The average private preschool in Minnesota was founded around 1961 (2025).
The oldest private preschool in Minnesota is St. Mary Of Mt. Carmel School, founded in 1853.
Year Founded Range: 1853
1888
Avg. Year Founded: 1873
Oldest Private Preschools in Minnesota (2025)
School
Founding Date
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
St. Mary Of Mt. Carmel School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1853
Grades: PK-6
425 Central Ave
Long Prairie, MN 56347
(320) 357-0813
Long Prairie, MN 56347
(320) 357-0813
Rank: #22.
Founding Date: 1856
Grades: PK-8
621 3rd St S
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-5581
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-5581
Rank: #33.
St. Mary's Mission School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1858
Grades: PK-6
15341 St Marys Mission Rd
Redlake, MN 56671
(218) 679-3615
Redlake, MN 56671
(218) 679-3615
Rank: #44.
Trinity First Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1859
Grades: PK-8
1115 E 19th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 871-2353
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 871-2353
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Emanuel Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-8
18155 County Road 50
Hamburg, MN 55339
(952) 467-2780
Hamburg, MN 55339
(952) 467-2780
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
St. Joseph Catholic School
Special Program Emphasis (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-8
41 E 1st St
Waconia, MN 55387
(952) 442-4500
Waconia, MN 55387
(952) 442-4500
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Immanuel Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1864
Grades: PK-8
50605 478th St
Courtland, MN 56021
(507) 359-2534
Courtland, MN 56021
(507) 359-2534
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
St. Johns Lutheran School and Preschool![St. Johns Lutheran School and Preschool Photo - Our students love engaging in chapel, learning more about God's Word, and deepening their faith. At St. John's Lutheran School & Preschool, every hand raised is a heart eager to grow!]( "St. Johns Lutheran School and Preschool Photo - Our students love engaging in chapel, learning more about God's Word, and deepening their faith. At St. John's Lutheran School & Preschool, every hand raised is a heart eager to grow!")
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1864
Grades: PK-8
9141 County Road 101
Corcoran, MN 55340
(763) 420-2426
Corcoran, MN 55340
(763) 420-2426
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Loyola Catholic School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1865
Grades: PK-12
145 Good Counsel Dr
Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 388-0600
Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 388-0600
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
St. Hubert Catholic School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1865
Grades: PK-8
8201 Main Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(952) 934-6003
Chanhassen, MN 55317
(952) 934-6003
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Trinity Lutheran School![Trinity Lutheran School Photo]( "Trinity Lutheran School Photo")
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1865
Grades: PK-8
601 E 2nd St
Waconia, MN 55387
(952) 856-1641
Waconia, MN 55387
(952) 856-1641
Rank: #1212.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Founding Date: 1866
Grades: PK-8
160 Williams St
Lewiston, MN 55952
(507) 523-2508
Lewiston, MN 55952
(507) 523-2508
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
St. John The Baptist
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1868
Grades: NS-8
215 Broadway St N
Jordan, MN 55352
(952) 492-2030
Jordan, MN 55352
(952) 492-2030
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Trinity Lutheran Church and School![Trinity Lutheran Church and School Photo - The sun sets at Trinity Lutheran School]( "Trinity Lutheran Church and School Photo - The sun sets at Trinity Lutheran School")
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Founding Date: 1868
Grades: PK-8
604 Main St.
Nicollet, MN 56074
(507) 232-3938
Nicollet, MN 56074
(507) 232-3938
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
St. Felix School![St. Felix School Photo]( "St. Felix School Photo")
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1872
Grades: PK-6
130 East Third Street
Wabasha, MN 55981
(651) 565-4446
Wabasha, MN 55981
(651) 565-4446
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
St. Pauls Lutheran School
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Founding Date: 1872
Grades: PK-8
510 West Adams St.
Arlington, MN 55307
(507) 964-2397
Arlington, MN 55307
(507) 964-2397
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Founding Date: 1873
Grades: PK-12
2455 Visitation Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 683-1705
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 683-1705
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Founding Date: 1873
Grades: PK-8
14735 County Road 153
Cologne, MN 55322
(952) 466-3379
Cologne, MN 55322
(952) 466-3379
Rank: #1919.
Founding Date: 1875
Grades: PK-8
2619 9th Ave Nw
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 289-3267
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 289-3267
Rank: #2020.
