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Top 10 Best Minnesota Nonsectarian Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 128 nonsectarian private schools in Minnesota. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in Minnesota.

The nonsectarian private schools in Minnesota include The Blake School (Middle School, grades 6-8), The Blake School Early Learning Center, and The Blake School/Upper School.

Fusion Academy Minneapolis Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

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.

Step By Step Montessori Schools at Plymouth Photo

Step By Step Montessori Schools at Edina Photo

Oak Hill Montessori Photo - For over 50 years, Oak Hill Montessori has been inspiring children to become passionate learners and independent thinkers.

Brightmont Academy - Plymouth Photo - "The One-to-One School. One student works with one teacher - all the time!"

Step By Step Montessori Schools at Wayzata Photo

The International School Of Minnesota Photo - The International School of Minnesota seeks to provide a competitive, fun atmosphere for all of our student athletic participants.

Lake Country School Photo - Our rural campus

Cottage Grove KinderCare Photo - Cottage Grove KinderCare

The Blake School Early Learning Center Photo - The Lower School combines academic rigor with a nurturing, homelike and supportive environment.

Step By Step Montessori Schools at Chaska Photo

City of Lakes Waldorf School Photo - Our 8th grade students study platonic geometry with help from some amazing bubbles.

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.

Step By Step Montessori Schools at Maple Grove Photo

Groves Academy Photo - Groves Academy is a renowned place of learning that nurtures and encourages brilliance within students with learning challenges. We understand the emotional pain that results when a child is struggling to learn. Our goal is to empower students entering 1st-12th grades to gain the skills and confidence they need to achieve lasting success.

The Blake School (Middle School, grades 6-8) Photo - Our program emphasizes five core values for Middle School students to live by: Academic and personal honesty; Acceptance of others; Respect for peers, adults and the school facilities and environment; Responsibility toward self, others, the school and the surrounding community; Trust within the school community.

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