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

Currently, there is a 20-minute recess recommendation in the city’s elementary schools. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Enrollment at underenrolled Dingle and Gibson elementary schools would rise from 55% and 64% of capacity to 70% and 85%, respectively. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

For example, a smartwatch in elementary school, then a basic phone in early middle school, then a restricted smartphone later, with each step tied to how your child handled the previous one. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

The app’s office sits a stone’s throw away from the Liangzhu ruins, on the second floor of a gray building that used to be an elementary school in the village. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 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