leading tone - (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale. subtonic. musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; the singer held the note too long. music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
Typical ages and grade groupings in contemporary, public and private schools may be found through the U.S. Department of Education. Generally there are three stages: elementary school (K-5th/6th grade), middle school (6th/7th-8th grades) and high school (9thâ12th grades).
K-12 Schools in the United States. In the United States, students usually begin a formal educational program around age five or six in kindergarten. Children then complete grade levels one to 12 before attending college or university. There are two types of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools in the United States: public and private.