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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Her daughter was in middle school. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 The Sunnyvale Education Foundation worked in partnership with Sunnyvale School District librarian Julie Griffin to obtain the grant, which also helped pay for new space science books in both the Columbia and Sunnyvale middle school libraries. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025 Shukla said a friend’s daughter, who recently started middle school, asked her mom if the family would have to leave this year. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 Adding sixth grade to elementary schools Called Option F, this proposal would move sixth graders from middle schools to 4K-6 elementary schools. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 2025.

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middle school

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

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