Best Minnesota Private Elementary Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 14 private elementary schools with special program emphasis serving 2,330 students in Minnesota.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private elementary schools in Minnesota include Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning, St. Joseph Catholic School, and City of Lakes Waldorf School.

The average acceptance rate is 83%, which is lower than the Minnesota private elementary school average acceptance rate of 88%.

36% of private elementary schools with special program emphasis in Minnesota are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.