Summary:
Saint James, Minnesota has two schools serving its students — one elementary school for grades K–5 and one combined middle/high school for grades 6–12 — both part of the St. James Public School District, which is ranked 256th of 458 Minnesota districts (44th percentile, 2 stars). Combined enrollment is 1,068 students: 566 at St. James Middle/High School and 502 at St. James Northside Elementary.
St. James Northside Elementary is the bright spot. In 2025–2026 all-grade Math it scored 53% proficient, above the district's 42.7% and the state's 44.9%, and its 3rd grade Math score of 65.3% also beats the state's 57.9%. It improved in every subject year over year — Math 42.24% to 53%, Reading 34.48% to 41.9%, and Science 6.06% to 18.5% — and rose from 1 star and the 28th percentile to 2 stars and the 43rd percentile.
St. James Middle/High School faces more challenges, though 8th grade Math (47.4%) is above the state's 42.3%. All-grade Math is 34.7%, and 11th grade Math is 19.7% against the state's 35.3%. Reading is a shared weakness — 40.6% at the middle/high school and 41.9% at Northside, versus 48.6% statewide — and Science is the weakest area, with both schools near 18.5–18.6% versus the state's 25.5%; 8th grade Science is 11.5% against 16.7%. Graduation is 69.1% versus 84.9% statewide, and the dropout rate of 18.5% is more than four times the state's 4.2%.
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