Private elementary schools in Minnesota (364)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
The Blake School	Hopkins	PreK-12	1,287	9.3	Nonsectarian
Breck School	Minneapolis	PreK-12	1,168	11.6	Episcopal
Providence Academy	Plymouth	PreK-12	910	11.8	Roman Catholic
Cotter Schools	Winona	PreK-12	897	15.3	Roman Catholic
St. Paul Academy & Summit School	Saint Paul	K-12	890	8.2	Nonsectarian
Maranatha Christian Academy	Brooklyn Park	PreK-12	815	13.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School	Edina	PreK-8	733	16.4	Roman Catholic
Nativity of Our Lord School	Saint Paul	PreK-8	685	15.7	Roman Catholic
New Life Academy	Woodbury	PreK-12	676	10.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Minnehaha Academy Lower/Middle School	Minneapolis	PreK-12	661	13.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Hope Academy	Minneapolis	K-12	621	11.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Park Christian School	Moorhead	K-12	605	14.6	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Hubert Catholic School	Chanhassen	PreK-8	598	14.9	Roman Catholic
Heritage Christian Academy	Maple Grove	PreK-12	597	12.2	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School	Woodbury	PreK-8	595	15.1	Roman Catholic
Stella Maris Academy	Duluth	PreK-10	557	11.5	Roman Catholic
Stella Maris Academy St. Johns Campus	Duluth	PreK-10	553	10.3	Roman Catholic
Mounds Park Academy	Saint Paul	PreK-12	553	7.8	Nonsectarian
Convent and Academy of the Visitation	Mendota Heights	PreK-12	513	6.1	Roman Catholic
Loyola Catholic School	Mankato	PreK-12	513	11	Roman Catholic
Shakopee Area Catholic School	Shakopee	PreK-8	491	12.3	Roman Catholic
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School	Brooklyn Park	PreK-8	476	19.4	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School	East Grand Forks	PreK-12	473	13.1	Roman Catholic
St. Michael Catholic School	Saint Michael	K-8	434	15.4	Roman Catholic
Chapel Hill Academy	Chanhassen	PreK-8	421	15.7	Christian (nondenominational)
All Saints Catholic School	Lakeville	PreK-8	401	12.5	Roman Catholic
Southwest MN Christian Schools	Edgerton	PreK-12	399	13.3	Calvinist
New Ulm Area Catholic Schools	New Ulm	PreK-12	392	11.4	Roman Catholic
Highland Catholic School	Saint Paul	PreK-8	392	16.5	Roman Catholic
Cathedral High School/New Ulm Area Catholic School	New Ulm	PreK-12	392	11	Roman Catholic
St. Josephs School	West Saint Paul	PreK-8	389	13.9	Roman Catholic
Carondelet Catholic	Minneapolis	PreK-8	387	15.7	Roman Catholic
Breakaway Academy	Chaska	K-8	383	10.1	Nonsectarian
North Heights Christian Academy	Roseville	K-8	374	13.1	Other religious
Central Minnesota Christian School	Prinsburg	PreK-12	352	10	Calvinist
Annunciation Catholic School	Minneapolis	PreK-8	346	13.8	Roman Catholic
Rochester Central Lutheran School	Rochester	PreK-8	335	12.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
St. Stephen School	Anoka	PreK-8	322	15.6	Roman Catholic
St. Michael Catholic School	Prior Lake	PreK-8	321	17.9	Roman Catholic
St. Paul's Lutheran School	New Ulm	PreK-8	316	21.1	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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