elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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The Sacramento Police Department on Sunday night released body camera footage of an officer shooting a suspect near an elementary school last month in the Northgate area.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
While the Lake Nona name was already used for a high school and middle school, the elementary school was not located in the development itself.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Barbara Kolvek, Swift's elementary school music teacher, told CBS Philadelphia in April 2024 that the Pennsylvania native wanted to be a singer in second grade.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Allotted $70 million in funding for literacy coaches in all of the state’s elementary schools.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
While the Lake Nona name was already used for a high school and middle school, the elementary school was not located in the development itself.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Barbara Kolvek, Swift's elementary school music teacher, told CBS Philadelphia in April 2024 that the Pennsylvania native wanted to be a singer in second grade.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Allotted $70 million in funding for literacy coaches in all of the state’s elementary schools.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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