elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Kardashian and Allison have been best friends since elementary school.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
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Kamar Samuels, once an elementary school teacher in the Bronx, is now at the helm of the nation's largest school system as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's schools chancellor.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
The elementary school arts magnet program will be housed at University Park Creative Arts.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
Kamar Samuels, once an elementary school teacher in the Bronx, is now at the helm of the nation's largest school system as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's schools chancellor.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Reini-Grandell had been outside a nearby elementary school earlier Wednesday following reports of ICE officers in the area.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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