junior high school

noun

Synonyms of junior high schoolnext
: a school usually including grades seven to nine

called also junior high

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At junior high schools, phones must be away during classes and passing periods, but students may use them during lunch for communication purposes only. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 An upcoming rally at a Chino Hills junior high school celebrating America's 250th birthday is creating some confusion and tension among parents. Zach Boetto, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Two days after the hearing a class of junior high school students unrolled a fifty-foot-long petition down the middle aisle of the city council chamber in nearby Baytown. Scott W. Stern, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2026 The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026 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 15 May. 2026.

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junior high school

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

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