intermediate school

noun

: junior high school

: a school usually comprising grades four to six

Examples of intermediate school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the Free Press identified two dozen programs, often operated by intermediate school districts, which are county-level districts charged with consolidating special education programs. —

Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2024 This intermediate school would be next to a new school for seventh and eighth grade students. —

Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024 It was designated as a reunification center for the intermediate school, grades 3 to 5. —

Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024 Frey especially wants to see scores at the intermediate school improve, saying that the proficiency rates and school report card scores are significantly lower than the district's other schools. —

Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for intermediate school

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of intermediate school was in 1842

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