elementary school

noun

: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten

Examples of elementary school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Florida, seven students at an elementary school contracted measles even as the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, left it to parents to decide whether unvaccinated children should attend school. Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Franklin City Schools Superintendent Michael Sander said the district would move forward with plans to close Anthony Wayne and Pennyroyal elementary schools following Tuesday’s defeat at the polls. Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024 The letter, which was co-signed by the PTAs at Glasgow Middle School and the six elementary schools that feed into Justice, details specific characteristics the parent group is looking for in a principal as well as expectations for the community input process. Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 All but one of the cases was reported in Broward County, after a Miami-area elementary school reported an outbreak. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024 Related article Additional measles case reported at Florida elementary school as lawmaker urges public health emergency As many as 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who contract measles end up needing hospitalization, according to the CDC. Katia Hetter, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 At a Fresno County elementary school, a masked man with a fake gun carried out an active-shooter drill without most of the teachers and parents being informed ahead of time. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Following the 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 21 people, Kapler made the decision to regularly stop standing on the field during the anthem. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 Outdoor activities at one Johnson County school were cut short Monday afternoon while Overland Park police and the FBI investigated a suspicious package found near an elementary school. Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of elementary school was in 1818

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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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