junior high school

noun

: a school usually including grades seven to nine

called also junior high

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The words were handwritten in pencil by a junior high school student named Katie Hawkins in 1953. April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025 Police said the incident began with a physical altercation at a north-area junior high school, which officials did not name. Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Students returned to District 148’s 10 early childhood, elementary and junior high schools last week. Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025 Asbell, Leverett and Washington elementaries; Ramay and Woodland junior high schools; Fayetteville High School; and ALLPS School of Innovation. Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for junior high school

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of junior high school was in 1907

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“Junior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20high%20school. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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junior high school

noun
: a school usually including the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades

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