#1 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Shattuck-St.. Marys School
Episcopal school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 86% of Christian schools in Minnesota
Faribault, MN
A+Overall grade390 students5 students per teacher
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Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Private high schools in Minnesota with the highest overall grades. Top 45 of 45 schools.
#2 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Convent and Academy of the Visitation
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 89% of Catholic schools in Minnesota
Mendota Heights, MN
A+Overall grade513 students6 students per teacher
#3 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
St. John's Preparatory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Collegeville, MN
A+Overall grade296 students11 students per teacher
#4 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
International School of Minnesota
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
85% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Eden Prairie, MN
A+Overall grade155 students5 students per teacher
#5 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Mounds Park Academy
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Paul, MN
A+Overall grade553 students8 students per teacher
#6 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Breck School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 171 Christian schools in Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
A+Overall grade1,168 students12 students per teacher
#7 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
The Blake School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Minnesota
Hopkins, MN
AOverall grade1,287 students9 students per teacher
#8 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Chesterton Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
93% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Hopkins, MN
A-Overall grade165 students12 students per teacher
#9 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Totino-Grace High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The only Catholic school in Fridley
Fridley, MN
B+Overall grade656 students13 students per teacher
#10 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
The largest of 154 Catholic schools in Minnesota
Saint Louis Park, MN
B+Overall grade1,116 students13 students per teacher
#11 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Minnehaha Academy - Upper School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 9–12
88% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Minneapolis, MN
B+Overall grade358 students9 students per teacher
#12 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Southwest MN Christian High School
Calvinist school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Edgerton
Edgerton, MN
B+Overall grade134 students5 students per teacher
#13 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Central Minnesota Christian School
Calvinist school · Grades Pre-K–12
Growing: enrollment up 22% since 2011–12
Prinsburg, MN
B+Overall grade352 students10 students per teacher
#14 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Hope Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
One of the most diverse private schools in Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
B+Overall grade621 students12 students per teacher
#15 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
First Baptist School
Baptist school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the most diverse private schools in Minnesota
Rosemount, MN
B+Overall grade296 students12 students per teacher
#16 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Delasalle High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The largest Catholic school in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
B+Overall grade693 students16 students per teacher
#17 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
St. Mary's Catholic School K-12
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 61% of Catholic schools in Minnesota
Sleepy Eye, MN
B+Overall grade257 students9 students per teacher
#18 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Loyola Catholic School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Catholic school in Mankato
Mankato, MN
B+Overall grade513 students11 students per teacher
#19 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Yeshiva of Minneapolis
Jewish day school · Grades 9–12
The only all-boys school in Saint Louis Park
Saint Louis Park, MN
B+Overall gradeAll boys88 students15 students per teacher
#20 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
St. Paul Academy & Summit School
Independent school · Grades K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Paul, MN
B+Overall grade890 students8 students per teacher
#21 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
West Lutheran High School
Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod) school · Grades 9–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Plymouth, MN
BOverall grade216 students11 students per teacher
#22 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Community Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
Growing: enrollment up 20% since 2011–12
Willmar, MN
BOverall grade225 students11 students per teacher
#23 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
St. Croix Lutheran Academy
Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod) school · Grades 6–12
Serving families in West Saint Paul since at least 2011
West Saint Paul, MN
BOverall grade497 students13 students per teacher
#24 Best Private High Schools in Minnesota
Maranatha Christian Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Christian school in Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park, MN
BOverall grade815 students13 students per teacher
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