elementary school

NOUN

primary school

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grade school grammar school

WEAK

folk school graded school junior school

Example Sentences

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Lopez started fishing nearly two months ago with his longtime friend from elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Downtown LA Law Group, one of Southern California’s most prolific personal injury firms, was founded by three longtime friends: Azizi and Yaghoubtil, who are cousins, and Salar Hendizadeh, a friend from elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

In elementary school, I was rambunctious and outgoing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

In elementary school, we sat by grade, next to whoever our friends were.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée