elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Spain’s government took note of the momentum and banned smartphones entirely from elementary schools in January.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
Eleven elementary schools, three other middle schools and both Lake Howell and Winter Springs high schools are all to get millions of dollars of work done on their campuses, too.
—Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
After the tragic 2012 shooting in which 20 children and six adults were killed at a Connecticut elementary school, Jones skipped the moment of national grieving and went straight to conspiracy theorizing.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
About 84% of parents and 81% of staff surveyed think the elementary school policy does not need an update.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
Eleven elementary schools, three other middle schools and both Lake Howell and Winter Springs high schools are all to get millions of dollars of work done on their campuses, too.
—Alissa Gary, Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2024
After the tragic 2012 shooting in which 20 children and six adults were killed at a Connecticut elementary school, Jones skipped the moment of national grieving and went straight to conspiracy theorizing.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
About 84% of parents and 81% of staff surveyed think the elementary school policy does not need an update.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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