elementary school

NOUN

primary school

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grade school grammar school

WEAK

folk school graded school junior school

Example Sentences

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There is one more sibling but it’s a boy in elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Cynthia Kuo, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher, said Trump was the "kind of person who just says whatever pops into his head."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

A Virginia judge dismissed all criminal charges against a former elementary school assistant principal accused of negligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

As an advocate for the local library told me, by the next day, all the children at the local elementary school had heard about Gamble.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The driver hands me an envelope with the logo of an elementary school in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman