6th graders

Eleven-year-old students

Students in sixth grade, typically eleven or twelve years old, occupying an awkward transition between elementary and middle school.

In American education, sixth graders are often the youngest students in middle school or the oldest in elementary, depending on the district: The 6th graders ruled the playground.

The term sometimes characterizes immature behavior: Stop acting like 6th graders.

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