middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight

middle schooler

-ˌskü-lər 

noun

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The middle and high school map would bring enrollment at Douglass and Lee middle schools to about 59% of capacity. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

This school year, Mayor Mamdani paused the use of AI for elementary and middle school students, and provided grade-appropriate bans or guidance on screen time. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

The Restler-Williams plan does nothing to fix the city’s nearly 1,600 other public schools, where most eighth-graders cannot do middle school math and one-third of students are chronically absent. — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Klara And The Sun by Kazuo IshiguroBooks have been a thing with the family since Ora was in middle school. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for middle school

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule

Kids Definition

middle school

noun

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