Springfield Elementary School

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Springfield Elementary School is the fictional, chronically underfunded grade school in The Simpsons where characters like Lisa and Bart Simpson attend classes under the inept leadership of Principal Skinner and teacher Edna Krabappel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution in fiction
fictional school
appearsIn The Simpsons NERFINISHED
countryInUniverse United States NERFINISHED
creatorUniverse Matt Groening NERFINISHED
educationLevel elementary school
fictionalStatus nonexistent in real world
firstAppearanceWork The Simpsons (TV series) NERFINISHED
fundingSourceInUniverse Springfield municipal budget
genreContext animated sitcom
governingBodyInUniverse Springfield School Board NERFINISHED
hasFacility auditorium
cafeteria
classrooms
gymnasium
music room
playground
school bus parking area
knownFor chronic underfunding
dilapidated facilities
poor educational standards
languageOfInstructionInUniverse English
locatedInFictionalCity Springfield NERFINISHED
medium television
notableEvent school inspections by Superintendent Chalmers
standardized test scandals
teacher strikes
principal Seymour Skinner NERFINISHED
recurringTheme budget cuts
bureaucratic incompetence
standardized testing satire
teacher dissatisfaction
staffMember Groundskeeper Willie NERFINISHED
Lunchlady Doris NERFINISHED
Otto Mann NERFINISHED
Superintendent Chalmers NERFINISHED
student Bart Simpson NERFINISHED
Database
Janey Powell NERFINISHED
Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED
Martin Prince NERFINISHED
Milhouse Van Houten NERFINISHED
Nelson Muntz NERFINISHED
Ralph Wiggum NERFINISHED
Sherri and Terri NERFINISHED
teacher Dewey Largo NERFINISHED
Edna Krabappel NERFINISHED
Elizabeth Hoover NERFINISHED
typicalGrades kindergarten to grade 6

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Milhouse Van Houten attendsSchool Springfield Elementary School
Lisa Simpson education Springfield Elementary School
Principal Skinner employer Springfield Elementary School
The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Simpson" featuresLocation Springfield Elementary School
subject surface form: Lisa the Simpson
Michigan City Area Schools hasElementarySchool Springfield Elementary School
Springfield hasLandmark Springfield Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School façade hasSignage Springfield Elementary School
this entity surface form: "Springfield Elementary School" name sign
Springfield Elementary School façade partOf Springfield Elementary School
Bart Simpson school Springfield Elementary School
Principal Skinner setting Springfield Elementary School
Principal Skinner supervises Springfield Elementary School
this entity surface form: Springfield Elementary teachers