St. John School: A Personalized Learning Academy Photo - Whole-person growth is integral to a successful education! Athletics and Physical Education classes offer students of all ages to move and learn at the same time.

Best St. Louis County Private Elementary Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 127 private elementary schools serving 30,901 students in St. Louis County, MO.
The top-ranked private elementary schools in St. Louis County, MO include John Burroughs School, MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School), and St. John School: A Personalized Learning Academy.
The average tuition cost is $16,356, which is higher than the Missouri private elementary school average tuition cost of $12,168.
75% of private elementary schools in St. Louis County, MO are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top-Ranked St. Louis County Private Elementary Schools (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Forsyth School
Forsyth School Photo
(5)
6235 Wydown Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 726-4542
Gr: NS-6 | 394 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Living Water Academy
Living Water Academy Photo - LWA participates in the annual See You at the Pole gathering every fourth Wednesday in September to pray and praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(Christian)
(2)
17780 Mueller Road
Wildwood, MO 63038
(636) 324-7220
Gr: NS-12 | 377 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
St. John School: A Personalized Learning Academy
St. John School: A Personalized Learning Academy Photo - In addition to offering highly-rated curriculum, we endeavor to equip our students with real-life success skills such as communication, collaboration, and self-regulation, while progressing along a learning path tailored to their learning style.
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(6)
15800 Manchester Road
Ballwin, MO 63011
(636) 779-2325
Gr: PK-8 | 321 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Academy Of Saint Louis
Academy Of Saint Louis Photo - Academy of St. Louis is Providing Hope, Promise & Opportunities for Students with Learning Challenges
Special Education School (Catholic)
(3)
505 St. Joseph Lane
Ballwin, MO 63021
(636) 534-5099
Gr: K-12 | 34 students Avg. class size: 6 students Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The College School
The College School Photo
Alternative School
(9)
7825 Big Bend Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 962-9355
Gr: PK-8 Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
Al-salam Day School
(Islamic)
519 Weidman Rd
Ballwin, MO 63011
(636) 394-8986
Gr: PK-12 | 333 students Sports: 1
Apprende Private School
Apprende Private School Photo - Apprende Private School "the learning advantage since 1981"
(3)
436B Valley School Drive
Valley Park, MO 63088
(636) 225-5485
Gr: PK-12 | 17 students Tuition listed
Ascension School
Ascension School Photo
(Catholic)
238 Santa Maria Dr
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 532-1151
Gr: K-8 | 478 students Avg. class size: 21 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
Assumption Parish School
(Catholic)
4709 Mattis Road
Saint Louis, MO 63128
(314) 487-6520
Gr: NS-8 | 309 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Central Christian School
Central Christian School Photo
(Presbyterian)
(1)
700 S Hanley Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 727-4535
Gr: NS-6 Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Chaminade College Prep School
Chaminade College Prep School Photo - 2015 Senior House Captains
All-boys (Catholic)
425 S. Lindbergh Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 993-4400
Gr: 6-12 | 851 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 29 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Chaminade College Preparatory School
All-boys (Catholic)
425 S Lindbergh Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 993-4400
Gr: 6-12 | 832 students Tuition listed
Chesterfield Day School
Chesterfield Day School Photo - CDS students experience and solve real-world problems and then present their findings to authentic and meaningful audiences.
Montessori School
(6)
1100 White Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 469-9622
Gr: K-5 | 62 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Chesterfield Montessori School
Chesterfield Montessori School Photo - Exterior
Montessori School
(7)
14000 Ladue Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 469-7150
Gr: NS-8 Avg. class size: 24 students Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Christ Community Lutheran School
Christ Community Lutheran School Photo
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(1)
110 W Woodbine Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63122
(314) 822-7774
Gr: NS-8 | 735 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Christ Community Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
8749 Watson Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 961-6595
Gr: PK-4 | 290 students Tuition listed
Churchill Center & School
Churchill Center & School Photo - As a Wilson Reading System Accredited Partner, Churchill provides research-based reading, writing and spelling instruction for students who are struggling with more traditional methods.
Special Education School
1021 Municipal Center Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 997-4343
Gr: 1-8 | 152 students Avg. class size: 9 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Community School
Community School Photo
(6)
900 Lay Road
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 991-0005
Gr: PK-6 | 350 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 3 Tuition listed
Ech School At Every Childs Hope
Alternative School
8240 Saint Charles Rock Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63114
(314) 593-2999
Gr: 2-12 | 46 students Avg. class size: 10 students
Epworth School
(Christian)
(1)
110 N Elm Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 918-3316
Gr: K-12 | 70 students Avg. class size: 10 students
Grace Chapel Lutheran School
Grace Chapel Lutheran School Photo
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(1)
10015 Lance Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 867-6564
Gr: PK-8 | 185 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Green Park Lutheran School
Green Park Lutheran School Photo - ACCOMPLISHED St. Louis Science Fair is an initiative of the Academy of Science and sponsored by Monsanto and SunEdison. Spring 2014 there were over 2,500 top projects, representing 230 schools. 40 GP students progressed on to St. Louis Science Fair. The results? 22 Blue Ribbon 1st Place, 13 Red Ribbon 2nd Place, 5 Green Ribbon 3rd Place.
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(3)
4248 Green Park Road
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 544-4248
Gr: NS-8 | 285 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed
Greenways Academy
Greenways Academy Photo - Welcome to our "quirky" little school We celebrate all learnersEducate, Motivate, Graduate
5850 Macklind Ave. #168
Saint Louis, MO 63109
(314) 432-7534
Gr: 1-12 | 712 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
Holy Cross Academy
(Catholic)
8874 Pardee Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 842-2073
Gr: PK-8 | 546 students
Holy Cross Academy
(Catholic)
8874 Pardee Road
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 475-3436
Gr: PK-8 | 574 students Avg. class size: 25 students
Holy Infant Elementary School
(Catholic)
248 New Ballwin Rd
Ballwin, MO 63021
(636) 227-0802
Gr: PK-8 | 583 students
Immacolata School
(Catholic)
8910 Clayton Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63117
(314) 991-5700
Gr: PK-8 | 308 students
Immanuel Lutheran School - Olivette
Immanuel Lutheran School - Olivette Photo - Our Core Values and how they intertwine with our Mission and Vision as a Christian school.
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(2)
9733 Olive Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63132
(314) 993-5004
Gr: NS-8 | 175 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Incarnate Word Parish School
(Catholic)
13416 Olive Blvd
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 576-5366
Gr: K-8 | 359 students Avg. class size: 22 students
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.
755 S Price Road
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 993-4040
Gr: 7-12 | 660 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kirk Day School
Kirk Day School Photo
(Christian)
(2)
12928 Ladue Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63141
(314) 434-4349
Gr: NS-6 | 326 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Lutheran High School North
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
5401 Lucas And Hunt Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63121
(314) 389-3100
Gr: 6-12 | 279 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mary Queen Of Peace School
(Catholic)
680 W Lockwood Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 961-2891
Gr: PK-8 | 411 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Marygrove Services, Inc.
Special Education School
2705 Mullanphy Ln
Florissant, MO 63031
(314) 830-6203
Gr: 5-11 | 2 students
101 North Warson Road
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 995-7367
Gr: PK-12 | 1,236 student Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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St. Louis County Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
3801 Nelson Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63121
(314) 261-1592
Gr: K-8 | 144 students
17815 Wild Horse Creek Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 300-5555
Gr: 6-12 | 100 students
7001 Forsyth Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 863-3111
Gr: PK-8 | 58 students
74 Kearney St
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 845-8788
Gr: K-8 | 72 students
2100 Switzer Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63136
(314) 388-0468
Gr: PK-8 | 134 students
Grace Boys Ranch (Closed 2019)
All-boys | Special Education School (Christian)
10421 Apke
Catawissa, MO 63015
(314) 503-5332
Gr: 3-11 | 5 students
Hope Lutheran School-st Ann (Closed 2016)
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
10701 Saint Cosmas Ln
Saint Ann, MO 63074
(314) 429-0988
Gr: K-9 | 53 students
8646 Jennings Station Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63136
(314) 868-5541
Gr: PK-12 | 45 students
4500 Washington St
Florissant, MO 63033
(314) 921-0437
Gr: PK-8 | 167 students
10014 Diamond Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 869-0515
Gr: K-8 | 131 students
4974 Heege Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 832-6432
Gr: K-8 | 154 students
4329 Dupage Dr
Bridgeton, MO 63044
(314) 739-3123
Gr: PK-8 | 163 students
1414 Bellevue Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63117
(314) 781-2072
Gr: PK-8 | 130 students
4220 Ripa Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 743-8641
Gr: PK-8 | 135 students Avg. class size: 18 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
631 Undercliff Dr
Hazelwood, MO 63042
(314) 895-3600
Gr: K-8 | 144 students
800 Buckley Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 892-7500
Gr: K-8 | 149 students
7401 Florissant Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63121
(314) 261-6011
Gr: 7-12 | 22 students
8659 Olive Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63132
(314) 569-2929
Gr: PK-8 | 545 students
1720 Redman Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63138
(314) 741-1333
Gr: 9-12 | 335 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
16601 Wild Horse Creek Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 519-8222
Gr: PK-7 | 26 students

