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

Data from the Learning Policy Institute shows students who perform poorly in math in middle school rarely suddenly improve in high school, since foundational understanding of mathematics is built in lower level middle school courses. — Samuel O’Neal 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

In that case, a middle school student targeted 11 female classmates in deepfake images, and the school delayed contacting police until after concluding its own internal investigation. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

That distinction becomes essential during upper elementary and middle school, which is the exact age kids naturally begin to pull away. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026

But according to the suit, Kester instead began showing the middle school student pornography and, on several occasions, molested him. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 31 July 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