middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the district raised concerns in 2021, Sparrow shut that location down and moved its middle school students to its other campus, a facility on Spring Gardens Road. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024 Would have killed for her perfectly curly ponytail in middle school. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2024 Jenna Bush Hager is getting candid about her insecure middle school years. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024 The parents and Cuong Tran and Huy Tran have been friends since middle school, the law firm says. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 The bond money would pay for new construction for elementary and middle schools, gym additions at J.C. Harmon and F.L. Schlagle high schools and other major renovations. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024 The wooded area behind her middle school is among the search locations. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 29 Feb. 2024 Early results showed promise for a slate of local candidates running on a more centrist agenda, and for ballot measures that would transform downtown with new development and called on the city school board to reinstate Algebra I as an offering for middle school students. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024 If anyone can help a nerdy, awkward middle school kid with a heart of gold find her feminine force, the amazing Newton can. Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of middle school was in 1870

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20school. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

middle school

noun
: a school usually including grades 5 to 8 or 6 to 8

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