elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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According to the Broward school district, elementary schools likely would only see slight changes to the curriculum.
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Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Many Japanese elementary schools don’t have janitors, so the clean-up work is left to students.
—Stephen Wade, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Only this week, Conway doubled down with a stunt in front of Mfume’s district office, an act that would be immature and juvenile in an elementary school student government election, let alone a campaign for Congress.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Not far away, a new elementary school is under construction in the neighborhood.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Many Japanese elementary schools don’t have janitors, so the clean-up work is left to students.
—Stephen Wade, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Only this week, Conway doubled down with a stunt in front of Mfume’s district office, an act that would be immature and juvenile in an elementary school student government election, let alone a campaign for Congress.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Not far away, a new elementary school is under construction in the neighborhood.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for elementary school
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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