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My K-6 school was pretty well segregated. The bottom level (it was sort of a split level, built on a slope) was the kindergarten, gym and music rooms. The upper level had a 1-3 wing and a 4-6 wing. The bottom level and both wings had their own entrances. So if you were in 5th grade, you never really saw any 1-3 graders except at the very start or end of the day outside the school. Even lunch and recess times were broken up so you didn't have sixth graders whipping dodge balls at the second graders.

Most schools around here are similar, although I imagine it's less for intentional socialization reasons/fears and more that it would be impossible to fit all of the children in the cafeteria for lunch and recess times are more manageable with less children at once outside. Hannah's current school is K-2, but it's a townwide optional primary school. There are also 5 K-5 elementary schools in the district, but with her being from Maine we thought she might have difficulty adjusting to a larger school. Also, of course, we wanted to minimize the number of potential minions/victims for as long as possible.