Mounds Park Academy Photo - Mounds Park Academy is a PreK-12 independent private school on 32 acres in Saint Paul, Minnesota that has offered a rigorous, college-preparatory experience since 1982. Here, students gain deep, comprehensive content knowledge to prepare them to forever dream big and do right.

Minnesota Private Elementary Schools with the Most Educated Faculty

The average percentage of private elementary school faculty in Minnesota who have attained an advanced degree is 49% (2024-25).
The private elementary school in Minnesota with the highest percentage of their faculty having advanced degrees is Discovery Montessori School, with 100% of their faculty having obtained an advanced degree.
Advanced Degree Range: 75% 100% Avg. Advanced Degree: 83%

Minnesota Private Elementary Schools with the Most Educated Faculty (2024-25)

School
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Discovery Montessori School
Montessori School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
Grades: PK-6
804 7th Street South
Princeton, MN 55371
(330) 867-6222
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Holy Trinity School
Holy Trinity School Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
Grades: PK-12
110 Winsted Ave W
Winsted, MN 55395
(320) 485-2182
Rank: #33.
Glory Academy
Glory Academy Photo - Working together.
(Pentecostal)
(3)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-11
25170 Dodd Blvd
Lakeville, MN 55044
(952) 985-3659
Rank: #44.
Lake Country School
Lake Country School Photo - Lake Country School
Montessori School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: PK-8
3755 Pleasant Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55409
(612) 827-3707
Rank: #55.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 91%
Grades: K-8
7320 175th Street West
Lakeville, MN 55044
(952) 953-4155
Rank: #6 - 116. - 11.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-12
2211 Old Main Street South
Cambridge, MN 55008
(763) 689-3806
Rank: #6 - 116. - 11.
Capital City Adventist Christian School
(Seventh Day Adventist)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: K-8
1220 South Mcknight Rd
Saint Paul, MN 55119
(651) 739-7484
Rank: #6 - 116. - 11.
Good Shepherd School
Good Shepherd School Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-6
145 Jersey Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55426
(763) 545-4285
Rank: #6 - 116. - 11.
Granite City Baptist Academy
Granite City Baptist Academy Photo - Academic Excellence in a Christian Atmosphere. Pre-school 4 & Kindergarten 5 through 12th grade.
(Baptist)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-12
1425 County Road 134
Saint Cloud, MN 56303
(320) 251-2801
Rank: #6 - 116. - 11.
Immanuel Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: K-8
4656 State Hwy 200 NW
Walker, MN 56484
(218) 547-4139
Rank: #6 - 116. - 11.
Our Lady Of Grace School
Our Lady Of Grace School Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: NS-8
5071 Eden Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55436
(952) 929-5463
Rank: #1212.
Cotter Schools
Cotter Schools Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 86%
Grades: PK-12
1115 W Broadway Street
Winona, MN 55987
(507) 456-5000
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Shakopee Area Catholic School
Shakopee Area Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 85%
Grades: PK-8
2700 17th Ave E
Shakopee, MN 55379
(952) 445-3387
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Visitation School
Visitation School Photo - Upper School Biology students utilize the Visitation 60 acre campus for research
(Catholic)
(6)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 85%
Grades: PK-12
2455 Visitation Drive
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 683-1705
Rank: #1515.
Immanuel Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 84%
Grades: K-8
417 High Ave
Gaylord, MN 55334
(507) 237-2804
Rank: #1616.
Saint Thomas Academy
Saint Thomas Academy Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
(2)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 83%
Grades: 6-12
949 Mendota Heights Road
Saint Paul, MN 55120
(651) 683-1516
Rank: #17 - 2217. - 22.
Annunciation Catholic School
Annunciation Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 80%
Grades: PK-8
525 W 54th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 823-4394
Rank: #17 - 2217. - 22.
Benilde-St Margaret's School
Benilde-St Margaret's School Photo - Members of the Class of 2022 process from BSM to this year's convocation ceremony.
(Catholic)
(3)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 80%
Grades: 7-12
2501 Highway 100
Minneapolis, MN 55416
(952) 927-4176
Rank: #17 - 2217. - 22.
Holy Name Of Jesus School
Holy Name Of Jesus School Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 80%
Grades: NS-6
155 County Road 24
Wayzata, MN 55391
(763) 473-3675
Rank: #17 - 2217. - 22.
St. Marks School
St. Marks School Photo - Innovative and personalized teaching at Saint Mark's School nurtures excitement in learning. "The heart of the intelligent acquires learning, the ears of the wise search for knowledge." Proverbs 18:15
(Catholic)
(1)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 80%
Grades: PK-8
1983 Dayton Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55104
(651) 644-3380
Rank: #17 - 2217. - 22.
St. Odilia School
