Hey everyone, I'm currently a sophomore and trying to sort my academic path out. Just stumbled upon a question, how old are most high school juniors?
In the United States, the typical age for a high school junior, or a student in the 11th grade, is between 16 and 17 years old. Most students start kindergarten at the age of five or six, and then progress one grade each year. Therefore, by the time they reach their junior year of high school, they've usually completed about 11 years of school, so they're typically 16 years old at the start of the school year and turn 17 during that school year.
Of course, age can vary depending on a few factors. Some students might be younger if they started school early or skipped a grade, while others could be older if they started school late or repeated a grade. Regardless, a majority fall within that 16-17 age range.
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