School

In the United Kingdom, the term school refers primarily to pre-university institutions, and these can, for the most part, be divided into pre-schools or nursery schools, primary schools (sometimes further divided into infant school and junior school), and secondary schools which are termed 'high school', 'academy', 'comprehensive' or 'grammar'. In Scotland school performance is monitored by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education. Ofsted reports on performance in England and Wales.
In the US, school performance through high school is monitored by each state's Department of Education. Many of the earlier public schools in the United States were one-room schools where a single teacher taught seven grades of boys and girls in the same classroom. Beginning in the 1920s, one-room schools were consolidated into multiple classroom facilities with transportation increasingly provided by kid hacks and school buses.
Ditch class: skip class
Drop someone a line: write to someone
Get a move on: hurry
Hit the books: study
A know-it-all: someone who acts as if he/she knows everything--as if no one can tell him/her anything that he/she doesn't already know.
Know something inside out: know/understand something thoroughly
On the dot: exactly at a given time.
Pop quiz: unannounced short test.
A quick study: someone who learns new things quickly and easily
Read someone's mind: know what someone is thinking
Did you have to wear a uniform in high school? How about elementary school?
Did you study art in high school?
Did your high school have a band? If so, did you play in it?
Do most of your teachers take attendance?
Do some of your teachers let class out early?
Do you carry a dictionary to your English classes? How about your other classes?
Do you enjoy studying English? (...math, science, ...)
Do you ever skip class?
Do you have any evening classes?
Do you play on any of the school's sports teams?
Do you still keep in touch with your best friend in elementary school?
Have you ever been absent?
Have you ever been late for a class?
How long does it take you to get to school?
How many times have you been absent from school this year?
How much homework do you do every day?
Was your high school strict?
Were you on any sports teams in high school?
What classes do you not like? Why don't you like them?
What do you think about your English class?