middle school

American  

noun

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

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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

Example Sentences

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

But they also can make you feel like you’re back in middle school.

From The Wall Street Journal

Roughly 3,000 high school and middle school students from several schools protested against ICE, according to the district, and about 600 converged outside of the Long Beach Civic Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• junior high
• secondary school