american school.
being in 'first grade', it would be the first year that one goes to public school, at generally age three or four.
I am in ninth grade, which means that this is my ninth year of going to public school, and most ninth graders are aged fourteen to sixteen.
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I am in ninth grade, which means that this is my ninth year of going to public school, and most ninth graders are aged fourteen to sixteen.