2026 lists
Private schools in the Midwest with elementary grades and the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 2,848 schools.
#1 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any independent school in Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights, OH
#2 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
#3 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 97% of Catholic schools in Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
#4 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 90% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Cincinnati, OH
#5 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 82% of independent schools in Illinois
Chicago, IL
#6 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 81% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Toledo, OH
#7 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 86% of Catholic schools in Nebraska
Omaha, NE
#8 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Cincinnati, OH
#9 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in Winnetka
Winnetka, IL
#10 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 81% of Christian schools in Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
#11 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 93% of Catholic schools in Kansas
Overland Park, KS
#12 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades K–12
Smaller classes than 81% of Catholic schools in Michigan
Muskegon, MI
#13 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 98% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Kettering, OH
#14 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
#15 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 92% of Catholic schools in Ohio
Cincinnati, OH
#16 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Alternative school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Fairfield, IA
#17 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in Missouri
Kansas City, MO
#18 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Episcopal school · Grades K–8
Smaller classes than 92% of Christian schools in Ohio
Cincinnati, OH
#19 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any independent school in Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
#20 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Bloomfield Hills
Bloomfield Hills, MI
#21 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest independent school in Evanston
Evanston, IL
#22 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 89% of Catholic schools in Minnesota
Mendota Heights, MN
#23 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 77% of Catholic schools in Indiana
Clarksville, IN
#24 Best Private Elementary Schools in the Midwest
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 93% of Catholic schools in Illinois
Chicago, IL
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