Oldest Private Schools in Minnesota
- The average private school in Minnesota was founded around 1960 (2020-21).
- The oldest private school in Minnesota is St Croix Catholic School, founded in 1856.
- The oldest private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Oldest Private Schools in Minnesota (2020-21)
- School Founding Date Grades Location
- Rank: #11. Founding Date: 1856
Grades: NS-8621 3rd St S
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-5581 - Rank: #22. Founding Date: 1857
Grades: 6-122280 Watertower Road
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-3319 - Rank: #33. Founding Date: 1858
Grades: 6-121000 Shumway Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021
(800) 421-2724 -
- Rank: #44.Trinity First Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1859
Grades: PK-81115 E 19th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 871-2353 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Emanuel Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-818155 County Road 50
Hamburg, MN 55339
(952) 467-2780 - Rank: #5-65.-6.St Josephs School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-841 E 1st St
Waconia, MN 55387
(952) 442-4500 - Rank: #7-87.-8.Immanuel Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1864
Grades: PK-850605 478th St
Courtland, MN 56021
(507) 359-2534 - Rank: #7-87.-8. Founding Date: 1864
Grades: PK-89141 County Road 101
Hamel, MN 55340
(763) 420-2426 - Rank: #9-109.- 10.Bethlehem Academy(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1865
Grades: 7-12105 3rd Ave SW
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 334-3948 - Rank: #9-109.- 10.St Hubert Elementary School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1865
Grades: PK-88201 Main Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(952) 934-6003 - Rank: #1111.St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)Founding Date: 1866
Grades: PK-8160 Williams St
Lewiston, MN 55952
(507) 523-2508 - Rank: #1212.Immanuel Lutheran School(Other Lutheran)Founding Date: 1867
Grades: K-12421 N 2nd St
Mankato, MN 56001
(351) 345-3027 - Rank: #13-1413.- 14.St John The Baptist(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1868
Grades: NS-6215 Broadway St N
Jordan, MN 55352
(952) 492-2030 - Rank: #13-1413.- 14. Founding Date: 1868
Grades: PK-8425 6th St.
Nicollet, MN 56074
(507) 232-3938 - Rank: #1515.Cretin Derham Hall(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1871
Grades: 9-12550 Albert St S
Saint Paul, MN 55116
(651) 690-2443 - Rank: #16-1816.- 18.New Ulm Area Catholic Schools(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1872
Grades: K-12514 North Washington Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 354-2719 - Rank: #16-1816.- 18. Founding Date: 1872
Grades: PK-6130 East Third Street
Wabasha, MN 55981
(651) 565-4447 - Rank: #16-1816.- 18.St Pauls Lutheran School(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)Founding Date: 1872
Grades: PK-8510 West Adams St.
Arlington, MN 55307
(507) 964-2397 - Rank: #19-2019.- 20. Founding Date: 1873
Grades: PK-122455 Visitation Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 683-1700 - Rank: #19-2019.- 20. Founding Date: 1873
Grades: 1-814735 County Road 153
Cologne, MN 55322
(952) 466-3379 - Rank: #2121. Founding Date: 1875
Grades: NS-82619 9th Ave Nw
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 289-3267 - Rank: #2222.St Johns Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1876
Grades: PK-8245 S Line St
Wykoff, MN 55990
(507) 352-4671 - Rank: #23-2423.- 24. Founding Date: 1877
Grades: 9-126600 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55423
(612) 798-2600 - Rank: #23-2423.- 24. Founding Date: 1877
Grades: 9-122800 19th Street NW
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 289-3991 - Rank: #2525. Founding Date: 1878
Grades: PK-8227 Main Street E
New Prague, MN 56071
(952) 758-3133 - Rank: #2626.Immanuel Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1881
Grades: PK-8471 High Ave
Gaylord, MN 55334
(507) 237-2804 - Rank: #27-3027.- 30.Crown Christian School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-87515 269th Ave Nw
Saint Francis, MN 55070
(763) 856-2099 - Rank: #27-3027.- 30.Holy Trinity School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-12110 Winsted Ave W
Winsted, MN 55395
(320) 485-2182 - Rank: #27-3027.- 30. Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-12104 Saint Marys St Nw
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
(507) 794-6141 - Rank: #27-3027.- 30. Founding Date: 1883
Grades: NS-82950 Highway 55
Saint Paul, MN 55121
(651) 454-1139 - Rank: #3131.First Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1884
Grades: PK-81015 14th St E
Glencoe, MN 55336
(320) 864-3317 - Rank: #32-3332.- 33. Founding Date: 1885
Grades: PK-8126 S Payne Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 354-2329 - Rank: #32-3332.- 33. Founding Date: 1885
Grades: 6-12949 Mendota Heights Road
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 683-1516 - Rank: #34-3534.- 35.Breck School(Episcopal)Founding Date: 1886
Grades: PK-12123 Ottawa Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(763) 381-8217 - Rank: #34-3534.- 35. Founding Date: 1886
Grades: PK-8205 Vine Avenue W
Montgomery, MN 56069
(507) 364-7383
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