school-age

adjective

ˈskül-ˌāj 

: old enough to go to school

school-age children

Examples of school-age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Take some examples from modern-day culture, such as NASA’s Mars Odyssey and the school-age creative problem-solving competition, Odyssey of the Mind. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Deloitte’s annual back-to-school survey found that 57% of parents of school-age children expect the economy to worsen within the next six months, the highest level to express that concern since 2020. — Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

West Virginia, a state with fewer school-age students than are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools, has gained about 40 new private schools. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

The politician started the team as a positive force for school-age kids, to keep kids in school, off drugs and out of gangs through athletic acrobatic practice and performance. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for school-age

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage