elementary school

noun

: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten

Examples of elementary school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of that county’s losses were also in elementary schools, with Goldsboro, Lake Mary, and Casselberry elementary schools all losing almost 200 students each. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

The district also proposes closing Flatirons Elementary and dividing its attendance area between Whittier and Foothill elementary schools. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

By people at churches, students and teachers at an elementary school, office workers, and anyone walking near the field. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

But comparing adults to elementary school kids can be misleading. — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for elementary school

• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule
• footstool
• guayule
• lobule
• misrule
• preschool
• pustule
• whirlpool