Founded by the French in 1870 and formerly known as Sisi Primary School, Huishi Primary School is one of the earliest schools in China to accept Western science and culture, and it is also one of the schools with the longest school history since the opening of Shanghai. It was once converted from a private to a public one, and in 2007 it was changed to a public one, and it is one of the "four public primary schools" in Xuhui District.

The school has two campuses, namely the main school at No. 170 Wending Road, and the branch school at No. 38 Xuhong North Road (for the first and second grades). It covers an area of more than 20,000 square meters, with a construction area of 18,886 square meters, with 4 laboratories and more than 20 special classrooms, hardware facilities in Xuhui District public primary schools among the best, the library is first-class in the city, with an average collection of 33 books per student. As of March 2018, Huishi Primary School has a total of 112 teaching staff, including 102 full-time teachers, 12 senior teachers, and 66 first-level teachers, all of whom have a college degree or above.

According to parents, in 2015, a total of 5 students from Huishi Primary School were promoted to Huayu Middle School, ranking 6th among all primary schools in Xuhui District, and the rest of the years are unknown. In addition, according to the statistics of third-party education information agencies, the number of winners in the four major cups in 2016 accounted for 7.92% of the school, ranking about 13th among public primary schools in the city.

Huishi Primary School is a school that pursues happy education in the mouth of parents, and although the results of the Olympiad are not outstanding, they are still generally recognized. The amount of homework in the school is generally low, and the first grade is basically oral homework, such as reading aloud and memorizing in English and Chinese. Grades 2 to 5 can complete homework in less than two hours a day, and even if students write homework slowly, it can be completed around 10 o'clock. Parents said that their children's daily math papers can be completed in about 15 minutes, and the amount of questions on weekends is larger, often taking about 40 minutes.

The school curriculum consists of basic courses, extended courses, online classes and social practice courses, which are not difficult to understand through the literal language, including the small creation house, the charm of Chinese characters, foreign-related etiquette, Shanghainese culture, etc. In addition to appreciating excellent works, understanding the background of famous works, teaching excellent singing passages, and organizing students to watch professional Peking Opera performances outside the school, the school takes Peking Opera as its own characteristics, arranges its teaching content in a weekly music class, and organizes students to watch professional Peking Opera performances outside the school.

There is no evening care and dormitory, no school bus pick-up and drop-off, students take a lunch break in the classroom at noon, and the school canteen provides lunch, the price of each meal is about 8 yuan. In the past, nearly one-third of the students would choose to enroll in the same class, and an average of 3 to 4 students in each class could enter schools such as Huayu or Shiwai. The counterpart neighborhood committees (2017) are Wending, Huizhan, Chenjiazhai, Panjiazhai, and Haoting Neighborhood Committees in Xujiahui Street, and the representative school district houses include Oriental Manhattan, Wending Tianxia Garden, Minghua Garden, Tide Garden, Celebrity Yaju Huguiyuan, etc., with prices ranging from 78,000 to 128,000 yuan per square meter. The above price information is as of June 2018.