grade school

noun

grade-schooler noun

Examples of grade school in a Sentence

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Pizza is one of America’s biggest culinary institutions, present from grade school classroom parties to the end of a night out. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 And Josh still viscerally remembers a moment in grade school when he was called down to the office and accused of punching another student, mistaken for the other Josh Jones in his school. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 The 1-12 grade school is designed for students with learning differences and staffed by teachers with formal special education training. Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025 In grade school and high school, Arenas balanced medical treatments with his classes. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grade school

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grade school was in 1869

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“Grade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20school. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

grade school

noun
: a public school including the first six or the first eight grades

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