Indianola Junior High School was the first junior high school in the United States. Its school building still exists and is used by the Columbus Public Schools' Indianola Informal School, an alternative school. Middle school and junior high school cover a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education and serve as a bridge between them. ... Columbus Public Schools is the offical school district for the city of Columbus, Ohio. ... Great Neck Village School, an alternative school in Great Neck, New York in the United States In 1970, there were only a few alternative schools in operation in the United States. ...

The Columbus Board of Education formally approved the creation of junior high schools in Columbus, Ohio on July 6, 1909, with Indianola Junior High School being the first. Its school building, located at 140 East 16th Avenue in Columbus, still stands. As of 2006, it housed the Indianola Informal School, which utilizes innovative and nontraditional approaches in the classroom to educate students in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Educational programs are conducted in consultation with education professors and students at The Ohio State University.[1] July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... A kindergarten classroom in Afghanistan. ... Eighth grade is a year of primary education in the United States. ... This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ...