrens.

in NY 4th grade is dedicated to the study of the state. we studied it by region (long island, etc) when i was in school, but that has changed

It is probably different for private schools. What I posted was the recommended curriculum from the state (and what they end up testing on the MEAP at different ages). It may also be a newer rule. I didn't study Michigan history in 4th grade. In fact, I don't think I ever studied Michigan history. I do remember, each year, we started history with the explorers and never got beyond the Civil War. I was so excited in college to finally learn history from 1865 to present!

Dee

DC History is a 9th grade required course. You cannot graduate high school without it. It's only a half year course, but the book is HUGE and it could very well be taught in a whole year.

The high school social studies curriculum is:

9th: World Geography for one semester, DC history for one semester (can be concurrent or consecutive, doesn't matter)

10th: World History (but I took it as a senior due to overcrowding), one year

11th: US History, one year

12th: US Government (I can't remember if non-AP government was a half year, but AP was a full year)

I went to a Catholic school for elementary school (until the middle of sixth grade) and we studied Wisconsin history for at least a month out of each semester from what I remember - I also took a State and Local Gov't class in college so obviously it was discussed then.

I also remember studying "West Coast Indians of BC" in Grade 7. (Aboriginal / First Nations peoples are not referred to as "Indians" anymore in Canada)

if you want to teach history in texas...you best do a quickie review of texas history....that is a part of the composite test. i did it.

I made a mission too! (Correction, my parents made a mission for me! It looked really cool!)

Anyway, in Washington (I moved from CA in the middle of freshman year) And before we could graduate, we had to take "Pacific NW History" Which focused on Washington history. It touched on Oregon and Idaho, but my teacher focused on WA!) It sucked. But I didn't have to take the final, since I had an A in the class!