elementary school
noun
: a school including usually the first four to the first eight grades and often a kindergarten
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Nearly a hundred people attended a vigil at a South Side elementary school for the 17-year-old dancer who was killed in a car accident early Thursday morning.
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Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Those jobs will be distributed across types of schools, with 22 coaches allocated for elementary schools, seven for middle schools, seven for high schools and 12 for Choice Zone schools located predominantly in the West End.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
When Blanton closes at the end of the school year, students will be sent to four other Arlington ISD elementary schools in the same general area.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Five elementary school students and two drivers were injured in a serious collision involving a school bus and a work van on Thursday afternoon in Vernon.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
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Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Those jobs will be distributed across types of schools, with 22 coaches allocated for elementary schools, seven for middle schools, seven for high schools and 12 for Choice Zone schools located predominantly in the West End.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
When Blanton closes at the end of the school year, students will be sent to four other Arlington ISD elementary schools in the same general area.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
Five elementary school students and two drivers were injured in a serious collision involving a school bus and a work van on Thursday afternoon in Vernon.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elementary%20school. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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