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

Flynn sent the texts just months before his wife Ashley, a beloved middle school volleyball coach, was fatally shot in the head inside their family’s suburban home in February, Watkins said. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

That includes 25 elementary schools and three middle schools. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

The movie’s antihero, Doug (Will Brill), is a middle school theater teacher plotting his revenge against his ex-girlfriend Abigail (Gillian Jacobs), also a teacher — and her new boyfriend, the more charming Principal Brady (Rob Lowe). — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Just the same, on Monday night a coach who’d witnessed Walker’s origin story from little league through middle school and Arlington High was struck by deja vu. — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 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