An independent day school serving grades PK-12 | St. Paul, MN

Lower School

When you walk through the front doors of our Lower School, you'll immediately feel just how special a place this is for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. From the welcoming Living Room just inside the front door (often warmed by a cozy fire in the fireplace), to the bright and spacious classrooms and hallways adorned with student artwork, to the five acres of open green space just outside our back door, the Lower School is designed around the academic, social, and emotional needs of Kindergarten and Elementary school-aged children.

Our small classes, 7:1 student/teacher ratio, team-teaching model, and multiage classroom configurations are the building blocks of the Lower School experience, along with the TOOLBOX social/emotional program, which gives both children and adults a common language for community values and problem-solving.

Meet our faculty, explore the grade levels below, and learn about our community and curriculum—Welcome to the Lower School!

Considering the Lower School for your child? Get a glimpse of life at the Lower School below!
Life at School:
Lower School, Fall 2025
Life at School:
All School Homecoming Assembly 2025

Life in the Lower School

Our Life in the Lower School packet provides an overview of SPA's Lower School. 

Lower School Grade Levels

PreKindergarten

Kindergarten

Grades 1 & 2

Grades 3 & 4

Grade 5