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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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
“There is no study out there that I have found that says this is an effective way of disciplining elementary school students,” London said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Six years later, it remains mostly empty, aside from a small elementary school founded by Bhakta’s wife, with the bigger development plans called off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
And Mario Thompson, an elementary school principal who has been intimately involved in all his daughters’ careers, is having to negotiate all this on the fly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
“No, but I used to play Memory with the elementary school counselor, Ms. Watts. When I was little.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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