| Main Entry: | preparatory school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preliminary educational institution |
Synonyms: |
prep school, private school |
| Main Entry: | academy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school, especially for higher education |
Synonyms: |
boarding school, brainery, finishing school, halls of ivy, institute, military school, prep school, preparatory school, secondary school, seminary |
| Main Entry: | grade school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elementary school |
Synonyms: |
folk school, graded school, grammar school, preparatory school, primary school |
| Main Entry: | private school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school with tuition |
Synonyms: |
independent school, parochial school, preparatory school |
| Main Entry: | secondary school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | junior high and high school |
Synonyms: |
college preparatory school, high school, intermediate school, junior high school, middle school, prep school, preparatory school, senior high school |
| Main Entry: | senior high school |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | last stage of compulsory education |
Synonyms: |
eleventh grade, gymnasium, high school, preparatory school, secondary school, tenth grade, twelfth grade |