junior high school

noun

: a school usually including grades seven to nine

called also junior high

Examples of junior high school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another 152 students from two junior high schools in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, were treated at three hospitals after developing symptoms consistent with food poisoning. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school. — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026

Becerra was quiet and serious when Franco first met him in junior high school, but slowly warmed up to other students. — Ben Paviour august 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

So the Sephora Performance Center might as well be a junior high school gym. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for junior high school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool

Kids Definition

junior high school

noun

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