elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Harrison, who briefly transferred to Charlotte’s Providence Day School in 2024, has volunteered locally as part of a literacy-outreach initiative by serving as a Reading Buddy at two local elementary schools.
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025
The kitten was discovered outside by the Reddit poster’s daughter who works at an elementary school in a rural area.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Ashlee and her sister, Amanda, began riding on the same bike as their dad in the backyard while in elementary school.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Residents living in the area and local environmentalists have cited a litany of concerns including traffic congestion, loss of farmland and proximity to Paso Verde, a public elementary school within the Natomas Unified School District.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 5 Dec. 2025
The kitten was discovered outside by the Reddit poster’s daughter who works at an elementary school in a rural area.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Ashlee and her sister, Amanda, began riding on the same bike as their dad in the backyard while in elementary school.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Residents living in the area and local environmentalists have cited a litany of concerns including traffic congestion, loss of farmland and proximity to Paso Verde, a public elementary school within the Natomas Unified School District.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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