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Back in the dark ages when I was in the public schools, it was K-8 then 9-12. By the time I was in 8th grade I was bored out of my mind and could not wait to get to HS. Four years later, they changed to K-6/ 7-8/ 9-12 in my hometown.
THe schools here in Plano have a system that I've not seen anywhere else, nor has anyone mentioned it here. Elementary schools are K-5, middle schools are 6-8, high schools are 9-10 and senior high is 11-12. One of the other area districts has a "Freshmen Center" for grade 9 and then high school is 10-12. The high schools are immense complexes (to me, they look like jr colleges) and graduating classes are 800-1200 students. The selection of courses that I hear my coworkers talking about their children taking are wide, varied and very intense but it seems to me that the personal element isn't there. Then again, as long as your building does well on the TAKS (state test), nothing else matters (please note the sarcasm there... I am not a teacher but I think teachers should TEACH and not simply prep kids for a government mandated test)
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