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The American educational system is comprised of the following levels of schooling:

pre-school (nursery school) - ages 3-5
kindergarten - ages 5-6
elementary school - 1st grade thru 6th grade - ages 6-11
middle school ("junior high school") 7th-9th grades - ages 12-15
high school - 10th - 12th grades - ages 16-18
college - 2 or 4 year post-secondary ("undergraduate") schooling - associate's degree or bachelor's degree
Graduate School:
Master's Degree - one to two years of post-graduate specialized programs including business, journalism, sciences, humanities, mathematics
Professional Degree - post-graduate doctoral degree obtained through a highly specialized course of study such as law (J.D.), medicine (M.D.), psychology (Ph.D.), business administration (M.B.A.), and engineering (M.Eng.)
Types of elementary and secondary schools:

Public school - free, funded by public tax dollars
Private school - more expensive and exclusive than a public school - offers small...