middle school

noun

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

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The bear sightings had forced the closure of all 94 public primary and middle schools in the city on Monday and Tuesday. CBS News, 9 June 2026 Another incident occurred in March 2025 when two teenage girls were allegedly assaulted by fellow students at a middle school in Waterbury and had their hijabs torn off. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 Across the district's elementary and middle schools, students in grades 3 through 8 showed substantial improvements in reading and math scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests in the three school years since the Texas Education Agency (TEA) took control. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 On Saturday, June 6, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 54, shared a post on Instagram in celebration of 14-year-old Georgia finishing her time in middle school. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 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 11 Jun. 2026.

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middle school

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

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