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 lawsuit cited the facility's proximity to elementary and middle schools and residential neighborhoods. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 June 2026 Ava Seested, a senior, had started watching Kirk’s debates in middle school. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 There are Lutheran schools for elementary and middle school students scattered across the region, but high school is the missing gap. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Under her leadership, Fairfield created district and building-level literacy teams across its elementary and middle schools. Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle school

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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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 26 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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