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Grade Divisions

Exceptional Academics

Distinctively Christian

At Minnehaha Academy, your child will be known and loved — and equipped to excel. Students thrive in a top-ranked academic environment grounded in faith, where excellence is pursued with purpose.

Preschool

A preschool girl works on an art project

 

Curiosity Grows Here

Elementary

An elementary school boy boy on the first day of school

 

Where Academic Excellence & Faith Take Root

Middle School

Two middle school girls on the first day of school

 

Growing in Wisdom & Stature

High School

A high school boy in a Redhawks shirt

 

Opportunities that Transform

Signature Experiences

Discover One-of-a-kind Learning Opportunities

What distinguishes a Minnehaha education? Our Signature Experiences go beyond the expected—combining academic excellence, faith integration, and hands-on discovery. 

International Space Station Program

Four International Space Station students with their experiments

 

A team of innovative students collaborate each year to send a science experiment to the International Space Station. ISS is one of only four such programs in the nation.

Core Specialist Class

Third graders film documentary

 

Each grade level focuses on a different project and students build a number of skills as they learn from experts, conduct research, launch their projects, and see how their work can profoundly impact others.

Core Formation Experiences

Upper School students in Europe

 

Through service and experiential learning, students are educated, equipped, empowered, and engaged - gaining wisdom, compassion, respect, and a global perspective.

Minnehaha Leadership Institute

An Upper School Leadership Institute student helps a kindergartner present in Chapel

 

Empowering students to lead with purpose, the Minnehaha Leadership Institute blends faith, mentorship, and real-world experience to shape tomorrow’s servant-leaders. 

Innovation lab

Students with their innovation lab project

 

Students are innovators and learn to think like design engineers through our unique approach to Innovation Lab. In the I-Lab, students solve real-world issues while building critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Fast Facts

Quick Facts about Minnehaha Academy

100

Graduates Accepted 

Graduates Accepted to 4-Year Colleges & Universities

38

Students of color

58

advanced degrees

Teachers hold advanced degrees at Minnehaha Academy

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Fine arts performing groups

Fine arts performing groups, PreK-12

93

national awards

93 national academic awards won by students, 17 national awards by journalism students in the last year

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one-on-one mentorshisps

At the Upper School alone, 82 students took advantage of formal one-on-one mentorships in the last year