elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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In the broiling heat of downtown Tampa, a group of elementary school children wander into their wonderland.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The season of state testing has recently passed for elementary school students in Texas, and all eyes are set on the countdown to summer vacation, which begins May 23 in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Gattuso encouraged the family to humanize Pelkey, and gathered about 50 letters of support, including family, friends, elementary school teachers and military buddies, Wales said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Sure, my elementary school computer lab had both the Apple IIGS and Apple IIc, and one of them was slightly more useful, for reasons unexplained to me.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The season of state testing has recently passed for elementary school students in Texas, and all eyes are set on the countdown to summer vacation, which begins May 23 in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
Gattuso encouraged the family to humanize Pelkey, and gathered about 50 letters of support, including family, friends, elementary school teachers and military buddies, Wales said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Sure, my elementary school computer lab had both the Apple IIGS and Apple IIc, and one of them was slightly more useful, for reasons unexplained to me.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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