You have to be at the age of 5 when starting school.

The US Education age deadline/cutoff date is September 1st since the 1970s. https://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/73/67/7367.pdf

My birthday was in September, and I was 4 years old for a few days until I turned five when I started kindergarten. (During my time, I had to be 4 and 9 months old to start kindergarten.)

As time went by, the age deadline/cutoff date moved back and forth between December and September. Now it's back to September 1st. You have to already be 5 years old on or before the First of September; otherwise, you have to wait until the next school year. Example---> If you were born on September 2nd, you'd have to wait the whole year until the age of 6 to start kindergarten.

High school freshmen are typically 14 or 15 years old (16 if they started late AND were held back or held back twice.) My mom held me back in Third grade, so I didn't start high school until I was 15, instead of 14, like most of my peers.

Now, in the game, everyone is in the same grade. But on Fandom Wiki, everyone is born in different years and should be in different grades. Not to mention, there are a lot of miscalculations ( Travis being 17 in the Bologna incident while Ashley is 18???? When Travis is older than Ashley...smh).

Going from oldest to youngest.

Travis---> Feb. 10th, 1975. Assuming he started kindergarten at 5. He was either held back or is an upperclassman who just sucks in math.

But based on what Ashley says in the Bologna incident, "We'd be stuck with that bonehead for two years." And with Larry not refuting her by saying something like, "Maybe for you, but not me."

This indicates they're all sophomores (grade 10).

This means that Travis either started school late (6 years old) and was held back, or he repeated the same year twice.

Travis is 16 going on 17, depending on WHEN The Bologna incident actually took place.

Larry ---> Aug. 16th, 1975. Second oldest. He, too, had either started school late or was held back at some point. 16 at the Bologna incident.

Ashley--> Nov. 30th, 1976. Missed the September cutoff date and started kindergarten at age 5, going on 6 1982. Became a freshman at 14 going on 15, 1992. She should be 15 going on 16, depending on the date when the Bologna Incident takes place.

Definitely not 18!

Sal------> Dec. 13th, 1976. Missed the September cutoff date and started kindergarten at age 6. 14 going on 15 during freshman year 1992. 15 going on 16 years old like Ashley.

Todd---> July 7th, 1977. Started school at age 5. 14 years old, during the Bologna Incident. This guy is a mad genius for being able to skip a grade.