The brief
A private school in Prior Lake, MN serving grades Pre-K – 12th.
It ranks 106 of 352 schools in Minnesota.
Prior Lake Christian Academy is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on MN statewide data. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in MN.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in MN.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 55372; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Minneapolis school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $140,835
- Median home value
- $450,100
- Median rent
- $1,406/mo
- College educated
- 50.1%
- Homeownership
- 90.5%
- Poverty rate
- 2.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 55372; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 18
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 54
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,145/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Prior Lake. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Prior Lake), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White89%
- Asian9%
- Black1%
- Hispanic1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Prior Lake Christian Academy serve?
Prior Lake Christian Academy serves students in grades Pre-K through 12th.
How many students attend Prior Lake Christian Academy?
Prior Lake Christian Academy has an enrollment of approximately 104 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prior Lake Christian Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Prior Lake Christian Academy is 10.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Prior Lake Christian Academy rank in MN?
Prior Lake Christian Academy ranks #106 of 352 private schools in MN.
What is Prior Lake Christian Academy's MySchoolScout rating?
Prior Lake Christian Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 7.0 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Prior Lake Christian Academy a private school?
Yes, Prior Lake Christian Academy is a private coeducational school with a Baptist affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Prior Lake Christian Academy a religious school?
Prior Lake Christian Academy has a Baptist religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 12th
- Enrollment
- 104
- Gender split
- 56% M / 44% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 10.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- School day
- 6.8 hours
- Days per year
- 168 days
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Scott County
- Phone
- (507) 779-0210
- Area population (ZIP 55372)
- 34,617
- Area average commute
- 25 min
- Area median age
- 40.2
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Minnesota Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.