| after-school |
occurring after school hours, esp. from the time school is over until the end of the work day. |
| boarding school |
a school at which students live as well as take classes. |
| correspondence school |
a school that mails study materials and examinations to its students, who return them by mail to the school for grading. |
| dame school |
an informal school common to Colonial New England in which rudimentary educational and social skills were taught to children by a woman in her home. [2 definitions] |
| day school |
a private school for pupils who live at home and attend classes only during the day. (Cf. boarding school.) [2 definitions] |
| elementary school |
a school for the first six to eight years of a child's education. |
| finishing school |
a private school at the secondary or junior college level for the training of young women, esp. in the social graces and accomplishments appropriate to polite society. |
| free school |
a school that is an alternative to the traditional public and private schools, with a flexible approach to teaching. |
| grade school |
see "elementary school." |
| grammar school |
see "elementary school." |
| high school |
a school that begins with grades nine or ten and ends with grade twelve. |
| junior high school |
a school between elementary school and high school; middle school. Junior high school usually includes grades seven, eight, and nine. |
| middle school |
a school that includes grades five through eight or grades six through eight. |
| night school |
a school or classes held in the evening, esp. for students who cannot attend during the day. |
| normal school |
formerly, a two-year school that trained high school graduates to be elementary school teachers. |
| nursery school |
a school for children before they go to kindergarten. |
| old school |
those committed to traditional or established custom. [2 definitions] |
| parochial school |
a school supported and run by a church or religious organization. |
| prep school |
a preparatory school. |
| preparatory school |
a usu. private secondary school that prepares students for college. |