The school was founded in 2001 by Damian Creamer[2][3] and was made possible by a program established by the Arizona Legislature in 1998.

[4] Primavera added grades K-5 in partnership with Sequoia Choice for the 2020/2021 school year.

[2] Primavera, like other charter schools in Arizona, is publicly funded per pupil, although at a reduced rate due to being online-only.

[8] Creamer has been criticized for using this funding structure to pay himself an $8.8 million yearly salary and making large payments to other companies he owns.

[2] The school has also been criticized for teacher salaries and diverting educating funding to a for-profit investment portfolio, worth $36 million in 2015.