Meaning

3 senses
  1. (US, countable, uncountable)A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. It often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.

  2. (Philippines, countable, uncountable)A secondary education school for grades 7–10 (a continuation of elementary school). It is succeeded by senior high school.

    a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades

  3. (Shetland, countable, uncountable)A secondary education school for grades 7–10 (a continuation of primary school), found in rural areas. It is succeeded by high school, though high schools also serve these grade levels in their immediate catchment areas.

Examples

116 sentences
  1. I'm a junior high school student.

  2. I'm a junior in high school.

  3. I'm not a junior high school student.

  4. Tom is a junior in high school.

  5. Tom is a junior high school student.

Translations

2 languages

Forms

plural: junior high schools

Synonyms

4 synonyms
school between elementary and high school:intermediate schoolmiddle schoolintermediate high schooljunior high
Close in meaning
  • a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades:junior high

Word family

2 related words

See also

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