leading tone - (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale. subtonic. musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; the singer held the note too long. music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
Typical ages and grade groupings in contemporary, public and private schools may be found through the U.S. Department of Education. Generally there are three stages: elementary school (K-5th/6th grade), middle school (6th/7th-8th grades) and high school (9thâ12th grades).
In the United States, middle school is the period in a student's life that takes place after elementary school and before high school. 1  Typically, the middle school grades are 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, although some school districts include 9th grade in their middle school programs.