Saint Agnes School is a

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PreK-12

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in the Frogtown Neighborhood of

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. It is located in the

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, and is affiliated with the Church of St. Agnes in Saint Paul.

Background

Right after the construction of th
Church of Saint Agnes
by Austrian Immigrants in 1887, Saint Agnes School was established in 1888 as a Catholic and Parochial school. Students were taught by the

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. As of today (2025), the school stands as the only

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and

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left in Frogtown, and it takes students from Pre-Kindergarten all the way until 12th Grade in a classical

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Historic event

In 2007, facing declining enrollment and financial strain, Saint Agnes was under pressure to close down. That year, the school undertook major fundraising efforts and brought in donations amounting to over $3 million to help the school pay its debts, renovate the aging building, and purchase updated classroom technology. This effort marked a turnaround for the school, as it created a balanced budget and grew enrollment by 30% in the following years.

Academics

Saint Agnes High School is fully accredited by the National Catholic Education Association, is a member of The National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools, is a part of the Catholic Schools of the Archdiosese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, is a premier member of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education, had been awarded the Catholic Education Honor Roll from 2018 to 2023, and is recommended and recognized by the Cardinal Newman Society's Newman Guide for Catholic Education.

Fine arts

Saint Agnes has a long-standing choral tradition that coincides with its

identity. The Saint Agnes Concert Chorale performs several concerts a year and tours extensively. It also participates in state competitions regularly receiving superior ratings. On almost a yearly basis, singers from the school are selected to participate in the All-State Choirs. The Saint Agnes

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program cultivates independent musicianship through various group and solo playing experiences. The curriculum, which includes listening, analyzing, composing, and performing, aims to develop musicians via creation, response, and performance evaluation. It serves students in grades 5–12, with band available to grades 5-8 and by audition for grades 9–12." Saint Agnes provides classes for Studio

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such as

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, Portfolio Preparation, and

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. These classes seek to provide students to skills required to see the beauty of art and its techniques. Saint Agnes has a variety of ways to allow creative expression in the

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via its

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Club,

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, and the Spring

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. Students in

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1 & 6 are also allowed to participate by the school's yearly rendition of the

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Athletics

Saint Agnes School is a school (Section 4A) that is mainly a member of th
Skyline Conference
of the

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, but Saint Agnes does participate in other conferences of MSHSL. Saint Agnes collaborates with other schools for slightly more niche sports such as

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, and

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. Boy's athletics includes

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, cross country,

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, hockey,

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, and

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. Girl's athletics includes basketball,

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, cross country, golf, hockey, soccer,

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, track and field, and

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State titles

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1994 *

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2001, 2011/2012

References

External links

Saint Agnes School

Skyline Conference
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