I’m 11 and I’m in 6th grade, and I definitely have some advice.
1. Have you been liking your crush for 4 months or more? 4 months is when love starts occurring, and not just crushes. If not, better wait until it has been 4 months and you still like your crush.
2. When you feel like you’re ready, and you think your crush likes you, go ahead and straight-up tell your crush that you like them. They might like you too, and boom, you have a partner. You might get rejected, but it’s fine. That person wasn’t built for you anyways.