St. Odilia School Photo - We have an outdoor classroom on our school campus! Teachers can reserve the space to offer a unique, and engaging space for learning.
(Catholic)
(10)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 80%
Grades: NS-8
3495 Victoria St N
Saint Paul, MN 55126
(651) 484-3364
Rank: #17 - 2217. - 22.
White Bear Montessori
White Bear Montessori Photo - White Bear Montessori has been serving the community for 55 years. We proudly provide authentic Montessori education to children aged 16 months - 6th grade.
Montessori School
(1)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 80%
Grades: PK-6
1201 East County Road E
Saint Paul, MN 55110
(651) 429-3710
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
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.
(Episcopal)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 77%
Grades: PK-12
123 Ottawa Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(763) 381-8201
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Marie Staffanson
Marie Staffanson Photo - Students in grades PK-5 attend school at Blake's Highcroft campus in Wayzata.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 77%
Grades: PK-12
110 Blake Road South
Hopkins, MN 55343
(952) 988-3420
Rank: #23 - 2523. - 25.
Providence Academy
Providence Academy Photo
(Catholic)
(7)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 77%
Grades: PK-12
15100 Schmidt Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55446
(763) 258-2502
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
Carondelet Catholic
(Catholic)
(7)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: PK-8
3210 W 51st St
Minneapolis, MN 55410
(612) 927-8673
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
City of Lakes Waldorf School
City of Lakes Waldorf School Photo - At City of Lakes Waldorf School, our teachers strive to see and recognize each one of our students, greeting them each morning individually, and working with them over multiple years to build on their unique strengths and meet their individual challenges, giving them the tools they need to thrive.
Special Program Emphasis
(2)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: NS-8
2344 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 767-1550
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
Excel High School
Excel High School Photo
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: 6-12
601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1250
Hopkins, MN 55305
(952) 465-3700
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
Mounds Park Academy
Mounds Park Academy Photo - Mounds Park Academy is a PreK-12 independent private school on 32 acres in Saint Paul, Minnesota that has offered a rigorous, college-preparatory experience since 1982. Here, students gain deep, comprehensive content knowledge to prepare them to forever dream big and do right.
(21)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: PK-12
2051 Larpenteur Avenue E
Saint Paul, MN 55109
(651) 748-5577
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
Pilgrim Lutheran School
(African Methodist Episcopal)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: NS-8
3901 1st Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55409
(612) 825-5375
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
St. Croix Catholic School
St. Croix Catholic School Photo - Come visit us and experience the opportunities that await each child and truly each family!
(Catholic)
(1)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: PK-8
621 3rd St S
Stillwater, MN 55082
(651) 439-5581
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
St. John The Baptist Catholic School
St. John The Baptist Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: PK-4
111 Main St W
Vermillion, MN 55085
(510) 229-7741
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
Saint John's Preparatory School
Saint John's Preparatory School Photo - Graduation, convocation, and monthly mass are held at the Abbey Church on the campus we share with Saint John's University.
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: 6-12
2280 Watertower Road
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-3315
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
St. Scholastica HSC Academy
St. Scholastica HSC Academy Photo - Students have fun and enjoy school!
(Catholic)
(2)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: 1-12
207 Whiskey Rd NW
Isanti, MN 55040
(763) 200-9293
Rank: #26 - 3526. - 35.
The Way Of The Shepherd Catholic Montessori
The Way Of The Shepherd Catholic Montessori Photo
Montessori School (Catholic)
(1)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 75%
Grades: PK-8
13200 Central Ave Ne
Minneapolis, MN 55434
(763) 862-9110
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average percentage of private elementary schools faculty in Minnesota who have attained an advanced degree?
The average percentage of private elementary schools faculty in Minnesota who have attained an advanced degree is 49% for 2024-25.
Which private elementary schools in Minnesota have the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees?
The top ranked private elementary schools in Minnesota with the highest percentage of faculty having advanced degrees include Discovery Montessori School, Holy Trinity School and Glory Academy.

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