elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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The following year, Hardin was charged for a 1997 rape of an elementary school teacher based on DNA taken following his murder conviction.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Leff taught samba music to students at an elementary school.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The exploratory approach to education continues at County Montessori through elementary school.
—Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The School Board agreed earlier this year to change the grade levels of several schools, converting several elementary schools into K-8 schools, for example.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Leff taught samba music to students at an elementary school.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The exploratory approach to education continues at County Montessori through elementary school.
—Jose Bolanos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The School Board agreed earlier this year to change the grade levels of several schools, converting several elementary schools into K-8 schools, for example.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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