Meanings
plural junior high schools · alternative JHS
- UScountableuncountableeducationA 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.
In California the term originally used was "intermediate high school," later shortened to "intermediate school," but the term "junior high school" is rapidly supplanting the others.
1919, Guy Vernon Bennett, The Junior High School, Warwick & York, page 1 - PhilippinescountableuncountableeducationA secondary education school for grades 7–10 (a continuation of elementary school). It is succeeded by senior high school.
- ShetlandcountableuncountableeducationA 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
school between elementary and high school
nouna secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian прогимназия
- прогимназия (progimnazija)school for children that have completed elementary school
Chinese Mandarin 初級中學 /初级中学, 初中
- 初級中學 /初级中学 (chūjí zhōngxué)school for children that have completed elementary school
- 初中 (chūzhōng)school for children that have completed elementary school
Finnish peruskoulun yläaste
- peruskoulun yläasteschool for children that have completed elementary school
Greek γυμνάσιο
- γυμνάσιο (gymnásio)school for children that have completed elementary school
Indonesian sekolah menengah pertama
- sekolah menengah pertamaschool for children that have completed elementary school
Italian scuola media
- scuola mediaschool for children that have completed elementary school
Polish gimnazjum
- gimnazjumschool for children that have completed elementary school
Vietnamese trường trung học cơ sở
- trường trung học cơ sởschool for children that have completed elementary school
Cite this entry
junior high school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20high%20school
“junior high school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20high%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junior high school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junior%20high%20school.
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