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

Arika Kundu was named a top 10 finalist in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national competition that encourages middle school students to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. — Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The campus is expected to serve approximately 1,200 middle school students and 2,200 high school students, according to the report. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

For students in middle school and high school, the time limits are per course. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

The monsters are mostly metaphorical in this book, but the middle school emotions are vividly real. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 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