prekindergarten
Americannoun
adjective
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The district has said it intends to keep the property and potentially open a prekindergarten to 8th-grade campus on the site or shift it to another community use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
As the child nutrition director for the Haleyville City School District, she has the job of feeding 1,600 students, in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Of Irvine Unified’s 36,000 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade, Bennett said middle schoolers tend to be roughest with the electronics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
The number of students in prekindergarten through grade 8 is expected to drop from 739,800 in fall 2023 to 707,700 in fall 2030, a decline of 4.3%.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
In the afternoon, after the girl comes home from prekindergarten class, they thumb through picture books and play.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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