elementary school
Americannoun
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elementary schools
plural
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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Etymology
Origin of elementary school
First recorded in 1835–45
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In elementary school, I’d been invited up on stage by a magician to be part of a trick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
For Rucker Johnson, a professor of public policy at UC Berkeley who is co-author of the study, the promise of such early investments in the state’s youngest children extends far beyond elementary school test scores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Police said John had once been a special needs student at the elementary school, though at the time of the shooting he was not enrolled in any school within the Bend district's system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Kathryn Vaughn returned to work at a rural West Tennessee elementary school this autumn with a lot more stress on her plate than in previous years.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Throughout elementary school and middle school, getting older, hair getting longer, sometimes in a ponytail and sometimes in loose curls.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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