middle school

noun

: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

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This was the first year that middle school boys from the school’s Saint Florian Campus joined the Blessed Theresa students on their service day, which is hosted once every trimester, said Gallegos. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025 Such an incident occurred when a student in one of his middle school classes was hit by a car while riding a bike. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 In 2007, McKeller released her first book, Math Doesn’t Suck, demystifying concepts like fractions, decimals, percents, and algebra for girls in middle school. Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025 As of her gubernatorial win, Sherrill and Hedberg's younger son, Ike, is a sophomore at Montclair High School, while Marit is in middle school at Montclair Kimberley Academy. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 13 Nov. 2025.

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middle school

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

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