middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

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The kids ranged from middle school to high school, and the event was sponsored by adidas. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025 Two elementary schools cancelled Black History Month events, teachers at a middle school were told to remove posters of education activist Malala Yousafzai and painter Frida Kahlo and another school cancelled Holocaust Remembrance Day. Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025 One key part of the organization's work is hosting Camp Firework, a multi-day experience where middle school children take part in a sleep-away experience aimed at inspiring them through the arts. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 In 1977, Rivers first began playing music in middle school, beginning with tuba because his friend, future Limp Bizkit drummer John Otto, played jazz drums. Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 24 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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