middle school

noun

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

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Clark attended an elementary and a middle school in person at the district, but following the pandemic his family enrolled him online schooling full time, Canning said. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 Data from the Brookings Institution showed that between the 2018-19 and 2021-22 school years, 12% of elementary schools and 9% of middle schools lost at least one-fifth of their students. Stacker, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 Mattamal supports strict limits on screen time in elementary school and moderate limits in middle school. Linh Tat, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 The referee, Gregory Kirkwood, was the assistant middle school principal at Tradewinds Middle School when Jackson attended there. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026 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 20 May. 2026.

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middle school

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

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