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
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of elementary school
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Felipa Sanchez Cruz stands in front of an Alebrijes that she helped paint at elementary school Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Slate’s headquarters in Troy, Mich., sits about a hundred yards away from his childhood elementary school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Moderate exercise has been shown to improve learning among students from elementary school through young adulthood, and the effects on attention, memory and executive function are well-documented, pediatricians say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
A Las Vegas elementary school now bears her name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Annabelle looks over at Zach, at the profile she’s seen sitting next to her at elementary school assemblies and high school basketball games and the floor of his living room, playing Minecraft.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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