elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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That includes changes like lowering the speed limit by the elementary school or adding a light.
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Desiree Mathurin
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
The researchers analyzed the genomes of 350 elementary school students in Iowa who took 17 language ability tests at various times between kindergarten and fourth grade.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
The star also gets a rough ride from many of the elementary school interviewees that allows the unlikely gardening enthusiast to embrace his more familiar manchild.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
There are efforts to bring a data center to Homestead, Data Center Dynamics reported, and Palm Beach County commissioners are weighing bringing a new data center that will sit on 202 acres and near an elementary school.
—Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Desiree Mathurin
april 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
The researchers analyzed the genomes of 350 elementary school students in Iowa who took 17 language ability tests at various times between kindergarten and fourth grade.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
The star also gets a rough ride from many of the elementary school interviewees that allows the unlikely gardening enthusiast to embrace his more familiar manchild.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
There are efforts to bring a data center to Homestead, Data Center Dynamics reported, and Palm Beach County commissioners are weighing bringing a new data center that will sit on 202 acres and near an elementary school.
—Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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