junior high school

noun

: a school usually including grades seven to nine

called also junior high

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The opinion was also discussed that the study course at the Litchfield junior high school is too heavy for children of that age. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Evanston Academy will turn into a junior high school for seventh and eighth graders who previously attended Withrow. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024 The Castaic Union School District closed all schools, while the William S. Hart Union High School District shut down multiple campuses, including Castaic, Valencia, and Rio Norte junior high schools, impacting 21,000 students in the Santa Clarita Valley. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 Here's what's changing for next school year: West Corridor Ethel M. Taylor Academy will become a junior high school serving students in seventh and eighth grades. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for junior high school 

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of junior high school was in 1907

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“Junior high school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20high%20school. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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junior high school

noun
: a school usually including the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades

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