MIDDLE SCHOOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does middle school mean? 

• MIDDLE SCHOOL (noun)
  The noun MIDDLE SCHOOL has 1 sense:

1. a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

  Familiarity information: MIDDLE SCHOOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIDDLE SCHOOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Gymnasium; lycee; lyceum; middle school; secondary school

Hypernyms ("middle school" is a kind of...):

school (an educational institution)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "middle school"):

academy (a secondary school (usually private))

trade school; vocational school (a secondary school teaching the skilled trades)

high; high school; highschool; senior high; senior high school (a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12)

junior high; junior high school (a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades)

prep school; preparatory school (a private secondary school)

public school (private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition)

grammar school (a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college)

secondary modern school (a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education)

composite school; comprehensive school (a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities)

 Context examples 

In China, however, the practice is embedded into daily life, continuing through elementary and middle school, even into adulthood.

(Children Who Nap Are Happier, Have Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

According to a 2016 report by the US Surgeon General, 13.5 percent of middle school students, 37.7 percent of high school students and 35.8 percent of young adults (18 to 24 years of age) have used e-cigarettes, compared with 16.4 percent of older adults (25 years and up).

(Using Electronic Cigarettes Can Damage DNA, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)