elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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It's even started to appear in elementary schools.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After getting bullied in elementary school, his mom, the comic book writer Elaine Lee, homeschooled him.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The last issue identified in the letter — which would have the most immediate and obvious impact on schools — was how JCPS distributes racial equity funds to elementary schools.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Buses, which were in the midst of running routes for middle and elementary schools, were instructed to return after completing their routes to pick up the high school students and take them home.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After getting bullied in elementary school, his mom, the comic book writer Elaine Lee, homeschooled him.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
The last issue identified in the letter — which would have the most immediate and obvious impact on schools — was how JCPS distributes racial equity funds to elementary schools.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Buses, which were in the midst of running routes for middle and elementary schools, were instructed to return after completing their routes to pick up the high school students and take them home.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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