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middle school

American  

noun

  1. a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.

middle school British  

noun

  1. (in England and Wales) a school for children aged between 8 or 9 and 12 or 13 Compare first school

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Etymology

Origin of middle school

First recorded in 1830–40

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Mining is supposed to be risky—not going to middle school in the afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

They placed him on a track for software development after he aced the exams to get into an elite middle school that fed to a top university.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also worked for a program focused on getting at-risk middle school youth into college.

From Los Angeles Times

Through middle school, high school, and college in California, he continued to build online businesses, launching an AI business in his 20s that could make him a billionaire this year, his 25th.

From Los Angeles Times

Wednesday is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, so why not salute Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles, the only public, all-girls middle school in California.

From Los Angeles Times

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