elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Some of the district's smallest elementary schools now serve only a few hundred students, limiting access to programs and resources.
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Da Lin, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Extreme thoughtfulness went into the property built on the site of a former prominent elementary school, with some of its sakura (cherry blossom) and Japanese maple trees now waving in the breeze after being carefully moved pre-construction and replanted upon completion.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
The town was so small — one [stop]light, the elementary school, high school, all in one school.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.
—Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
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Da Lin, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Extreme thoughtfulness went into the property built on the site of a former prominent elementary school, with some of its sakura (cherry blossom) and Japanese maple trees now waving in the breeze after being carefully moved pre-construction and replanted upon completion.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
The town was so small — one [stop]light, the elementary school, high school, all in one school.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
However, undesirable and unflattering information occasionally gets out and circulated, as was the case when a missile struck an Iranian elementary school.
—Andrea Hickerson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2026.
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