middle school

noun

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

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Her vision led to a private, Muslim school system with nearly 40 schools across the country, serving elementary and middle school-aged children. Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025 One challenge from last year was raising her younger kids, one in elementary school and two in middle school, while balancing a full-time job. Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025 TikToker and books commentator Kenzie Deerin, who was introduced to the series in middle school, says the vampiric tale sparked her love for the fantasy romance genre. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025 In 1995, Waters chose a public middle school in Berkeley as the flagship for her nonprofit, The Edible Schoolyard Project, in which students tend to on-site gardens and learn to grow and cook their own vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 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 8 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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