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

Recent Examples on the Web In Scottsdale Unified, middle school students must keep their phones away for the entire school day. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024 When my siblings and I were in elementary and middle school, our mom and dad hired an Arabic language tutor who came to our home every Sunday for a few years. Hazlitt, 14 Aug. 2024 Mother runs over student, states reports The driver, 30, is the mother of the victim, a 12-year-old middle school student, reports WFLA and ABC Action News. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 Other federal surveys have reported finding that e-cigarette use in high school students could be declining significantly, but levels in middle school students have not. Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for middle school 

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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 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

middle school

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

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