Oldest Private High Schools in Missouri

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The average private high school in Missouri was founded around 1963 (2021).
The oldest private high school in Missouri is Visitation Academy Of St Louis, founded in 1833.
The oldest private high schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Oldest Private High Schools in Missouri (2021)

  • School Founding Date Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Visitation Academy Of St Louis
    Visitation Academy Of St Louis Photo - "A School for Life"
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1833
    Grades: PK-123020 North Ballas Road
    Saint Louis, MO 63131
    (314) 625-9103
  • Rank: #22.
    Ecc-childhaven
    Special Education School
     Founding Date: 1834
    Grades: K-12330 N Gore Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63119
    (314) 919-4700
  • Rank: #33.
    St. Josephs Academy
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1840
    Grades: 9-122307 S Lindbergh Blvd
    Saint Louis, MO 63131
    (314) 394-4321
  • Rank: #44.
    Ursuline Academy
    Ursuline Academy Photo - Ursuline Academy of St. Louis, Missouri, established in 1848.
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1848
    Grades: 9-12341 S Sappington Road
    Saint Louis, MO 63122
    (314) 984-2800
  • Rank: #55.
    Christian Brothers College High School
    Christian Brothers College High School Photo
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1850
    Grades: 9-121850 De La Salle Dr
    Saint Louis, MO 63141
    (314) 985-6095
  • Rank: #66.
    MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School)
    MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School) Photo - Our focus on academic rigor ensures that students are well-prepared for the academic and personal challenges they face after graduation.
    Founding Date: 1859
    Grades: PK-12101 North Warson Road
    Saint Louis, MO 63124
    (314) 995-7367
  • Rank: #77.
    Wentworth Military Academy & College
    Wentworth Military Academy & College Photo
    Founding Date: 1880
    Grades: 9-121016 Main St. Lexington
    Lexington, MO 64067
    (660) 259-2221
  • Rank: #88.
    Saint Paul Lutheran High School
    Saint Paul Lutheran High School Photo - Row of trees facing the Saint Paul victory bell and in the background you see the Fine Arts building. The Fine Arts building houses art, music, choir, sociology and government.
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     Founding Date: 1883
    Grades: 9-12205 S. Main Street
    Concordia, MO 64020
    (660) 463-2238
  • Rank: #9-109.- 10.
    The Barstow School
     Founding Date: 1884
    Grades: NS-1211511 State Line
    Kansas City, MO 64114
    (816) 942-3255
  • Rank: #9-109.- 10.
    Barstow School
     Founding Date: 1884
    Grades: NS-1211511 State Line Rd
    Kansas City, MO 64114
    (816) 942-4054
  • Rank: #1111.
    Missouri Military Academy
    Missouri Military Academy Photo - Missouri Military Academy develops cadets who are of sound moral character, who have self-disciplined to strive for and achieve their goals and who are academically prepared to attend college.
    All-boys
     Founding Date: 1889
    Grades: 7-12204 N Grand St
    Mexico, MO 65265
    (573) 581-1776
  • Rank: #1212.
    Principia School
    Principia School Photo
    (Christian)
     Founding Date: 1898
    Grades: PK-1213201 Clayton Rd
    Saint Louis, MO 63131
    (314) 434-2100
  • Rank: #1313.
    Prescott SDA Jr. Academy
    Prescott SDA Jr. Academy Photo - Prescott SDA Elementary School
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     Founding Date: 1903
    Grades: PK-91405 Weisenborn Rd
    Saint Joseph, MO 64507
    (816) 866-3041
  • Rank: #14-1614.- 16.
    Chaminade College Prep School
    Chaminade College Prep School Photo - 2015 Senior House Captains
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1910
    Grades: 6-12425 S. Lindbergh Blvd
    Saint Louis, MO 63131
    (314) 993-4400
  • Rank: #14-1614.- 16.
    The Pembroke Hill School
    The Pembroke Hill School Photo
    Founding Date: 1910
    Grades: NS-12400 W 51st St
    Kansas City, MO 64112
    (816) 936-1200
  • Rank: #14-1614.- 16.
    Rockhurst High School
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1910
    Grades: 9-129301 State Line Rd
    Kansas City, MO 64114
    (816) 363-2036
  • Rank: #1717.
    Rosati-Kain High School
    Rosati-Kain High School Photo
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1911
    Grades: 9-124389 Lindell Blvd
    Saint Louis, MO 63108
    (314) 533-8513
  • Rank: #1818.
