middle school

noun

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

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No one in the group is a stranger—a handful of them are the surfer and skater boys that so many of us had crushes on in middle school. Emma Marie Jenkinson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 This year’s finalists include two U.S. History high school teachers, a teacher of appliance and refrigeration repair at a technical school and a middle school orchestra teacher. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 To get into the courses that colleges want, students need to start taking certain classes in middle school — algebra, chemistry, biology — to set them up for success in high school. Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025 In October 2024, Hudson and Maye, who began dating in middle school, celebrated nine years together. Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for middle school 

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jan. 2025.

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middle school

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

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