middle school

noun

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

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Size 4 is another size suitable for youth ages but in the 10- to 14-year-old range, as this size is commonly used in middle school and some high school leagues. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 In the Coachella Valley, a team of middle school girls is helping keep escaramuza alive Las Valentinas del Valle de Coachella are a group of middle and elementary schoolers who are taking on the sport of escaramuza — an essential component of Mexico’s national sport of charrería, or Mexican rodeo. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 Two other busses returning to the middle school did not appear to be involved in the crash. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025 It also was described by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 middle school in the district. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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middle school

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

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