| Providence Academy | |
| Streetaddress: | 15100 Schmidt Lake Road |
| County: | (Hennepin County) |
| Zipcode: | 55446 |
| Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 45.0455°N -93.4716°W |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Headmaster: | Todd Flanders |
| Chairperson: | Robert Cummins |
| Chaplain: | Rev. Connor McGinnis |
| Director: | Sister John Mary Fleming, O.P. |
| Ceeb: | 242-021 |
| Test Name: | ERB’s |
| Average Class Size: | 18 |
| Gender: | Co-ed |
| Lower Age: | Pre-K |
| Upper Age: | 12th |
| Schooltype: | Catholic, Private, Independent, College-Preparatory |
| Campus Size: | 41 acres |
| Campus Type: | College-prep |
| Hours In Day: | 8 |
| Athletics Conference: | Independent Metro Athletic Conference (IMAC) |
| Accreditation: | Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) |
| Mascot: | Lenny the Lion |
| Team Name: | Lions |
| Colors: | Navy blue and gold |
| Newspaper: | Providence Academy Word |
| Established: | 2001 |
| Enrollment: | 946 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 20232024 |
Providence Academy is a private, co-ed, Catholic college-preparatory PreK–12 school in Plymouth, Minnesota founded in 2001. It is located in and affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
At the end of the 1990s, Dan Frederick (former president of Alarmex), Bill Cooper (president of TCF Bank Minnesota), Bob Cummins (executive at Primera Technology), and prominent businessmen in the Twin Cities area raised $20 million to fund a new private school "grounded in Judeo-Christian values."[1] Not long after the announcement of its establishment, Providence became an official Catholic school associated with the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.[2] Ground was broken on Mach 25, 2000.[3] It opened in September 2001.[4]
In 2006, a $14 million, 95,000 square foot addition added 16 new classrooms, including new engineering laboratories, a lecture hall, media center, and science and technology labs.[4]
The buildings on the 41-acre campus are modeled on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Virginia.[1]
With Saint Agnes School in Saint Paul, it is one of two K-12 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.[5] Providence is a college-prep school accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States.[6] The composite mean ACT score of the classes of 20212023 was 29, and 97% of graduates enrolled in 4-year colleges.[6]
Providence girl's basketball won the Class AA state tournament in 2012, 2022, 2023, and 2024.[7] [8] Girl's soccer won the Class A championship in 2024.[9] Girl's Class A track and field won the state championship in 2008.[10]
Providence provides the following athletic programs with the Minnesota State High School League:[11]
| Fall | Winter | Spring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country | Alpine Skiing | Baseball | |
| Football | Basketball | Shooting Clays | |
| Swim & Dive | Dance (high kick and jazz) | Golf | |
| Tennis | Hockey | Lacrosse | |
| Volleyball | Nordic Skiing | Robotics | |
| Swim & Dive | Softball | ||
| Wrestling | Tennis | ||
| Track & Field | |||
| Volleyball |