Dates of Operation: 1885–1896
Current Diocese: New Ulm
Previous Diocese Involved:
St. Paul, 1885–1896
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province, 1885–1896*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Sisseton Reservation, South Dakota

Notes: The school opened in 1885 and shortly thereafter, the school received government funding to educate Native American girls from the Sisseton Reservation in South Dakota. On February 7, 1886, seven girls arrived from Sisseton. In 1896, the government discontinued funding for the school and the girls were sent back to South Dakota. The school continued to operate as a school for children in the Graceville area until it was destroyed by fire in 1898. A new school was built and reopened as St. Mary’s Academy in 1900.