elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Beauty stores have been likened to elementary schools, as 10-year-olds run amok, some caught treating employees poorly or destroying displays.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The new math policy aims to standardize math teaching in elementary schools ensuring all students meet minimum grade-level standards.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
Otay Ranch, alone, has added housing, parks, businesses and an elementary school.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Of those five, sources close to negotiations say the biggest point of conflict Monday was a debate over preparatory time for elementary school teachers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
The new math policy aims to standardize math teaching in elementary schools ensuring all students meet minimum grade-level standards.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
Otay Ranch, alone, has added housing, parks, businesses and an elementary school.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Of those five, sources close to negotiations say the biggest point of conflict Monday was a debate over preparatory time for elementary school teachers.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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