Definition of middle school Middle school
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What does middle school mean?
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| middle school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 | ||
| secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium | ||
| school a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning" | ||
| academy a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge | ||
| trade school, vocational school a secondary school teaching the skilled trades | ||
| high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school, high a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" | ||
| junior high, junior high school a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades | ||
| prep school, preparatory school a private secondary school | ||
| public school a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- middle school (Noun)
A school which crosses the traditional divide between primary school and secondary school .
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middle school
A school that provides education for children at the second level in education systems where the schooling is divided into three levels.
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In the United States, Middle school is a school between elementary school (grades 1-4 or 1-6) and high school (grades 9-12 or 10-12). Grades in middle school depend on the "school district" (local school authority). Middle school is also sometimes called junior high school or just "junior high".
The school day is often very different in elementary, middle, and high schools. Unlike elementary schools, where students often stay with one or two teachers for most of the school day, middle school is usually the first time in which students change teachers after each class of usually about one hour. Students often study 6 to 8 subjects. They will be taught by a different teacher for each subject. This is also the first year they must "dress out", or change clothes for P.E. (physical education)
The change from a one teacher-all subjects way of teaching helps create more independence for the pupil. They no longer have the guidance of just one main teacher. Also, students will often have more of a choice in what classes they take. This is mainly in dealing with subjects which are taken in addition the basic subjects such as mathematics, English, history and general science.
In general, middle school acts as a transition between the elementary school structure where most people are all treated the same and the high school structure were most people are treated as individuals.
