Ames Elementary is a neighborhood school in an historical building on the East Side of Saint Paul with grounds that include a community garden and a pergola used as an environmental learning center. Ames reading, mathematics, science, music and art instruction programs prepare students, pre-K through sixth grade, to be independent thinkers who live and contribute to a global society.
At Benjamin E. Mays International Magnet School, your child's "future begins with us!" We are proud to be an authorized International Baccalaureate/Primary Years Programme, which recognizes us as a "World School" that develops international-minded students who are inquirers, knowledgeable, and caring. The IB/PYP also strives to help students to become sensitive to the points of view of people around the world.
Cherokee Heights Elementary enriches each student and embraces the many cultures of St. Paul. Students are nurtured and challenged intellectually, emotionally and physically in our Pre K-6 program. By engaging students in a challenging curriculum that includes high expectations, students develop a greater sense of purpose and are nurtured in the diverse experiences that will enrich them for life.
Crossroads Montessori features an individualized approach to education. Students learn how to become self-directed learners and independent thinkers. Precisely designed Montessori materials help students learn and lead to deeper understandings of concepts in all subject areas. Multi-age classrooms promote collaboration and a family-like atmosphere.
Crossroads students are engaged in an “inquiry” approach to learning concepts through hands-on investigations. Students take part in choosing how they best learn content. Across disciplines, students are encouraged to ask questions, build investigations and demonstrate learning to peers.
Crosswinds International Baccalaureate School is a year-round magnet school serving students in grades 6-10. Our rigorous academic International Baccalaureate model integrates arts and science into all subject areas and emphasizes hands-on, group work that helps students connect what they are learning to the world beyond school.
Four Seasons A+ Elementary was Saint Paul’s first year-round school. The school’s academic program is based on the A+ Model, in which teachers teach and students learn by using arts-integrated instruction. This approach uses creative, hands-on experiences in music, dance, drama and visual arts to help students connect the arts to other subjects and to allow them to demonstrate what they are learning in multiple ways.
At Galtier Magnet School the academic program focuses on developing excellent mathematicians and scientists skilled in using technology as a key learning tool. Students learn critical-thinking skills through hands-on learning activities.
Harambee Community Cultures/Environmental Science School is a year-round magnet school serving students in kindergarten through 5th grade. All Harambee classrooms are team-taught, multiage environments in which we work hard to create a unique, exciting, and effective learning experience for our students.
Located on the East Side of Saint Paul, Hayden Heights Elementary School brings together the best of a neighborhood school and a rigorous academic program that meets the individual needs of each student. A full-time librarian oversees a large collection of books and an impressive number of volunteers read with students weekly.
Highwood Hills is a diverse neighborhood school located on Saint Paul’s East Side. Students are required to wear uniforms at this school. Highwood Hills features an extensive literacy center; a faculty trained through the University of Minnesota in the area of reading utilizing Reading Excellence and Reading First grants; and language academy classes for students that need additional language skills.
Longfellow is a quality school, with a well-established history of providing a world-class education through the study of humanities. Longfellow teachers use a humanities-based framework that incorporates world cultures and the American experience.
Maxfield Magnet School is a vibrant learning environment that offers a world of opportunities academically and socially. Located in the Midway/Frogtown area, Maxfield Magnet School offers a unique educational experience that combines best practices in academics with a focus on the urban learner.
North End Elementary is a Pre-K-6th grade program that emphasizes mentoring urban learners to become our future leaders. As of the 2008-2009 school year, North End implemented boys and girls university academies that are gender-specific for Grades K-3; Grades 4-6 will be integrated with one grade added each year starting in 2009-2010 until all classes are gender specific by 2011-12.
All educational activities at Riverview West Side School of Excellence are designed for K-6 students around a standards-based curriculum in reading writing and math that provides an integrated approach to education to balance students' learning experiences with their stage of development. The Dual Immersion, currently a K-4 program, will eventually expand to K-6 by adding one grade per year.
Roosevelt Elementary Magnet, a K-6 school, concentrates on the core instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics and science. Roosevelt provides a quality, caring environment for its entire student population using the Responsive Classroom™ model. Roosevelt’s mission is that all students will read at or above grade level by the end of third grade.
