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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In 2000, the comparable figures stood at 27.9 percent for high-school students and 10.7 percent for middle-school children.
Cigarettes’ Last Gasp|William O’Connor|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the end of the presentation, Obama met with three middle-school students from Haifa.
Snake Robots, Alternative Fuel & More Highlights From Obama’s Visit to the Israel Museum|Eli Lake|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A video snippet of Liu during a middle-school English language class “is the hottest thing on the Internet,” notes Chen.
China’s First Female Astronaut, Liu Yang, Ready to Blast Off|Melinda Liu|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It happened late in the day and captured about as much attention as a middle-school band recital.
Does Congress’s Budget Delay Actually Matter?|Daniel Stone|February 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And between 2008 and 2010, Oakland has outpaced the rest of California in improvement at the elementary- and middle-school levels.
Back to School for the Billionaires|Rita Beamish|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The most interesting feature of the meeting was old pupils' grateful recollections of Hearn, the middle-school teacher.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

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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