#25 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Blue Ridge Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
Small classes: about 8 students per teacher
Belton, MO
A-Overall grade117 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Private high schools in Missouri with the highest overall grades. Top 50 of 73 schools.
#26 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Notre Dame De Sion High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
A-Overall grade539 students9 students per teacher
#27 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
The Barstow School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade714 students12 students per teacher
#28 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Kansas City Academy
Independent school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 89% of independent schools in Missouri
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade77 students6 students per teacher
#29 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Whitefield Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
85% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade227 students9 students per teacher
#30 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Ursuline Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
B+Overall gradeAll girls363 students12 students per teacher
#31 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
The Pembroke Hill School - Wornall Campus
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Missouri
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade1,045 students10 students per teacher
#32 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Springfield Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
Serving families in Springfield since at least 2011
Springfield, MO
B+Overall grade379 students11 students per teacher
#33 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
B+Overall gradeAll boys872 students10 students per teacher
#34 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
The Daniel Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 71% of Christian schools in Missouri
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade245 students7 students per teacher
#35 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Rockhurst High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-boys school in Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
BOverall gradeAll boys888 students13 students per teacher
#36 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
St. Joseph's Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall gradeAll girls587 students12 students per teacher
#37 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Bishop Leblond High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Joseph, MO
BOverall grade148 students10 students per teacher
#38 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Sunnydale Adventist Academy
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades 9–12
One of the most diverse private schools in Missouri
Centralia, MO
BOverall grade170 students14 students per teacher
#39 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Greenwood Laboratory School
Independent school · Grades K–12
The largest independent school in Springfield
Springfield, MO
BOverall grade431 students14 students per teacher
#40 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Lutheran High School South
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades 9–12
The largest Christian school in Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall grade550 students13 students per teacher
#41 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
St. Pius X High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
94% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
BOverall grade415 students12 students per teacher
#42 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Eagle Ridge Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, MO
BOverall grade120 students9 students per teacher
#43 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Center Place Restoration School
Religious school · Grades Pre-K–12
Serving families in Independence since at least 2011
Independence, MO
BOverall grade220 students9 students per teacher
#44 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Calvary Lutheran High School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Jefferson City
Jefferson City, MO
BOverall grade98 students11 students per teacher
#45 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
School of the Ozarks
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Point Lookout, MO
BOverall grade284 students12 students per teacher
#46 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Villa Duchesne Upper and Lower School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall grade465 students9 students per teacher
#47 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
North County Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Florissant
Florissant, MO
BOverall grade258 students11 students per teacher
#48 Best Private High Schools in Missouri
Greenways Academy
Alternative school · Grades 1–12
The largest of 44 independent schools in Missouri
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall grade3,015 students
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