middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight

middle schooler

-ˌskü-lər 

noun

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition, 90 respondents thought the district should close at least one middle school. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

My dad read to me almost every night, all the way through middle school. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

As middle school student at Challenger School’s Strawberry Park campus in West San Jose, Goli had to participate in a science fair. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

The librarian is also the namesake of one of Elk Grove’s middle schools. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for middle school

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule

Kids Definition

middle school

noun

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