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Best Minnesota Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Cognia (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 7 private elementary schools belonging to Cognia serving 2,975 students in Minnesota. You can also find more schools membership associations in Minnesota.
The top-ranked private elementary schools belonging to Cognia in Minnesota include Holy Trinity School, Heritage Christian Academy, and Pacelli Catholic Schools.
The average acceptance rate is 90%, which is higher than the Minnesota private elementary school average acceptance rate of 88%.
86% of private elementary schools belonging to Cognia in Minnesota are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Top-Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Cognia in Minnesota (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Al-amal School
Al-amal School Photo
(2)
1401 Gardena Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
(763) 231-9701
Gr: PK-12 | 393 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 9 Acceptance rate listed
Heritage Christian Academy
Heritage Christian Academy Photo - Heritage Christian Academy enjoys a 100% graduation rate, with 98% of our students attending Colleges, Universities, Technical and Bible schools worldwide. 2% of our grads choose honorable military service.
(Christian)
(1)
15655 Bass Lake Rd
Maple Grove, MN 55311
(763) 463-2200
Gr: PK-12 | 385 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Trinity School
Holy Trinity School Photo
(Catholic)
110 Winsted Ave W
Winsted, MN 55395
(320) 485-2182
Gr: PK-12 | 145 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Maranatha Christian Academy
Maranatha Christian Academy Photo
(16)
9201 75th Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55428
(763) 488-7900
Gr: PK-12 | 866 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 28 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Pacelli Catholic Schools
Pacelli Catholic Schools Photo
(Catholic)
311 4th St NW
Austin, MN 55912
(507) 437-3278
Gr: PK-12 | 322 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Park Christian School
Park Christian School Photo - Pointing students to Christ since 1981. Park Christian School provides an environment for students to excel while partnering with Christian parents. Offering K-12th grade.
(Christian)
300 17th Street N.
Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 236-0500
Gr: K-12 | 623 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
Riverside Christian School
Riverside Christian School Photo
(Christian)
(1)
610 2nd Ave NE
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
(218) 773-1770
Gr: PK-12 | 241 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

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