    Notre Dame De Sion School
    Notre Dame De Sion School Photo - Centered around a shared mission, Notre Dame de Sion School aims to prepare students for socially responsible, values-based leadership in a culturally and religiously diverse world. Both our Grade School and High School Campuses embrace an “Implicit Curriculum” and an “Explicit Curriculum” rooted in the Charism of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Sion.
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1912
    Grades: NS-1210631 Wornall Rd
    Kansas City, MO 64114
    (816) 942-3282
  • Rank: #1919.
    John Burroughs School
    John Burroughs School Photo - In a rigorous curriculum, students learn creative problem solving, critical thinking, data-driven decision making and collaboration skills that will prepare them for active participation in a world with new challenges.
    Founding Date: 1923
    Grades: 7-12755 S Price Road
    Saint Louis, MO 63124
    (314) 993-4040
  • Rank: #20-2120.- 21.
    Duchesne High School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1924
    Grades: 9-122550 Elm Street
    Saint Charles, MO 63301
    (636) 946-6767
  • Rank: #20-2120.- 21.
    Nerinx Hall High School
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1924
    Grades: 9-12530 E Lockwood Ave
    Saint Louis, MO 63119
    (314) 968-1505
  • Rank: #22-2322.- 23.
    St. Dominic High School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1929
    Grades: 9-1231 Saint Dominic Dr
    O Fallon, MO 63366
    (636) 240-8303
  • Rank: #22-2322.- 23.
    Villa Duchesne & Oak Hill School
    Villa Duchesne & Oak Hill School Photo - Learning is an adventure.
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1929
    Grades: PK-12801 S. Spoede Rd.
    Saint Louis, MO 63131
    (314) 810-3469
  • Rank: #2424.
    St. Mary's High School
    St. Mary's High School Photo
    All-boys (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1931
    Grades: 9-124701 S Grand Blvd
    Saint Louis, MO 63111
    (314) 481-8400
  • Rank: #25-2625.- 26.
    Sunnydale Adventist Academy
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     Founding Date: 1946
    Grades: 9-126818 Audrain Road 9139
    Centralia, MO 65240
    (573) 682-2164
  • Rank: #25-2625.- 26.
    Thomas Jefferson School
    Thomas Jefferson School Photo
    Founding Date: 1946
    Grades: 7-124100 S Lindbergh Blvd
    Saint Louis, MO 63127
    (314) 843-4151
  • Rank: #2727.
    Dept Of Special Education
    Special Education School (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1950
    Grades: 1-1220 Archbishop May Drive
    Saint Louis, MO 63119
    (314) 792-7320
  • Rank: #2828.
    Whitfield School
    Whitfield School Photo
    Founding Date: 1952
    Grades: 6-12175 S Mason Rd
    Saint Louis, MO 63141
    (314) 434-5141
  • Rank: #29-3029.- 30.
    Cor Jesu Academy
    All-girls (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1956
    Grades: 9-1210230 Gravois Rd
    Saint Louis, MO 63123
    (314) 842-1546
  • Rank: #29-3029.- 30.
    St. Pius X High School
    St. Pius X High School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1956
    Grades: 9-121500 NE 42nd Ter
    Kansas City, MO 64116
    (816) 453-3450
  • Rank: #3131.
    Lutheran High School South
    Lutheran High School South Photo - Our college-prep curriculum in a Christ-centered environment prepares each of our students for many options and choices for college. Ninety-eight percent of our students continue their education in a college or university.
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     Founding Date: 1957
    Grades: 9-129515 Tesson Ferry Road
    Saint Louis, MO 63123
    (314) 631-1400
  • Rank: #3232.
    St. Pius X High School
    St. Pius X High School Photo - St. Pius X students hope to see you soon!
    (Roman Catholic)
     Founding Date: 1959
    Grades: 9-121030 Saint Pius Drive
    Festus, MO 63028
    (636) 931-7487
  • Rank: #3333.
    North County Christian School
    North County Christian School Photo - Orchestra, string ensemble and jazz band perform separately and together throughout the school year.
    (Christian)
     Founding Date: 1962
    Grades: PK-12845 Dunn Rd
    Florissant, MO 63031
    (314) 972-6227
  • Rank: #34-3534.- 35.
    Hillcrest Adventist School
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     Founding Date: 1965
    Grades: K-99777 Grandview Dr
    Saint Louis, MO 63132
    (314) 993-1807
  • Rank: #34-3534.- 35.
    Lutheran High School North
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     Founding Date: 1965
    Grades: 6-125401 Lucas And Hunt Rd
    Saint Louis, MO 63121
    (314) 389-3100
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