grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

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This is the third year the report cards have used a 5-star rating system to grade school districts. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025 This is actually better than some of the hackneyed rom-coms Reiner muddled through, a coming-of-age story about two kids’ pseudo-love story from grade school through middle school. Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025 This option would have made elementary schools 4K through fourth-grade schools and middle schools fifth- through eighth-grade schools. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The district says the money will help pay for a laundry list of programs, such as all-day kindergarten at all grade schools; the universal free breakfast program; pre-K centers; expanded career-technical education programs; and additional social workers, counselors and behavior specialists. Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grade school

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grade school was in 1869

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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

grade school

noun
: a public school including the first six or the first eight grades

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