ninth grade
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Because most students don’t start at St. Benedict’s until the ninth grade, many are already underperforming academically by the time they join the school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
He earned poor grades and dropped out after the ninth grade.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
A ninth grade teacher said there’s an opening at the Macon Telegraph for a sports correspondent.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024
“I’m working with my hands. I’m making useful stuff,” Carriles said of welding, which he learned at school in ninth grade.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
“Excuse me, I thought we’d been best friends since ninth grade, but apparently we’ve never even met. Lydia Blankenship. You are?”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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