Overview

This County (St. Louis County)
This State (MO)
# Schools
131 Schools

Student Body:

# Students
30,901 Students
99,953 Students
% Average Students of Color
22%
20%

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers
2,963 Teachers
8,261 Teachers
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
12:1
% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree
56%
53%
Average Class Size
15 students
15 students
Average Number of AP Courses
18 courses
15 courses
Average SAT score
1321
(Out of 1600)
1315
Average ACT score
27
(Out of 36)
26

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost
$16,356
$12,168
Average Summer Program Cost
$1,422
$642
Average % on Financial Aid
32%
33%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$9,074
$6,426
Average Acceptance Rate
84%
85%
Average Endowment Size
$13.76 million
$25.69 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.53
0.56
# American Indian Students
86 Students
213 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
729 Students
2,691 Students
% Asian Students
3%
3%
# Hispanic Students
857 Students
4,366 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
5%
# Black Students
2,706 Students
6,103 Students
% Black Students
9%
6%
# White Students
19,297 Students
60,311 Students
% White Students
65%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
31 Students
178 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
n/a
# Others Students
6,020 Students
23,542 Students
% of Others Students
20%
24%
All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars
10 extracurriculars
8 extracurriculars
Average Number of Sports
7 sports
6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in St. Louis County, MO?
The top-ranked private elementary schools in St. Louis County, MO include John Burroughs School, MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School), and St. John School: A Personalized Learning Academy.
How many private elementary schools are located in St. Louis County?
127 private elementary schools are located in St. Louis County.
How much do private elementary schools cost in St. Louis County?
The average tuition cost is $16,356, which is higher than the Missouri private school average tuition cost of $12,168.
How diverse are private elementary schools in St. Louis County?
St. Louis County private elementary schools are approximately 22% minority students, which is higher than the Missouri private school average of 20%.
What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in St. Louis County?
75% of private elementary schools in St. Louis County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).
Which private elementary schools in St. Louis County are often viewed compared to one another?

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