Usually means: Primary education for young children.
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  1. elementary schools: Merriam-Webster
  2. elementary schools: Collins English Dictionary
  3. elementary schools: Vocabulary.com
  4. elementary schools: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. elementary schools: Wiktionary
  6. Elementary schools: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Elementary schools: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Elementary schools: Encyclopedia

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  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)

(Note: See elementary_school as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (elementary school)

noun:  (Canada, US, historically UK) A school for children, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history.
noun:  (Philippines) A children's school for grades 1 to 6 (a continuation of preschool). It is succeeded by junior high school.
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