Editing School (section)

===North America and the United States===
[[File:Farm Security Administration school in Alabama USA 1935.gif|thumb|One-room school in 1935, [[Alabama]]]]In North America, the term ''school'' can refer to any educational institution at any level and covers all of the following: [[preschool]] (for [[toddler]]s), [[kindergarten]], [[elementary school]], [[middle school]] (also called intermediate school or junior high school, depending on specific age groups and geographic region), high school (or in some cases senior high school), college, university, and [[graduate school]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The US Higher Education System Explained |url=https://shorelight.com/student-stories/the-us-higher-education-system-explained/ |website=Shorelight |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620142158/https://shorelight.com/student-stories/the-us-higher-education-system-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United States, school performance through high school is monitored by each state's [[State education agency|department of education]]. [[Charter school]]s are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools. The terms [[grammar school]] and ''grade school'' are sometimes used to refer to a primary school due to British colonial legacies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elementary, Grammar, and Secondary Schools {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/elementary-grammar-and-secondary-schools |website=www.encyclopedia.com |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620142157/https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/elementary-grammar-and-secondary-schools |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, there are tax-funded [[magnet school]]s which offer different programs and instruction not available in traditional schools.