Most middle schools in Oregon are 7th and 8th only. Some are 7-9th grade. Elementary is almost always 1-6. I think it may be because boys are a year or two behind girls and it’s just a bad idea to have 8th grade boys bullying 6th grade boys and hitting on the budding 12 year old girls.
14 year old boys are the worst human beings on the planet. I am always shocked at what nice young men they are only two years later.
13 year old girls are far worse than any male ever.
Guys at 14 will punch someone, girls will try to ruin a girl’s life.