Faldage, right now in your state (being as it is mine, also) "grammar school" = old coot talkin'... "Primary" is still used in some areas, kindergarten through 2nd grade, then "Elementary", 3 - 5 or 6. If "Primary" is not used, it's just "Elementary" k - 5 (or 6). "Junior High" is definitely dead and buried. "Middle School" starts at either 6 or 7, depending on the district, and High School at 9 or 10, depending. In my district, MS is 6-8 and HS is 9-12. They do a great job transitioning the kids in MS by grouping them in "teams" and having just three teachers for the academic subjects, so they start changing classes, but only to 3 different rooms, and have a "home room" with one of the three teachers. This makes it easier on them than having them jump straight into changing teachers and classes every "set" (heaven knows we can't call them "periods" because that's used for unmentionable female stuff... sheesh!) By the time they head to the "big house", they are prepared for the typical HS day. Not all districts do this well, and it's a hard time of life to be making things difficult! :0)