在美國通常指涵蓋七到九年級的學校。在美國，其和「中學」不同之處在於二者所涵蓋的年級範圍不同，學校的限制規定也不同。

初級中學(建築物)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
ch'u chi chung hsüeh(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
chūjí zhōng xué(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
chu ji zhong xue(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
junior high schools(buildings)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
junior high schools(P,,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,D,U,U)
junior high school(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
junior high school(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
high schools, junior(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
junior highs(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
schools, junior high(buildings)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
escuelas secundarias superiores(buildings)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
escuela secundaria superior(building)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........建築環境 (層級名)
............單一建築作品 (層級名)
................<單一建築作品 (建築環境)>
....................<依特定種類區分之單一建築作品>
........................<依功能區分之單一建築作品>
............................<機構建築物>
................................學校 (建築物)
....................................<依教育程度區分之學校>
........................................初級中學 (建築物)

meaning/usage overlaps with....	中學(五至八年級)
thing(s) involved are....	初級中學(機構)

英文....	Buildings that house schools intermediate between elementary school and high school, differing by school district in grades included.
荷蘭語....	Wordt gebruikt voor scholen in de Verenigde Staten die meestal de eerste drie klassen van de middelbare school omvatten. Te onderscheiden van 'middle schools' door hun bereik en doordat ze alleen in de Verenigde Staten voorkomen.
西班牙語....	Escuela en los Estados Unidos que cubre generalmente los grados 7 a 9. Se distingue de "escuela primaria intermedia" por su alcance y su restricción a las escuelas de los Estados Unidos.

初級中學(建築物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版
ch'u chi chung hsüeh............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
chūjí zhōng xué............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
chu ji zhong xue............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
junior high schools(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (1982)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) junior high schools (middle level education in N. America)
.................	Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology (1978)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
junior high school(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
high schools, junior(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
junior highs(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
schools, junior high(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
escuelas secundarias superiores(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Comité, Plural del término en singular
escuela secundaria superior(building)............	[VP]
.................	Dewey, Sistema de Clasificación Decimal Dewey e Índice Relativo (2000) 253
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989) junior high (schools)
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) Schools: middle
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300006602 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300006602
聯合目錄： 初級中學 、ch'u chi chung hsüeh 、chūjí zhōng xué 、chu ji zhong xue 、junior high schools 、junior high school 、high schools, junior 、junior highs 、schools, junior high 、junior high schools 、junior high school 、escuelas secundarias superiores 、escuela secundaria superior