#1 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Micds
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall grade1,220 students9 students per teacher
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College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Private high schools in Missouri where the most graduates go on to four-year colleges. Top 50 of 71 schools.
#2 College-Bound 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
#3 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Visitation Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
AOverall gradeAll girls555 students9 students per teacher
#4 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Notre Dame De Sion School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
A+Overall grade544 students8 students per teacher
#5 College-Bound 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
#6 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Cor Jesu Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall gradeAll girls519 students11 students per teacher
#7 College-Bound 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
#8 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Villa Duchesne School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall grade459 students4 students per teacher
#9 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall grade453 students13 students per teacher
#10 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
St. Louis Priory School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall gradeAll boys299 students8 students per teacher
#11 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Joplin, MO
A+Overall grade294 students9 students per teacher
#12 College-Bound 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
#13 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Incarnate Word Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall gradeAll girls235 students9 students per teacher
#14 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Crossroads College Preparatory School
Independent school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall grade125 students6 students per teacher
#15 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Kansas City Academy
Independent school · Grades 6–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
A+Overall grade80 students6 students per teacher
#16 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Thomas Jefferson School
Independent school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall grade74 students4 students per teacher
#17 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Miriam High School
Special education school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
AOverall grade48 students4 students per teacher
#18 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
The Pembroke Hill School - Wornall Campus
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade1,045 students10 students per teacher
#19 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
St. Louis University High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
AOverall gradeAll boys1,036 students12 students per teacher
#20 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
St. Teresa's Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kansas City, MO
A+Overall gradeAll girls570 students11 students per teacher
#21 College-Bound 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
#22 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Principia School
Religious school · Grades Pre-K–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall grade423 students8 students per teacher
#23 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Whitfield School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
A+Overall grade407 students9 students per teacher
#24 College-Bound Private High Schools in Missouri
Greenways Academy
Alternative school · Grades 1–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall grade3,015 students
From official public records, updated October 2026.