elementary school
noun
the lowest school giving formal instruction, teaching the rudiments of learning, and extending usually from six to eight years.
Also called
primary school.
Origin of elementary school
First recorded in 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for elementary school
elementary school
noun
British a former name for primary school
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