St. James Episcopal School is built upon a tradition of academic excellence. The school has long recognized the need for a superior educational environment. The school philosophy ..."via, veritas, vita" ... way, truth, life ... is an educational philosophy that emphasizes the development of the whole person.

In 1946, St. Margaret's Guild of the Church of the Good Shepherd began Good Shepherd Day School. The school operated until losing its home in the Corpus Christi Civic Center in 1954. In 1954, an interparochial board of interested parishioners from a variety of Episcopal congregations in Corpus Christi was formed. This group recommended to the Bishop that St. James Episcopal School should be established as an Episcopal day school. The Headmistress of Good Shepherd Day School, some teachers and students transitioned to St. James. By 1959, St. James expanded into the primary grades. Later, second sections were added, and facility expansions included a gymnasium, an upper-grade campus, a multipurpose activity room, computer and media centers and a new library. The most recent addition to the campus is the 20,000 square foot middle school building. An overhead skywalk ("The Link") unites the middle school campus with the lower school campus. Two generations have now received the benefits of an education at St. James Episcopal School.

St. James Episcopal School is separately incorporated and utilizes its own governing Board of Trustees. In its years of operation, the School has provided thousands of children an education founded on the twin pillars of academic excellence and Christian faith.

St. James Episcopal School is built upon a tradition of academic excellence. The school has long recognized the need for a superior educational environment. The school philosophy ..."via, veritas, vita" ... way, truth, life ... is an educational philosophy that emphasizes the development of the whole person.

In 1946, St. Margaret's Guild of the Church of the Good Shepherd began Good Shepherd Day School. The school operated until losing its home in the Corpus Christi Civic Center in 1954. In 1954, an interparochial board of interested parishioners from a variety of Episcopal congregations in Corpus Christi was formed. This group recommended to the Bishop that St. James Episcopal School should be established as an Episcopal day school. The Headmistress of Good Shepherd Day School, some teachers and students transitioned to St. James. By 1959, St. James expanded into the primary grades. Later, second sections were added, and facility expansions included a gymnasium, an upper-grade campus, a multipurpose activity room, computer and media centers and a new library. The most recent addition to the campus is the 20,000 square foot middle school building. An overhead skywalk ("The Link") unites the middle school campus with the lower school campus. Two generations have now received the benefits of an education at St. James Episcopal School.

St. James Episcopal School is separately incorporated and utilizes its own governing Board of Trustees. In its years of operation, the School has provided thousands of children an education founded on the twin pillars of academic excellence and Christian faith.