### Question
How is the term elementary school defined?


### Answer
The term **elementary school** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 7801* as the following:

> a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public elementary charter school, that provides elementary education, as determined under State law

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 7801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 70-STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS > SUBCHAPTER IX-GENERAL PROVISIONS > Part A-Definitions**

