elementary school

NOUN

primary school

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grade school grammar school

WEAK

folk school graded school junior school

Example Sentences

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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

I grew up Missouri Synod Lutheran, went to a Lutheran elementary school, public, middle school and high school, but definitely the Bible and family worship were central to my upbringing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

A onetime elementary school teacher in Watts, Gordon entered law school after seeing how violence impacted her students.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“I don’t need to be popular or anything. I just want us to have fun. I don’t want to be exactly how we were in elementary school, though. I want to do teenager things!”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence