grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

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Kids' Artwork Artwork from preschool and grade school doesn't tend to last. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025 Jackson spent time in and out of shelters in grade school and remembers how her mother toiled to keep her in class and out of harm's way. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025 In grade school, Jon attended practices with the junior high team his dad coached. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025 Many of them, girls and young women, were still in grade school, the others in high school. Bob Hill, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grade school

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grade school was in 1869

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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

grade school

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

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