EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD:

MIND, BODY,  AND SPIRIT

St. Paul School in Salem, Ohio

Premiere Pre K-8 Catholic Elementary School

Welcome to the St. Paul School web site! Since 1904, Saint Paul School continues to strive to provide families a community that evangelizes, educates, and contributes to the formation of a healthy and morally sound life-style.  We offer rigorous academics, enriching co-curriculars, wonderful extra-curricular programs, and a STREAM Learning Ecosystem (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics)!

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Mission Statement

St. Paul School,  a K-8, Roman Catholic school in the Diocese of Youngstown, together with the families of our learners, educates the mind, body, and spirit of each child.   Date: October 13, 2025  

Statements of Belief:

We believe in proclaiming and living the Gospel. Through rigorous academic practices and engagement in service to others, we form students as future saints, servants, and leaders.

Image of God: We believe each member of our faith and learning community is afforded the dignity given to them by God,  through respect for others and for self.

Christ is the Center: We believe Jesus is the center of all we do religiously, academically, and socially.

Faith-Centered Learning: We believe that through the Holy Spirit, Catholic teaching permeates all lessons and activities.

Families as Partners: We believe that families are the learners’ first educators, and that we work with them to educate the mind,  body,  and spirit of each child.

Academic Rigor: We believe all learners should be engaged in rigorous programs of learning across the curricula.

Date:  October 13, 2025

Fully Accredited by The Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association. 2019-2026.  

St. Paul School has 102 students enrolled in Preschool through 8th grade as of October 2025!  We have 92 in Grades K-8 and 10 in Preschool.

Important Information

St. Paul School located at 925 E State Street in Salem, Ohio 44460 has adopted the following racial nondiscriminatory policies. St. Paul School recruits and admits students of any race, color or ethnic origin to all its rights, privileges, programs and activities. In addition, the school will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs. St. Paul School will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or ethnic origin in the hiring of its certified or non-certified personnel. 
The schools in the Diocese of Youngstown admit students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools.  They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.