How old are you when your in eighth grade America?

Answer 1

This can be a little tricky, and it varies depending on the student's birthday, the cutoff date for beginning school in whatever state they live in, when the school year starts, and whether or not the child was ever held back.

Generally, children start kindergarten at age 5, so they should be 13 when they begin 8th grade. In most states, they require kids to be 5 by September 1st to start kindergarten (meaning that in 8th grade, a kid would have to be 13 by then). School usually starts in late August, in which case the very youngest students won't quite be 13 yet, but again, they would be by Sept. 1st. In some places school doesn't start until early September, so in that case, the youngest will have just turned 13 and the oldest will already be turning 14 right as school begins.

But, the cutoff dates can vary a bit. Even though it's Sept. 1st in most states, it can be as early as August and as late as December. If the cutoff is in August, this ensures that NO 4 year olds can enter kindergarten and that also means no 12 year olds in 8th grade. So all students will be at least 13 and the oldest will have already been 14 for a couple weeks or even a month when school starts. But if the cutoff is not until December, then students can potentially be 12 for nearly half of their 8th grade year.

But, all kids whose birthdays fall after the cutoff date but before the end of the year (usually late May or early June) will turn 14 sometime during their 8th grade year. And if they have a birthday in the summer after school has ended, then they will just be 13 for all of 8th grade and then turn 14 the following summer.

Finally, a kid could be as old as 15 in 8th grade. This could happen if they ever struggled and had to repeat a year of school. They would start the year at 14 and turn 15, rather than starting at 13 and turning 14. Or if their birthday isn't until the summer, then they'll already be 14 when they start 8th grade but won't actually turn 15 until after they've finished the year.

Answer 2

13 or 14