St. Wenceslaus School![St. Wenceslaus School Photo - St. Wenceslaus School, New Prague, MN - South Entrance]( "St. Wenceslaus School Photo - St. Wenceslaus School, New Prague, MN - South Entrance")
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1878
Grades: PK-8
227 Main Street E
New Prague, MN 56071
(952) 758-3133
New Prague, MN 56071
(952) 758-3133
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
St. Casimir's School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1880
Grades: PK-6
330 2nd Avenue Sw
Wells, MN 56097
(507) 553-5822
Wells, MN 56097
(507) 553-5822
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
St. Joseph Elementary School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1880
Grades: PK-8
1005 2nd Ave S
Moorhead, MN 56560
(614) 314-6124
Moorhead, MN 56560
(614) 314-6124
Rank: #2323.
St. Stephen School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1881
Grades: PK-8
506 Jackson St
Anoka, MN 55303
(763) 421-3236
Anoka, MN 55303
(763) 421-3236
Rank: #24 - 2924. - 29.
Crown Christian School![Crown Christian School Photo]( "Crown Christian School Photo")
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-8
7515 269th Ave Nw
Saint Francis, MN 55070
(763) 856-2099
Saint Francis, MN 55070
(763) 856-2099
Rank: #24 - 2924. - 29.
Holy Trinity School![Holy Trinity School Photo]( "Holy Trinity School Photo")
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-12
110 Winsted Ave W
Winsted, MN 55395
(320) 485-2182
Winsted, MN 55395
(320) 485-2182
Rank: #24 - 2924. - 29.
St. Henrys Area School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-6
253 2nd St Sw
Perham, MN 56573
(218) 346-6190
Perham, MN 56573
(218) 346-6190
Rank: #24 - 2924. - 29.
St. Mary Schools
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-12
104 Saint Marys Street Nw
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
(507) 794-4121
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
(507) 794-4121
Rank: #24 - 2924. - 29.
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-12
104 Saint Marys St Nw
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
(507) 794-4121
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
(507) 794-4121
Rank: #24 - 2924. - 29.
Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran School![Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran School Photo - Established and Excelling]( "Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran School Photo - Established and Excelling")
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: PK-8
2950 Highway 55
Eagan, MN 55121
(651) 454-1139
Eagan, MN 55121
(651) 454-1139
Rank: #3030.
First Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1884
Grades: PK-8
1015 14th St E
Glencoe, MN 55336
(320) 864-3317
Glencoe, MN 55336
(320) 864-3317
Rank: #3131.
St. Paul's Lutheran School![St. Paul's Lutheran School Photo - The main entrance at St. Paul's Lutheran School in New Ulm, MN.]( "St. Paul's Lutheran School Photo - The main entrance at St. Paul's Lutheran School in New Ulm, MN.")
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Founding Date: 1885
Grades: PK-8
126 S Payne Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 354-2329
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 354-2329
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Breck School![Breck School Photo - Parents and caregivers provide an integral volunteer source for our school community. We believe in a strong home-to-school partnership.]( "Breck School Photo - Parents and caregivers provide an integral volunteer source for our school community. We believe in a strong home-to-school partnership.")
(Episcopal)
Founding Date: 1886
Grades: PK-12
123 Ottawa Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(763) 381-8201
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(763) 381-8201
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Holy Family School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1886
Grades: PK-6
160 2nd St. S.
Albany, MN 56307
(320) 845-2011
Albany, MN 56307
(320) 845-2011
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Most Holy Redeemer School![Most Holy Redeemer School Photo - Promoting HRS during annual Kolacky Days Celebration in Montgomery.]( "Most Holy Redeemer School Photo - Promoting HRS during annual Kolacky Days Celebration in Montgomery.")
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1886
Grades: PK-8
205 Vine Avenue W
Montgomery, MN 56069
(507) 364-7383
Montgomery, MN 56069
(507) 364-7383
Rank: #35 - 3835. - 38.
Minnetonka Christian Academy![Minnetonka Christian Academy Photo - As of July 2022, MCA has moved back into our original "big" building on our campus! We are excited to have full use of our gymnasium and original facility once again for the 2022-2023 school year!]( "Minnetonka Christian Academy Photo - As of July 2022, MCA has moved back into our original \"big\" building on our campus! We are excited to have full use of our gymnasium and original facility once again for the 2022-2023 school year!")
(Seventh Day Adventist)
Founding Date: 1888
Grades: PK-12
3500 Williston Rd
Minnetonka, MN 55345
(952) 935-4497
Minnetonka, MN 55345
(952) 935-4497
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Minnesota average private preschools founding year?
The Minnesota average private preschools founding year is 1961 for 2025.
What are the private preschools with oldest founding year in Minnesota?
The top ranked private preschools in Minnesota include St. Mary Of Mt. Carmel School, St. Croix Catholic School and St. Mary's Mission School.
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