Notable Charter and Private Schools in Minnesota

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Minnesota. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12 — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Benilde-st Margaret's School — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. Private school.
Breck School — Minneapolis, Minnesota. Private school.
Hmong College Prep Academy ES — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
DAVINCI ACADEMY — HAM LAKE, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Hill Murray School — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private school.
Cotter Schools — Winona, Minnesota. Private school.
Athlos Leadership Academy — BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. Public charter school.
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL — MINNETONKA, Minnesota. Public charter school.
YINGHUA ACADEMY — MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Public charter school.
New Millennium Academy Charter — BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Maranatha Christian Academy — Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Private school.
HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
NORTH STAR ACADEMY — DULUTH, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Delasalle High School — Minneapolis, Minnesota. Private school.
Nativity of Our Lord School — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private school.
Our Lady of Grace School — Edina, Minnesota. Private school.
Totino-grace High School — Fridley, Minnesota. Private school.
Woodbury Leadership Academy — WOODBURY, Minnesota. Public charter school.
EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL — MINNETONKA, Minnesota. Public charter school.
COLOGNE ACADEMY — COLOGNE, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar — MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota. Public charter school.
ASPEN ACADEMY — SAVAGE, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Academy of Holy Angels — Richfield, Minnesota. Private school.
New Life Academy — Woodbury, Minnesota. Private school.
Hiawatha Collegiate High School — MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Hmong College Prep Academy MS — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL — BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Best Academy — MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Twin Cities German Immersion Chrtr — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
St Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School — Woodbury, Minnesota. Private school.
MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY — WOODBURY, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Twin Cities International Schools — MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Public charter school.
LILA Upper School — FOREST LAKE, Minnesota. Public charter school.
St Hubert Catholic School — Chanhassen, Minnesota. Private school.
Hope Academy — Minneapolis, Minnesota. Private school.
LILA Lower School — FOREST LAKE, Minnesota. Public charter school.
HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Cathedral — Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Private school.
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy — BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Mounds Park Academy — Saint Paul, Minnesota. Private school.
Academia Cesar Chavez Chtr School — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
BEACON ACADEMY — CRYSTAL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
NOVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY UPPER SCHOOL — SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School — SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota. Public charter school.
Convent of the Visitation School — Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Private school.
Park Christian School — Moorhead, Minnesota. Private school.
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. — RICHFIELD, Minnesota. Public charter school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.