middle school

noun

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

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

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Children in the Waukegan Park District’s Before and After School program (BASE) get an opportunity to form friendships with youngsters who are not in the same elementary school, but may become classmates in middle school and certainly in high school. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025 Finally, one of your suggestions is connect with other parents with similar mindsets on phones/social media before your kids get to middle school. Eileen Finan, People.com, 22 July 2025 But as the area grew, the school district pressured the family to sell its land for a new middle school. Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025 Two teenagers were stabbed, with one sustaining serious injuries — after a fight broke out at a fair held at a Long Island middle school Tuesday night, authorities said. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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middle school

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

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