ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

elementary school

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Definition of elementary school

as in secondary school

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Recent Examples of elementary school In Louisville and Superior, Monarch K-8 will transition to a middle school and Eldorado K-8 will transition to an elementary school. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Brown, an elementary school teacher in Gwinnett County, and her husband, Ted, welcomed Tamia on July 23. — Olivia Laborde, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Molly Kinder saw the apocalyptic warnings about artificial intelligence while walking home from dropping her children off at elementary school. — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 The app’s office sits a stone’s throw away from the Liangzhu ruins, on the second floor of a gray building that used to be an elementary school in the village. — Afra Wang, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elementary school

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Noun

Students carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school in Lille on September 29, 2026.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

This week, as Spanish children across the country started their school year, the Reina Sofia primary school in Ceuta did its best to prepare for a normal first week, too – getting the front entrance clean and putting photos of teachers on the wall.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
In each session, tutors also assist students with their homework assigned by their primary school.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of primary school

Noun

Suspensions and expulsions are associated with negative outcomes, including lower educational achievement, decreased likelihood of graduating high school and depression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
However, the rule doesn’t apply to college athletes from the high school class of 2022 who did not redshirt as freshmen.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Plantation resident Candice D’Angelo’s seventh-grader goes to a Catholic school, and her first- and fourth-graders attend a public school.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Goldee’s was opened in 2020 by former junior high school classmates Jonny White, Jalen Heard and Lane Milne.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.

— Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior high school

Noun

Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of grammar school

Noun

The Olathe Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday night to close six schools in the district — five elementary schools and one middle school — after a lengthy discussion about financial woes and parent opposition.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
E’Mari, a Springfield middle school student, was among more than 800 students from numerous districts attending end of school year field trips at the resort, which frequently hosts such events for schools in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of middle school

Noun

This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of senior high school

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