elementary school
Americannoun
noun
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a former name for primary school
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Also called (in the US): grade school. grammar school. a state school in which instruction is given for the first six to eight years of a child's education
Etymology
Origin of elementary school
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Last year, the Palisades fire destroyed their elementary school, Seven Arrows.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Cynthia Kuo, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher, said Trump was the "kind of person who just says whatever pops into his head."
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
A Virginia judge dismissed all criminal charges against a former elementary school assistant principal accused of negligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“I don’t need to be popular or anything. I just want us to have fun. I don’t want to be exactly how we were in elementary school, though. I want to do teenager things!”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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