middle school

noun

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

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

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Schools that enroll elementary or middle school students and high school students would be prohibited from using cellphones in class under Tisdel's bill. Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The trio can frequently be seen together on social media, spending holidays together, vacationing and celebrating momentous occasions including her 2022 middle school graduation. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Many students in this cohort were in the last year of middle school when the pandemic hit, experienced stressful transitions during the initial phases of the shutdown, and then started a new high school, all within six months. Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 One change that seemed to trend was requiring elementary and middle school students to be accompanied by adults. Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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middle school

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

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