intermediate school
Americannoun
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a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
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a junior high school.
noun
Etymology
Origin of intermediate school
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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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
She got upset the day hundreds of those presents were passed out to children who lined up outside the local intermediate school to get a doll or a game, she said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
I was working as a teacher in intermediate school before the war.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 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
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