grade school

noun

: elementary school

grade-schooler

ˈgrād-ˌskü-lər 

noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Worsening learning outcomes in grade school follow students to college. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Retired computer scientist Tom Verhoeff first explored such problems in a workshop for a grade school math camp, where the campers investigated with actual string and carabiners but also translated the problem into symbols. — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

However, this trust begins to fade once Nelson is approached by an old friend, now a grade school teacher, who invites him to speak to her class about her experiences in war. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

The neighborhood also has a kindergarten through eighth-grade school, North Terrace, operated by the Oceanside Unified School District, built on federal property at the edge of the base. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 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