elementary school和primary school都是小学，区别在于：
1、国别不同
primary school是英国小学的叫法。
elementary school是美国小学的叫法。
2、学生年龄不同
primary school：a school for children aged from five to eleven.
primary school是供5到11岁孩子就读的学校。
elementary school：a school for children aged from six to eleven.
elementary school是供6到11岁孩子就读的学校。
扩展资料
小学的其他说法：junior school和grade school。
1、 junior school 小学（英国）
a school for children between the ages of 7 and 11.
供7到11岁孩子就读的学校。
2、grade school 小学（美国）
a school for young children.
供小朋友就读的学校。
