intermediate school

noun

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: a school usually comprising grades four to six

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The intermediate school district oversees a large swath of southwestern Michigan school districts and its summer program is meant to help students in migrant communities. Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 16 July 2025 In 2008, after outgrowing the capacity of the Oconomowoc Middle School, the city built two intermediate schools, Nature Hill and Silver Lake. Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025 There are no plans to increase the student-teacher ratio at elementary and intermediate schools. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025 The location is 600 feet from a future intermediate school and 2,600 feet from a future high school in the Mansfield school district. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intermediate school

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First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of intermediate school was in 1842

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“Intermediate school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermediate%20school. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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