middle school

noun

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

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Earlier this month, PEOPLE reported that nearly a dozen middle school students were hospitalized after eating THC gummies while at their New York campus. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Having spent more days in a hospital bed than in a classroom during her years in leukemia treatment, her middle school mornings started to fill with hesitation and tears. Elizabeth Austin, Time, 26 Mar. 2025 The switch in enrollment for middle schools will take place this fall, and the new middle school being built on Rohrssen Road ready for students in the 2027-28 school year. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 Two girls who are twins alleged they were assaulted by fellow students at the middle school because of their Muslim beliefs, according to the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

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 30 Mar. 2025.

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middle school

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

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