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

Kids from all three New London elementary schools go to the rec center for afterschool programming, which includes weekly swim lessons. —Claire Benedict, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026

Along with a high school, that district consists of five elementary schools (grades K-4), two intermediate schools (grades 5-6), and two middle schools (grades 7-8). —Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026

Julie Urquhart, an elementary school teacher in New Brunswick, Canada, has been posting about the case on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. —Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026

The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville can be made available to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. —Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 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