Founded in 2016 by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the tuition-free private school serves students from predominantly low-income communities in East Palo Alto and neighboring Menlo Park.

A private school in East Palo Alto serving low-income students is closing its doors at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The Primary School, founded in 2016 by Dr. Priscilla Chan, Mark ...

Preschoolers Genesis Arteaga Callejas, center, and Anna Herrera Saldana, right, play on the seesaw during recess at The Primary School in East Palo Alto. File photo by Veronica Weber. The Chan ...

The Primary School in East Palo Alto opened in 2016 to provide free education to families in the area. It was funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. In addition to providing kids from low ...

who is also the school programs assistant and after school support aide at The Primary School in East Palo Alto, is proud that his organization connected kids struggling with isolation during ...

designed to serve 700 students and their families in East Palo Alto. Priscilla Chan, who works as a pediatrician at San Francisco General Hospital, envisioned the Primary School as a new model for ...

It allows the Ravenswood City School District to plant 312 trees throughout its sites in East Palo Alto. “In general, East Palo Alto has about 15% tree canopy, significantly lower compared to ...

The Primary School in East Palo Alto will shut its doors at the end of next school year, according to an announcement posted Monday on the school’s website. Founded in 2016 by the Chan ...