middle school
nounDefinition of middle school
: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
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Other Words from middle school
middle schooler
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Silver Spring Intermediate School was designed to alleviate overcrowding at the district's elementary schools and middle school. — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "More than 1,200 attend dedication for new Silver Spring Intermediate School," 30 Aug. 2019 Only a third of Maryland elementary and middle school students passed the math test, a one percentage point drop since last year. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "What’s going on with Maryland’s math PARCC scores?," 30 Aug. 2019 Telluride, which this year is dedicated to the late French filmmaker Agnès Varda, proudly clings to its decidedly lo-fi, paparazzi- and red-carpet-free vibe; one of its venues is a middle school gym, another an ice-skating rink. — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, "What movies are in the next Oscar race? The Telluride Film Festival has answers," 29 Aug. 2019 Tuition at the middle school will be $19,820 for this coming school year, plus an annual registration fee of $1,575. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Rhoades School set to debut new middle-grades campus in Encinitas," 24 Aug. 2019 With the help of some cheerful, hopeful, knowledgeable experts, the middle school years can be so much more than a period to endure. — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Middle school has a lousy reputation. (Frenemies! Hormones! Lockers!) New book aims to change all that.," 23 Aug. 2019 My depression took root in the beginning of my middle school years and will be with me for the rest of my life. — Time, "Granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy Dies at Famed Family Compound in Hyannis Port," 1 Aug. 2019 The progressive group that helped put Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Congress is turning its sights on the congressional district next door, backing a middle school principal in a Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Eliot Engel. — NBC News, "Group that backed AOC's election looks for upset against Dem in neighboring district," 18 June 2019 The former Lakeville middle school principal read a 20-minute long statement before being sentenced by Dakota County District Court Judge Tim Wermager to 8½ years in prison for identity theft, stalking and burglary. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, "Former Lakeville principal sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'middle school.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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