elementary school
elementary school noun: a children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history.
Noun
elementary school (countable and uncountable, plural elementary schools)
- A children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history.
- On one offshore island Wuciou (also Wuqiu), the song of the only elementary school had these lyrics:
- We are the little friends of the frontier, good students of Wuciou elementary school. We are not afraid of stormy winds and frightening waves; bravely and [with] perseverance, we advance forward. Our school is erected on the lonely island of the ocean. We will study hard, and are not afraid of...2015, Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan: Naming China, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 32
- Synonyms:
- grade school, primary school
- A primary education school for grades 1-6 (a continuation of preschool). It is succeeded by junior high school.
elementary school meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
elementary school in Tamil
- தொடக்கப் பள்ளி, தொடக்கப்பள்ளி, துவக்கப் பள்ளி, ஆரம்பப் பள்ளி
elementary school in Urdu
- elementary school
- ابتدائی اسکول ibtidāī iskūl
elementary school in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಶಾಲೆ
Synonyms of elementary school
Forms of elementary school
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Words formed from elementary school
Questions about elementary school
- What does elementary school mean?
- Elementary school means a children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history.
- What is elementary school in Tamil?
- Elementary school in Tamil is தொடக்கப் பள்ளி, தொடக்கப்பள்ளி, துவக்கப் பள்ளி. See Elementary school meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is elementary school?
- Elementary school is a noun.
- What is the plural of elementary school?
- The plural of elementary school is elementary schools.
Words near elementary school in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: elementary school (page history and authors); elementary school (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ابتدائی اسکول (Urdu) (page history and authors); elementary school (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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