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
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
That includes Liguori Academy, a high school that offers building trades training, and St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic elementary school.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Don Benito Fundamental School is an elementary school in the Pasadena Unified School District with about 350 students this school year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Jayden, a boy I knew in elementary school, stands with a bunch of older boys, a big gold chain around his neck.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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