intermediate school

noun

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: a school usually comprising grades four to six

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The proposal, developed and presented by a community advisory team, includes moving fifth-graders from the district's elementary schools to a new intermediate school with sixth-graders. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024 Instead, the Free Press identified two dozen programs, often operated by intermediate school districts, which are county-level districts charged with consolidating special education programs. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024 This intermediate school would be next to a new school for seventh and eighth grade students. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024 It was designated as a reunification center for the intermediate school, grades 3 to 5. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for intermediate school 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of intermediate school was in 1842

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“Intermediate school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermediate%20school. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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