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

Dumarce in 2019 was arrested by the Sacramento Police Department on suspicion of exposing himself to and then attempting to kidnap a 13-year-old girl outside of a Meadowview elementary school, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting. — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Smith eventually received a master’s degree in education and taught music to elementary school students in New York City before retiring in the 2000s. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

The program allows elementary school students to arrive early and stay late to accommodate the schedules of working parents. — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 30 July 2026

After teaching at a local elementary school for the day, Garcia stopped by El Gaucho Meat Market in Redondo Beach, an Argentine butcher and grocery store that supplies products from across South America. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 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