Exceptional Academics
Fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and and recognized as a 2025 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by both the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) and the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), Saint James offers an environment filled with intellectual challenges as well as varied opportunities for spiritual, physical, artistic, and social development.
Our curriculum covers the core academic subjects including mathematics, language arts, reading, science, and history/social studies. Students receive an excellent education in these critical academic subjects. Academics are enhanced through the school’s areas of specialized instruction including:
- Religion, including First Penance and First Communion preparation
- Music: theory, vocal, and band
- Technology
- STREAM
- Spanish Language (Grades 3-8)
- Art
- Physical Education
In addition, to enhance learning and ensure that each child progresses at an appropriate pace in key academic areas, the school offers multiple levels of math beginning in grade 5. Beginning in grade 4, students rotate classes for various subjects to benefit from each teacher’s particular area of expertise. In middle school, students continue to rotate classes following an eight-period daily schedule.
Curriculum by Grade
Teachers follow a rigorous academic curriculum, with additional material added based on current events, class interests, and class aptitude. Individual learning styles are also addressed through differentiated instruction.
For a curriculum overview please select a grade below:
