elementary school

noun

: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten

Examples of elementary school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At an elementary school, Salomon picks up three trash bins full of cafeteria food refuse, including what appears to be leftover Sloppy Joe meat in a clear bag swarmed by flies. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Bush was visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, when Chief of Staff Andrew Card informed him that planes had struck the World Trade Center. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Michael Means says many of the participants have ties to the school where Ryan Means and Adam White met, and where Ryan's daughters later attended elementary school. — Monique John, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

West Platte School District, located northwest of Kansas City, includes two school buildings — an elementary school and a middle and high school, both of which are located in Weston. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for elementary school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool