elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.
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Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The Huffington Post reported that four children from an elementary school in a heavily Latino suburb of Minneapolis had been shipped to a detention facility in Texas.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The board voted unanimously to do away with the idea of closing elementary schools, on the recommendation of Trustee Emily Prusso.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Petrus read the poem this past fall at an elementary school poetry workshop.
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Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The Huffington Post reported that four children from an elementary school in a heavily Latino suburb of Minneapolis had been shipped to a detention facility in Texas.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The board voted unanimously to do away with the idea of closing elementary schools, on the recommendation of Trustee Emily Prusso.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Petrus read the poem this past fall at an elementary school poetry workshop.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for elementary school
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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