K-8
Education & Academia abbreviation · K-12 Education
| Stands for | Kindergarten through 8th grade |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
K-8 stands for Kindergarten through 8th grade, a K-12 education abbreviation.
School or program serving kindergarten through eighth grade in a single building, combining elementary and middle school. Many districts and Catholic dioceses use the K-8 model to avoid a separate middle school transition.
Example: Our neighborhood K-8 sends most graduates to the magnet high school.
Usage notes
Supporters argue that keeping young adolescents in a K-8 school reduces the academic and social dip often seen after moving to middle school. Some districts converted middle schools to K-8 campuses in the 2000s. Many charter schools also follow this grade configuration.
Related abbreviations
More K-12 education abbreviations
- IEP – Individualized Education Program
- IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
- ISD – Independent school district
- JHS – Junior high school
- JROTC – Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- K-12 – Kindergarten through 12th grade
- LEA – Local educational agency
- LEP – Limited English proficient
- LRE – Least restrictive environment
- ML – Multilingual learner
- MS – Middle school
- MTSS – Multi-tiered system of supports