About Our Program in East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto is a small, tightly knit community in the heart of Silicon Valley. Even before its incorporation as a city in 1983, the East Palo Alto community has paved its own path with strength, leadership, and determination. Our flagship school in East Palo Alto opened in 2016 in partnership with parents, local partners, local leaders, and several other community members.
Our team is committed to delivering an excellent school program that reflects the strengths, innovation, and rich cultural diversity of East Palo Alto. We are also committed to building a school program that stands up against the racial, political, environmental, and economic injustices that have been - and continue to be - committed against the community, so that more children and families have equitable access to services and so they can achieve the outcomes they desire.
We serve over 400 students in our Early Family Foundations program and school program, which currently offers preschool through sixth grade. As a new school, we are growing one grade per year; eventually, we will grow through eighth grade. We also provide parent wellness programming for all parents and caregivers with a child enrolled in our school as well as early childhood programming for parents and toddlers.
Admissions
We are currently recruiting for our newest Early Family Foundations cohort of families and children! If you live in East Palo Alto or Belle Haven and have a child born between September 1, 2022 through August 30, 2023 and would like to enroll in our Early Family Foundations program, please email admissions@theprimaryschool.org.
For Preschool through 6th grade school registration, admissions, and waitlist questions please contact admissions@theprimaryschool.org
Location
In-Person Learning Health and Safety Framework
Our dedicated team at The Primary School has worked closely with medical experts, public health guidelines, and partners at the district and county level to develop the strongest and safest policies possible to run school during the COVID-19 pandemic. A safe start to school depends on the deep partnership and open communication between students, staff, and families. As we navigate this uncertain time, we thank you all for your patience, flexibility and cooperation as we all learn and grow together. This health and safety framework is designed to provide our most up to date school COVID-19 policies and protocols. These guidelines in our framework may change as conditions change and directives from our county and state experts change.
Demographics
443
Number of children enrolled in school and Early Family Foundations programs
58%
Percentage of school-aged students with an Individualized Education Program (25%) or who receive specialized support services (33%)
ETHNICITIES
Parents’ Preferred Language
Parenting Support
This graph represents who else is involved in or responsible for parenting, based on responses from 81 of our incoming families.