elementary school

noun

Definition of elementary schoolnext
as in secondary school

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Recent Examples of elementary school Two school custodians have been found shot dead in a Chicago elementary school, according to Chicago ABC station WLS. — David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Starting this week, 1st grade and under will have no screen time at all, in November, the rest of elementary school classes will have limits, with middle and high school students following later in the year. — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 Outside of showbiz, Katzman maintained decades-long friendships, some dating back to elementary school. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 After-school programs geared toward transitional kindergarten or elementary school students can also be important for a neighborhood. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elementary school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary school
  1. secondary school
  2. primary school
  3. high school
  4. public school
  5. junior high school
  6. grammar school
  7. middle school
  8. senior high school
Noun
  • The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In 2014, Boko Haram took almost three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok; the whereabouts of some ninety are still unknown.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • Any students attending primary school in either district won't be able to use their phones, while high school students will face restrictions.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Many schools don’t devote nearly enough time to letting kids play, which is one of the key ways primary school-age children learn.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of primary school
Noun
  • Every Georgia high school football program will try to make history this season, but only a handful can hit century win marks this season.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Through six years of middle and high school, girls undergo rigorous academic training.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • Before the Taliban returned to power five years ago — on August 15, 2021 — Mubariz remembered his public school as friendly and relatively open.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With that money, the foundation offered to train 82 Orange County public school teachers for free.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • So the Sephora Performance Center might as well be a junior high school gym.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of junior high school
Noun
  • Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Can states ban transgender kids from playing sports in grammar school, when boys and girls routinely play on the same teams?
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026
Definition of grammar school
Noun
  • Hansen said she is honored and excited for the opportunity to take on the new role of middle school principal.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Werner also says that as students move into upper elementary and middle school, those journals can transition into paper planners and eventually digital tools like Google Calendar or MyStudyLife.
    — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of middle school
Noun
  • This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of senior high school

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