Definition of "middle school" [middle school]

• A school at a level between elementary and high school, typically including grades five through eight. (noun)

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• "Michael Aradillas, whose daughter attends middle school in NISD, said he voted for the bond because he likes the way the district manages its money."
• "News reports today showcase homosexual marriages, teen “sexting,” and middle school hookups, transgenders marching in parades proudly displaying their surgically mutilated bodies, and ever-increasing tolerance of adult-child sex."
• "Kristy Duggan has taught at the middle school level over fourteen years."