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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In chapter two, we are thrown back to 1995, when Hana is fifteen, a middle school student, and meets Kimiko for the first time. Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026 There are two camps, one for middle school students (ages 11-13) and another for high school students (14-19). Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026 As the audience soon learns, Grace, a middle school science teacher, was apparently sent on a mission to save the sun from dying. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026 According to the Meal Train page, the woman stabbed that afternoon was Jamie Trumpp, a middle school music teacher in the Olathe Public Schools district. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026 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 24 Mar. 2026.

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middle school

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

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