Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
elementary, middle and high school
Russian translation:
начальная школа, неполная средняя школа, полная средняя школа
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Need help translating American school divisions into Russian - elementary, middle and high school. Especially middle and high school.
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| 0 | See below. |
artyan
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| 0 | младшие, средние и старшие классы средней школы |
Alla Itkis
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| 0 | начальная/неполная средняя /полная средняя школа |
Galina Labinko Rodriguez
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See below.
elementary /primary/ school — начальная школа (nachal’naya shkola)
middle school — неполная средняя школа (nepolnaya srednyaya shkoa)
high school – полная средняя школа (polnaya srednyaya shkola)
Below is some explanation (the definitions are from Webster’s) showing the difference between the middle school and the high school.
middle school (= junior high school),
a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight. (=неполная средняя школа)
high school (= senior high school),
a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12. (=полная средняя школа)
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младшие, средние и старшие классы средней школы
The educational system in Russia is quite different from that in the USA, so it is not always easy to find the appropriate terms to describe specific phenomena.
However, the above translation is, in my opinion, the closest equivalent of the English words in question.
However, the above translation is, in my opinion, the closest equivalent of the English words in question.
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Galina Labinko Rodriguez
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Native in: Russian 
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начальная/неполная средняя /полная средняя школа
Source: Webster's New World Dictionary of American English
Elementary school - начальная школа (nachal’naya shkola)
Middle school - неполная средняя школа (nepolnaya srednyaya shkoa): a school between elementary scholl and high school; usually having three or four grades, variously including grades 5 through 8.
High school - полная средняя школа (polnaya srednyaya shkola): usually grades 9 or 10, 11 and 12, offering the last years of secondary education.
Source: Collins Eng-Russian Dictionary
Elementary (in US) or primary (in Brit) school — начальная школа (nachal’naya shkola)
Middle school — неполная средняя школа (nepolnaya srednyaya shkoa)
High (in US) or secondary (in Brit) school – полная средняя школа (polnaya srednyaya shkola) : usually for 15-18 year old in US and for 11-18 year old in Britain.
Elementary school - начальная школа (nachal’naya shkola)
Middle school - неполная средняя школа (nepolnaya srednyaya shkoa): a school between elementary scholl and high school; usually having three or four grades, variously including grades 5 through 8.
High school - полная средняя школа (polnaya srednyaya shkola): usually grades 9 or 10, 11 and 12, offering the last years of secondary education.
Source: Collins Eng-Russian Dictionary
Elementary (in US) or primary (in Brit) school — начальная школа (nachal’naya shkola)
Middle school — неполная средняя школа (nepolnaya srednyaya shkoa)
High (in US) or secondary (in Brit) school – полная средняя школа (polnaya srednyaya shkola) : usually for 15-18 year old in US and for 11-18 year old in Britain.
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