We don’t just prepare students for a job or college.
We prepare young people for life.

2026/2027 Busing

As we plan for the 2026-2027 school year, we are committed to working with Stillwater Area Public Schools to provide reliable and efficient transportation for our students. To ensure accurate bus routes and schedules, the district’s transportation department needs to know which students will be riding the bus.

Please complete a Charter/Private Transportation Request for each of your children by March 31 to secure your child’s spot on the bus for the first day of school. Your quick response helps the transportation department plan for a smooth start to the school year.

Lower School

Ranked the #1 Charter Elementary School in the State of Minnesota!

Middle School

Ranked the #1 Charter Middle School in the State of Minnesota!

Upper School

Ranked the #1 Upper School in the State of Minnesota!

2026-2027

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Schools today focus on giving children an education to help them get a job or gain acceptance to a college. We’re not this kind of school – our purpose far exceeds this.

We don’t just prepare students for a job or college, we prepare young people for life.

We partner with parents who are invested in their child’s future, and are committed to their children not just surviving in life, but thriving in life.

We combine a classical education with our culture of character to help children not just reach their career or educational goals, but to reach their life goals.

St. Croix Prep. Prep for Life.

How We Prep:

K-12 Environment

One place to call home.

One building, managed by one administrative team, allows for a tightly integrated curriculum scripted with intentional scope and sequence beginning in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

You Won't Get Lost

You Are Familiar.

With a small enrollment, all students will receive personalized attention, permitting a low student/teacher ratio and membership in a mutually supportive community of learners.

Classical Education

Time Tested.

Croix Preparatory Academy was founded on a classical model of education, grounded in the time-tested methodology of the Trivium. Our model focuses on providing students with the lifelong educational tools to learn and think for themselves.

Character

Preparing For Life.

St. Croix Preparatory Academy purposefully sets high expectations for all students, staff, and parents. The school places more emphasis on character development, respect, self-organization, responsibility, self-discipline and leadership than a traditional public school.

Paideia Seminars

Thinking Put Into Practice.

The Paideia Seminar is a formal discussion in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, think critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.

We don’t just prepare students for a job or college.
We prepare young people for life.