👉 In educational settings, a "sophomore" refers to students who are in their second or third year of high school. They typically graduate from high school at the end of their senior year and move on to college or university after that. Sophomores may also be referred to as sophias, which is a term used by some educators and administrators for students who have completed two years of high school but are still in the process of applying to colleges. They may not yet have graduated from