elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Seven are elementary schools, five are middle schools and five are high schools.
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Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Students at downtown San Diego’s architecture university spent several semesters designing an elementary school with the latest techniques from around the world.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Bowen Homes was a sprawling complex of two-story, orange-colored duplexes, with an elementary school and a library.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
O’Mara assumed a leadership position in his region, advocating for a new regional Catholic elementary school and collaborating with leaders of three neighboring parishes to gain funding.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Students at downtown San Diego’s architecture university spent several semesters designing an elementary school with the latest techniques from around the world.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Bowen Homes was a sprawling complex of two-story, orange-colored duplexes, with an elementary school and a library.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
O’Mara assumed a leadership position in his region, advocating for a new regional Catholic elementary school and collaborating with leaders of three neighboring parishes to gain funding.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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