An elementary school is a school where children are taught for the first six or sometimes eight years of their education.
[mainly US]
...the move from elementary school to middle school or junior high.
elementary school in British English
noun
1. British a former name for primary school
2. Also called (in the US): grade school, grammar school US and Canadian
a state school in which instruction is given for the first six to eight years of a child's education
elementary school in American English
a school of the first six grades (sometimes, first eight grades), where basic subjects are taught
Examples of 'elementary school' in a sentence
elementary school
These researchers also present evidence that compared to elementary school teachers, junior high teachers adopt a less personal and more adversarial relationship with students.
Larson, Reed & Richards, Maryse H. Divergent Realities: the Emotional Lives of Mothers, Fathers, and Adolescents (1994)
In other languages
elementary school
British English: elementary school /ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ skuːl/ NOUN
An elementary school is a school where children are taught for the first six or sometimes eight years of their education.