| primary school |
a school that includes the first three or four grades and sometimes kindergarten. [2 definitions] |
| public school |
in the US, an elementary or secondary school that is part of a system of free schools supported by public taxes and supervised by local officials. [2 definitions] |
| reform school |
see "reformatory." |
| riding school |
a school providing instruction in horseback riding. |
| school age |
the age when a child is able or legally required to attend school. |
| school board |
a local lay board responsible for setting policy and budgets and providing general oversight for a school system. |
| school bus |
a bus chartered or provided by a school system to take students to and from school and to various school-sponsored events. |
| school district |
a geographic area whose school or schools are administered by a single board of education. |
| school system |
all the schools and their auxiliaries that are administered by a single board of education. |
| school year |
the annual period from the beginning of a school's classes, usu. in late summer, to the end of classes and examinations, usu. in late spring. |
| secondary school |
a school that is intermediate between elementary school and college; junior high school or high school. |
| senior high school |
a secondary school comprising grades ten, eleven, and twelve, and sometimes grade nine; high school. |
| summer school |
a high school or college session conducted during the summer. |
| Sunday school |
a class, usu. at a church, that offers religious instruction on Sunday. |
| trade school |
a school, often a secondary school, in which the emphasis is on the teaching of skilled trades. |
| training school |
a school that gives specialized vocational, professional, or artistic training. [2 definitions] |