eleventh grader

Penultimate high schooler

An eleventh grader is a student in the eleventh year of formal schooling, typically sixteen or seventeen years old.

In American high schools, this is junior year—the penultimate year before graduation.

The eleventh graders are starting to stress about college applications.

adolescence

seventeen

Number after sixteen

puberty · maturation · identity · self-discovery · independence · peer pressure · coming-of-age · growth · development · angst

social

upperclassman

Junior or senior student

clubs · sports teams · student council · peer group · social hierarchy · school spirit · study groups · hallway · lockers · cafeteria

academics

junior year

Pre-senior academic term

  • college prepReadiness for higher education
  • SATCollege admissions exam
  • ACTCollege readiness assessment

PSAT · AP courses · GPA · transcripts · honors classes · dual enrollment · prerequisites · electives · precalculus · essays

milestones

driver's license

Official driving permit

homecoming · varsity · internship · job shadowing · campus tours · standardized testing · leadership roles · first car · part-time job

Categories
Opposites
grade level progression

eleventh graderfirst grader

Child in initial elementary year

kindergartner · kindergartener · freshman · ninth grader · high school freshman

Family

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G