Trinity School (Menlo Park)

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Trinity School
Address
2650 Sand Hill Road
San Francisco Bay Area
Menlo Park , San Mateo County, California , California 94025-7018
USA
Coordinates 37°25′19″N122°12′27″W / 37.4218624°N 122.2075827°W / 37.4218624; -122.2075827 [1] Coordinates: 37°25′19″N122°12′27″W / 37.4218624°N 122.2075827°W / 37.4218624; -122.2075827 [1]
Information
Established 1961
NCES School ID 00078361 [2]
Head of school Matt Allio [3]
Grades PreK-5th grade
Age range 3-12
Number of students 149 (2015-2016) [2]
Accreditation WASC, CAIS [4]
Website

Trinity School is a private preschool and elementary school located in Menlo Park in the Episcopal tradition with about 150 students. [5]

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History

Trinity School was originally formed as Trinity Parish School in 1961 for children of the congregation. [6] In 1978, there was a split within the school and the Phillips Brooks School was created. [7]

The Phillips Brooks School is an independent, coeducational, preschool-grade 5 day school located in Menlo Park, California. The school is commonly known as PBS and was founded in 1978 by a group of teachers and administrators who split off from the nearby Trinity School. The enrollment of PBS is 270 students. Admission to PBS is highly competitive due to the small class size and excellent reputation of the school. The school has the smallest class sizes of any school of its kind in the area.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Trinity School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. "Leadership - Trinity School". Trinity School. 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. "California Association of Independent Schools - Trinity School". caisca.org. 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  5. "Trinity School". St. Bede's Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. McGovern, Reg; McGovern, Janet; Veronico, Betty S.; Veronico, Nicholas A. (2015). Menlo Park (Images of America). Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 41. ISBN   978-1-4671-3372-2 . Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  7. "Services for 'Bitsie' Root, former head of Phillips Brooks School". The Almanac. June 12, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2018.