First grade (also called Grade One, called Year 2 in England or Primary 2 in Scotland) is the first grade in elementary school. It is the first school year after kindergarten. Children are usually 6–7 years old in this grade.

Is it in the first grade or in first grade?

Use a hyphen with a grade number when the ordinal form is used as a compound adjective before a noun. Otherwise, do not use a hyphen with a grade number. The first-grade students went on a field trip. The first graders…

Is a 7 year old in 1st grade?

Must children attend kindergarten? ... For first grade enrollment, California law requires a child to be six years old on or before September 1 for the 2014-15 school year and each school year thereafter to be legally eligible for first grade (EC Section 48010).