elementary school
noun/ˌelɪˈmentri skuːl/
/ˌelɪˈmentri skuːl/
(also informal grade school)
- (in the US) a school for children between the ages of about 6 and 12
- She teaches elementary school in Atlanta.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryElementary school is used before these nouns:- curriculum
- principal
- teacher
- …
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