elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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The arrest occurred days after the start of the school year, and a week after another parent — who an immigration judge had ordered deportation in absentia — was taken into custody by federal immigration agents outside an elementary school in Chula Vista during morning drop-off.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, a bear attacked a man in his 70s near an elementary school in Nasushiobara City, Japan’s public media organization NHK reported.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Marilyn Miller Language Academy is an elementary school with 526 students and a predominant Hispanic population of 69%, according to state data from the 2023-24 school year, the latest available.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
However, the horror movie was primarily shot in and around Atlanta
Production for the film happened at a local elementary school and in different neighborhoods, and at gas stations
As the story of Weapons unfolds, the town and neighborhood start feeling like an important character.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, a bear attacked a man in his 70s near an elementary school in Nasushiobara City, Japan’s public media organization NHK reported.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Marilyn Miller Language Academy is an elementary school with 526 students and a predominant Hispanic population of 69%, according to state data from the 2023-24 school year, the latest available.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
However, the horror movie was primarily shot in and around Atlanta
Production for the film happened at a local elementary school and in different neighborhoods, and at gas stations
As the story of Weapons unfolds, the town and neighborhood start feeling like an important character.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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