middle school

noun

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

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Many of these players are lifers, kids who started at Kent Denver in middle school, with a few, like Fay, who had Schayes as their sixth-grade English teacher. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025 But my daughters came home from middle school without any mention of it. Aya Shechter, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025 Key components of the plan include adding 15 minutes to the elementary school day, increasing math instruction time at the middle school level to help bridge achievement gaps, having longer and more in-depth classes for middle and high school students and providing more instructional support time. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 District officials had also eyed converting Western Hills High into a middle school and converting W.C. Stripling Middle into an elementary school but have taken those options off the table. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 25 Mar. 2025.

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middle school

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

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