elementary school

noun

: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten

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Soon the boys were enrolling at Pasadena Unified elementary schools — and all three would eventually attend Muir. —

Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025 There’s broad consensus among education researchers that the best way to teach students in early elementary school how to read is through explicit phonics instruction. —

Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025 LeapFrog toys focus on crucial learning aspects for young children from a few months old to children in elementary school. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 However, the end of schoolhouse restrictions on ICE activity and a false alarm incident at a Chicago elementary school has put community members on edge. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for elementary school

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of elementary school was in 1818

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