K through 12

noun

Kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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nounK through 12 (uncountable)

alternative abbreviation K-12

  1. USuncountableeducationKindergarten through twelfth grade.

    We know we don't do a good job of tracking children in K through 12 into engineering.

    2002, National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce, Diversity in Engineering: Managing the Workforce of the Future

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K through 12. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K%20through%2012

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Chicago

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