Now, this might seem a bit random, but I swear there's a reason behind it. I need to know for a writing project I'm doing: what age are most freshman in high school?
Most freshmen in American high schools are typically around 14 or 15 years old. They turn 15 during their freshman year if they haven't already done so before the school year starts. However, there can be some variance in this, depending on when a student's birthday falls during the year, and whether they started kindergarten a year early or late. But in general, you can safely say a high school freshman is usually 14 at the start of the academic year.
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