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

Recent Examples on the Web Building a junior high there in phase one is part of the district's plan to eventually move middle school boundary zones and alleviate crowding at McNair Middle School. Al Gaspeny, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024 In December, two Florida middle school boys were arrested on suspicion of using an AI app to create nude photos of their classmates, who were between the ages of 12 and 13, according to an arrest warrant. USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024 The current middle school building would be repurposed for district administration and the recreation department. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024 When Robert Harvey read the report from Maryland State Police last month alleging that a middle school student had been repeatedly targeted with anti-Semitic harassment by her classmates, the Calvert County, Md., state's attorney was deeply disturbed. Odette Yousef, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024 The program provides girls with 35 to 50 hours of mentoring each school year and will follow participants through middle school, said Michelle Freeman, vice president of programs at Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis. Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Apr. 2024 In December, Miami-Dade County police officers arrested two middle school boys for allegedly making and sharing fake nude A.I. images of two female classmates, ages 12 and 13, according to police documents obtained by The New York Times through a public records request. Natasha Singer, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 The district held a series of community listening sessions over the past two weeks to talk about the possibility of consolidating seven middle schools. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024 In February 2023, the court blocked the state's bid to kick Becky Pepper Jackson off of her middle school track and field team if the law were enforced. CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024

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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 1 May. 2024.

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middle school

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

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