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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Members of the Orange County Amateur Radio Club spent the weekend camped out on a Huntington Beach middle school soccer field, practicing various ways the ham radio operators will help in an earthquake, fire or other disaster that knocks out communications. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026 Thanks to Assembly Bill 727, student identification cards distributed by California middle schools, high schools and colleges to include the phone number for the Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth. Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Future high school coach Joe Gillespie introduced him to former SMU quarterback Kelan Luker for some training in middle school. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 Perhaps middle school basketball just means more in Kentucky. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 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 28 Jan. 2026.

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middle school

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

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