Grades and Classes
The school is divided into four age groups. Within each group, sequential grade levels are combined in the same classroom. Each student stays in the same classroom (typically with the same teacher) for two consecutive years before moving on.
- Youngest Group (ages 4½-6)
- Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
- Primary Group (ages 6–8)
- 1st and 2nd grades
- Intermediate Group (ages 8–10)
- 3rd and 4th grades
- Middle Grades Group (ages 10–14)
- 5th and 6th grades (Lower Middle Grade)
- 7th and 8th grades (Upper Middle Grade)
Classes are small. The student-teacher ratio is 12:1 in the lower levels and 15:1 in the upper levels.
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