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Notre Dame Academy

We are glad you’re here! Notre Dame Academy is a welcoming, regional Catholic school in the West Metro offering preschool through eighth grade. Our students receive an education that is taught with kindness, inclusiveness, and a commitment to the whole child.

Having Faith In All Children

We are glad you’re here! Notre Dame Academy is a welcoming, regional Catholic school in the West Metro offering preschool through eighth grade. Our students receive an education that is taught with kindness, inclusiveness, and a commitment to the whole child.
Grades K-8

Our teachers provide academic rigor and strong educational outcomes by developing the minds, hearts, and souls of our children in a faith-centered environment and a nurturing community.

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Preschool/Childcare

The Notre Dame Academy Preschool Program offers flexible, year-round school for children ages 2 to 5. Our dedicated teachers share a love of early learning and strive for excellence in Catholic education.

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Current Families

Ensuring our families have access to valuable online news, forms and other online resources is very important to us.

Parent Resource Page

Our Mission

As a regional Catholic school our mission is to provide PreK-8th grade students a Christ-centered, inclusive and innovative learning environment. Each student has the opportunity to learn, grow and work toward their unique potential while continually guided by the spiritual example of Our Lady in a joyful and nurturing community.

Our Values

Our team of dedicated teachers offers a Christ–centered, innovative, child–focused education that is authentic, relevant, taught with kindness and inclusiveness, with a commitment to the whole child — always remaining Christ–centered, focused on academic excellence, spiritual integrity and Catholic social responsibility.

Our Philosophy

As a PreK-8th grade Catholic school, Notre Dame Academy provides students spiritual guidance, awareness of their thinking, academic opportunities for excellence, a personal power to achieve their unique potential, and a love for lifelong learning.

Latest News

Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children

During the week of MEA, the Notre Dame Academy faculty and staff had two Professional Development Days. On one of the workshop days, the group gathered to do a data dive into student fall test scores and discussed ways they could use the data to best serve students....

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Eagle Bluff Field Trip Reflection

Eagle Bluff Field Trip Reflection

Our 6th graders went on a class trip in October to the Eagle Bluff Environmental Camp. This annual overnight trip requires several chaperones and the willingness to brave the ever-changing fall weather. Mrs. Wilson has loved helping out with this field trip for the...

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All School Surprise from our two Priests

All School Surprise from our two Priests

Each year the top Marathon goal for the student body includes an all school surprise from our two priests. Father John, pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Minnetonka, and Father Paul, pastor of St. Gabriel's in Hopkins, love to look through the student suggestion...

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The Catholic school badge is intended to symbolize a promise of academic excellence that helps form students’ minds, hearts and souls.

“Both of my girls have attended this school since preschool. If you ever have the opportunity to support Catholic Schools for your children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren, I highly recommend it. This has been the best opportunity for their self esteem, faith, community and personal well being.”

– Middle School Parent

Contact Information

Notre Dame Academy
13505 Excelsior Blvd.
Minnetonka, MN 55345

Phone: 952-358-3500
Fax: 952-935-2031

Lion's Lair Direct Line: 952-388-6777

Doors open at 8:40 a.m.

School Hours:
9:00 a.m.-3:55 p.m.

Preschool Hours:
9:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

School Mass:
Wednesdays and Holy Days at 9:15 a.m. Livestreamed via IHM.

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