middle school

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noun

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

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Compare intermediate school.

Origin of middle school

First recorded in 1830–40

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British Dictionary definitions for middle school

middle school

noun

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