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

Louder plays Imani, a Black elementary school teacher who butts heads with Ben, a white executive, and wakes up the next day in his body after a mysterious escape room adventure. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Later, his elementary school music teacher encouraged him to switch from drums to bass. — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 20 July 2026

When America and Israel started bombing Iran, our military bombed an elementary school, killing more than 160 children. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Coldplay is joined by the PS22 Chorus, an elementary school choir from Staten Island. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 July 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