intermediate school

American  

noun

1. a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.

2. a junior high school.

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intermediate school British  

noun

1. a school for children aged between 11 and 13

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Etymology

Origin of intermediate school

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Voters greenlighted a bond for improvements, including a new intermediate school, thanks in part to data center-linked revenue that pushed down residents’ tax increases compared with previous proposed bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

I was working as a teacher in intermediate school before the war.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2016

Fourth graders were moved to the intermediate school and an addition was built.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2016

The developments followed a months-long investigation into the Dec. 2 collision of two buses, one from an intermediate school and one from the primary school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2015

She felt ashamed of being unable to read or spell at her age, so instead of sending her to school with Benny, I instructed her myself till she was fitted to enter an intermediate school.

From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Jacobs, Harriet Ann