Is middle school the same as junior high?
by 
Timothy Todd
ANSWERS: 5
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Yes they are. The full name is Juinor High School or since its between Grade School and High School it can rightfully be called Middle School.
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Pretty much, but I guess it could vary with location... where I live, Middle Schools teach grades 6-7-8, and Junior High Schools teach 7-8 or 7-8-9. But, basically, they are the same, as they both come in the middle of elementary and high school.
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well yes because junior-high is before senior-high and middle school is before high school.
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It varies depending on location. Normally junior high is grades 7-8-9, and middle school is 6-7-8.
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From district to district, junior highs often got the short-shrift treatment when it came to instructional budgeting, materials, and resources. Elementary school was a priority for its critical role in forming early learning, and high school was a priority for getting good figures on college prep and college participation after HS graduation. As the informed people in the public became aware of this situation the solution was to scrap the words "junior high" and replace with "middle school". This vernacular change occurred mostly between the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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