Education in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota contains many educational institutions. A number of educational "firsts" have happened in Saint Paul. Hamline University, the first and oldest college in Minnesota, was founded in Saint Paul in 1854.^[1][2] In 1991 Minnesota became the first state in the United States to pass legislation allowing the existence of charter schools. The following year, the first charter school in the nation, City Academy High School, was established in Saint Paul.^[3] The oldest library in Minnesota, the Minnesota State Law Library, was opened in 1849.^[4]

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Arlington Senior High School of the Saint Paul Public Schools District.

Saint Paul Public Schools is the school district that serves the entire city. It is the state's second largest school district with approximately 38,000 students. The district is also one of the most diverse in Minnesota.

There are also many charter schools that are run separately from the Saint Paul Public Schools, but are administered by the Minnesota Department of Education. 21 charter schools currently operate in Saint Paul.^[5]

Private schools

Saint Paul has numerous private schools, including non-sectarian, Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Protestant. The Minnesota Department of Education has no authority over private school operations; private schools may or may not be accredited, and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors. Many private schools will obtain accreditation and perform achievement tests as a means of demonstrating that the school is genuinely interested in educational performance. Saint Paul is currently home to 38 private schools.^[6]

In addition, Catholic schools in Saint Paul are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Three high schools and fourteen elementary schools are overseen by the archdiocese.^[7]

List of elementary and secondary schools

Como Park Senior High School opened its doors for classes in 1979 and remained the youngest high school in the district until Arlington Senior High opened in 1997.

Primary

Adams Spanish Immersion Ames Elementary Battle Creek Elementary Capitol Hill Gifted/Talented Magnet[8] Community of Peace Academy Eastern Heights Elementary[9] EXPO for Excellence Magnet Elementary School[10] Four Seasons A+ Elementary Friends School of Minnesota Groveland Park Elementary[11] Harambee Elementary Hayden Heights Elementary Horace Mann Elementary

Jackson Preparatory Magnet L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School[12] Longfellow Humanities Elementary and Magnet School Nativity of Our Lord[13] Nokomis Montessori Magnet[14] North End Elementary Saint Anthony Park Elementary School[15] St. John Lutheran School St. Pascal Baylon[16] Webster Magnet Elementary (and more not listed)

Public Secondary

Central High School[17] Como Park Senior High School[18] Harding High School[19] Johnson Senior High School[20] Arlington Senior High School[21] Battle Creek Middle School Cleveland Junior High School[22] Creative Arts Senior High School[23] Hazel Park Academy Middle School[24]

Highland Park Junior High School[25] Highland Park Senior High School[26] Humboldt Junior High School Humboldt Senior High School[27] Murray Junior High School[28] Open School Ramsey Junior High School[29] Saint Paul Conservatory for the Performing Artists[30] Washington Technology Middle School[31]

Private Secondary

Cretin-Derham Hall High School[32] St. Paul Academy and Summit School[33] Twin Cities Academy[34]

Saint Bernard's High School Saint Agnes High School Hill-Murray High School (and more not listed)

List of Post-Secondary schools

Saint Paul is second in the United States in the number of higher education institutions per capita.^[35]

Public Post-Secondary

• Metropolitan State University^[36]
• Saint Paul College - A community and technical college^[37]
• University of Minnesota, Twin Cities^[38]

Private Post-Secondary

Bethel University (Currently located in Arden Hills although historically in St. Paul)[39] College of Saint Catherine[40] College of St. Scholastica[41] College of Visual Arts (Closed)[42] Concordia University, Saint Paul[43]

Hamline University[44] Macalester College[45] McNally Smith College of Music[46] University of St. Thomas[47]

Post-Graduate

• William Mitchell College of Law
• Luther Seminary
• University of Minnesota - various Master's, Doctoral, and Professional programs, including Veterinary Medicine
• Hamline University - Law School, Business School, and School of Education
• Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
• Metropolitan State University

References

1. "About Hamline". Hamline University. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
2. Also note that the University of Minnesota was chartered in 1851 in Minneapolis, however it did not begin to enroll students until 1857.
3. "Charter School Facts". MN Association of Charter Schools. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
4. "Collection Development Plan" (pdf). Minnesota State Law Library. January 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
5. Minnesota Department of Education (2005). "Charter Schools". Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
6. Minnesota Department of Education (2005). "Alphabetical List of Nonpublic Schools".
7. Elementary Schools of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and "Secondary Schools of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
8. Challenging Academically Gifted and Talented Students in a Diverse School Community
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13. Nativity of Our Lord (Saint Paul, MN)
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15. Welcome to St. Anthony Park Elementary
16. St. Pascal Baylon Catholic Parish and School Community, St. Paul, MN
17. Central High School Online
18. Como Park Senior High School: Belong, Explore, Achieve, Succeed Together
19. Harding Senior High School - St. Paul, MN
20. Saint Paul Public Schools
21. http://www.arlington.spps.org/
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23. http://alc.spps.org/cra.htm
24. http://hazel.spps.org/
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26. Saint Paul Public Schools
27. Saint Paul Public Schools
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30. Saint Paul Conservatory For Performing Artists
31. State Testing is Here!
32. cretin-derhamhall/home/
33. St. Paul Academy and Summit School
34. Twin Cities Academy – Creating A Higher Standard of Academic Excellence – St. Paul Minneapolis Public Charter School
35. El Nasser, Haya (2004-04-11). "Most livable? Depends on your definition". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
36. Metropolitan State University - Where life and learning meet
37. http://www.saintpaul.edu/
38. Twin Cities - University of Minnesota
39. Christian College | Bethel University Minnesota
40. St. Catherine University :: St. Paul / Minneapolis, Minnesota :: St. Kate's
41. The College of St. Scholastica | Home Page
42. CVA - College of Visual Arts in St. Paul Minnesota
43. Concordia St. Paul
44. Hamline University | Saint Paul, Minnesota
45. Macalester College: Private Liberal Arts College
46. McNally Smith College of Music | Music Degrees From the Top Music Business School and Music College
47. University of St. Thomas – A private, Catholic liberal arts university in Minnesota — University of St. Thomas : Home