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In 1988, local Quakers and peace activists founded Friends School of Minnesota. In the tradition of the 80 Quaker Friends Schools across the United States, Friends School of Minnesota meets children's intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs in an environment that nurtures their social consciousness.
Friends School of Minnesota currently has 159 students and 20 faculty. FSM offers a rich K-8 program in which in-depth academic studies are supported by peaceful forms of conflict resolution.
We are a diverse community with students from a broad range of religious and non-religious backgrounds, including eight percent from Quaker families. We welcome ethnic and economic diversity; about 30 percent are children of color and about 30 percent of FSM families receive need-based financial aid, nearly twice the national average for independent schools.
Our school day follows Saint Paul Public Schools (9:15-am-3:45pm). Saint Paul residents qualify for public school bussing to and from school.
The School is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).
The ISACS team described us as "a little
jewel of a school."
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