Notable Charter and Private Schools in Missouri

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Missouri. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Mary Institute & St Louis Country Day School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
The Pembroke Hill School - Wornall Campus — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
St Louis University High School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
Rockhurst High School — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
Westminster Christian Academy — Town and Country, Missouri. Private school.
St Dominic High School — O'fallon, Missouri. Private school.
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public charter school.
The Barstow School — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
St Joseph School — Saint Charles, Missouri. Private school.
Chaminade College Prep School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
SOUTH CITY — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public charter school.
GUADALUPE CENTERS ELEMENTARY — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
Helias Catholic High School — Jefferson City, Missouri. Private school.
Immaculate Conception School — Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. Private school.
New Covenant Academy — Springfield, Missouri. Private school.
KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
De Smet Jesuit High School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School — Columbia, Missouri. Private school.
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION — Kansas City, Missouri. Public charter school.
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
St Teresa's Academy — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
St Therese School — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle — Kansas City, Missouri. Public charter school.
Cor Jesu Academy — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
OLD NORTH ACADEMY — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public charter school.
Visitation Academy — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
St Joseph's Academy — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
College Heights Christian School — Joplin, Missouri. Private school.
St John Vianney High School — Kirkwood, Missouri. Private school.
Christian School District — O'fallon, Missouri. Private school.
KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH — St. Louis, Missouri. Public charter school.
BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARY — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
Our Lady of the Presentation School — Lees Summit, Missouri. Private school.
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem — Kansas City, Missouri. Public charter school.
St Gabriel the Archangel School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
Notre Dame De Sion High School — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
KIPP VICTORY ACADEMY — ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Public charter school.
Visitation Catholic School — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
St Vincent De Paul Jr/sr Schools — Perryville, Missouri. Private school.
St Catherine Laboure School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.
ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE CHERRY ELEM — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
St Thomas More School — Kansas City, Missouri. Private school.
Immaculate Conception School — Springfield, Missouri. Private school.
GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public charter school.
St Peter Catholic School — Jefferson City, Missouri. Private school.
Lutheran High School of St Charles County — Saint Peters, Missouri. Private school.
Notre Dame Regional High School — Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Private school.
Whitfield School — Saint Louis, Missouri. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.