K-12

• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /ˌkʰeɪ̯ θɹu ˈtwɛlv/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˌkeɪ̯ t̪u ˈt̪wɛlv/
• Rhymes: -ɛlv

K-12 (uncountable)

1. (Canada, US, Philippines, education) Kindergarten through 12th grade (US) / grade 12 (Canada and the Philippines).
   • 2024 April 9, Parija Kavilanz and Sandee LaMotte, “Consumer Reports says Lunchables ‘should not be allowed on menu’ for schools, petitions USDA for removal”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Lunchables, made by Kraft Heinz, took its packaged ready-to-eat kids meals directly into K-12 school lunchrooms nationwide through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for the first time last year.

Although the recommended punctuation mark for a range of values is a dash, usually the shorter en dash, the term “K-12” is almost always written with a hyphen.

• K through 12
• K to 12 (Philippines)

• P-12