elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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After stepping away from acting, Buckner directed children's theater at a Florida elementary school and served as a dance instructor at a gym in Coral Gables.
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
There was another two-month in-school hiatus in December 2020 and January 2021 during a variant outbreak, but almost all preschools and elementary schools remained open.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
There was another two-month in-school hiatus in December 2020 and January 2021 during a variant outbreak, but almost all preschools and elementary schools remained open.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for elementary school
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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