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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Ashley Weiss, a middle school teacher from Timnath, about 9 miles southeast of Fort Collins, was found guilty by a jury of careless driving resulting in a death. Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024 Snell wrapped up his middle school season last week. Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 Gucci Mane has spoken at middle school career days, Killer Mike was on former mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ transition team, and T.I. owns and operates a museum dedicated to trap music and has taught a course on the genre at Clark Atlanta University. Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024 Grades: Transitional kindergarten through 12th grade Number of students: 750 Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1 Tuition: $11,500 (elementary); $12,500 (middle school); and $13,750 (high school). Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024 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 3 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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