St. Francis-St. James United School, located in the heart of the West Seventh Area, is a real tribute to a community of people who were and still are willing to rethink and reshape long-held traditions in order to deliver faith based education for years to come. In 1988 two neighborhood schools, St. Francis de Sales (est. 1884) and St. James (est. 1913) consolidated. The school was named St. Francis-St. James United School with Grades K-2 located on the St. James Campus and Grades 3-8 on the St. Francis Campus. In the fall of 1997, a new vision for the school began to emerge. After considering the ever increasing financial needs of operating two campus sites, a decision was made to centralize and today all classes are held at the St. James school site which also houses the Sandcastle Childcare Center for pre-schoolers.

Read an article from the Catholic Bulletin published in 1913 announcing the opening of St. James School