grade school

noun

: elementary school

grade-schooler

ˈgrād-ˌskü-lər 

noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, after a trip to the emergency room, Leslie went back to teaching grade school at Dean’s Mill School that day. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Even grade school kids change classrooms for music or art classes, while high schoolers change rooms up to ten times every school day. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Konkey and Peterson have been neighborhood buddies since grade school, but last year was their first season together playing football in high school. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

There, her grade school love for numbers and desire to help people was nurtured. — Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grade school

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule

Kids Definition

grade school

noun

: a public school including the first six or the first eight grades