elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Hallmark says approximately 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged on the holiday (not including those prepackaged valentines exchanged in elementary school classrooms).
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Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
There are many unqualified elementary school teachers.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The district proposes to use bond money to consolidate certain elementary schools, but more widespread consolidation and closures are in the district’s future, despite the outcome of the election, district officials have said.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
As the project gets closer to actual construction, the district is looking at what equipment can and can’t be salvaged from the elementary school.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
There are many unqualified elementary school teachers.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The district proposes to use bond money to consolidate certain elementary schools, but more widespread consolidation and closures are in the district’s future, despite the outcome of the election, district officials have said.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
As the project gets closer to actual construction, the district is looking at what equipment can and can’t be salvaged from the elementary school.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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