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

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Who was Jonelle Matthews? Jonelle was a 12-year-old middle school student living in Greeley with her parents, Jim Matthews and Gloria Matthews, and her older sister, Jennifer Mogensen. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 24 May 2025 Philip can read at a middle school level, Kristin said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025 The new campus was showcased to the public Thursday and, in the fall, will welcome students — who have been roughing it for six years in temporary quarters at a nearby, worn, surplus campus that was formerly a middle school. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 In middle school, Johnson began using crack cocaine and PCP. Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

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 29 May. 2025.

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middle school

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

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