elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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To manage student growth, the district is set to request $49 million to build a new elementary school.
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
The Best Dressed Avocado contest is open to elementary school children.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Gallego said the city is working to get more students engaged with advanced tech jobs through advanced apprenticeship programs, and teaching even elementary school students about the potential opportunities that now exist in their community.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
At the Woodland site, a new elementary school will also be built, with similar early childhood and family empowerment wings as well as a Global Academy section catered toward international students.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
The Best Dressed Avocado contest is open to elementary school children.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Gallego said the city is working to get more students engaged with advanced tech jobs through advanced apprenticeship programs, and teaching even elementary school students about the potential opportunities that now exist in their community.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
At the Woodland site, a new elementary school will also be built, with similar early childhood and family empowerment wings as well as a Global Academy section catered toward international students.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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