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Oldest Private High Schools in Missouri

The average private high school in Missouri was founded around 1964 (2025).
The oldest private high school in Missouri is Visitation Academy Of St. Louis, founded in 1833.
Year Founded Range: 1833 1956 Avg. Year Founded: 1912

Oldest Private High Schools in Missouri (2025)

School
Founding Date
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Visitation Academy Of St. Louis
Visitation Academy Of St. Louis Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1833
Grades: PK-12
3020 North Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 625-9100
Rank: #22.
St. Joseph's Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1840
Grades: 9-12
2307 S Lindbergh Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 394-4333
Rank: #33.
Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy Photo - Ursuline Academy of St. Louis, Missouri, established in 1848.
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
Founding Date: 1848
Grades: 9-12
341 S Sappington Road
Saint Louis, MO 63122
(314) 984-2800
Rank: #44.
Christian Brothers College High School
Christian Brothers College High School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1850
Grades: 9-12
1850 De La Salle Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63141
(314) 985-6095
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School
(1)
Founding Date: 1859
Grades: PK-12
101 N Warson Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 995-7448
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School)
MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School) Photo - Our Pre-K through 12th grade school offers numerous unique educational opportunities, resources, and a strong sense of community that only a Pre-K - 12th grade school can provide.
(1)
Founding Date: 1859
Grades: PK-12
101 North Warson Road
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 995-7367
Rank: #77.
St. Paul Lutheran High School
St. 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)
(1)
Founding Date: 1883
Grades: 9-12
205 S. Main Street
Concordia, MO 64020
(660) 463-2238
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Barstow School
Founding Date: 1884
Grades: NS-12
11511 State Line Rd
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 942-4054
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
The Barstow School
Special Program Emphasis (Catholic)
(1)
Founding Date: 1884
Grades: K-12
11511 State Line
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 277-0365
Rank: #1010.
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
(1)
Founding Date: 1889
Grades: 7-12
204 N Grand St
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Rank: #1111.
Principia School
Principia School Photo
Founding Date: 1898
Grades: PK-12
13201 Clayton Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 434-2100
Rank: #12 - 1512. - 15.
Chaminade College Prep School
Chaminade College Prep School Photo - 2015 Senior House Captains
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: 6-12
425 S. Lindbergh Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 993-4400
Rank: #12 - 1512. - 15.
Chaminade College Preparatory School
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: 6-12
425 S Lindbergh Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 993-4400
Rank: #12 - 1512. - 15.
Pembroke Hill School
Pembroke Hill School Photo
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: NS-12
400 W 51st St
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 936-1200
Rank: #12 - 1512. - 15.
Rockhurst High School
Rockhurst High School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: 9-12
9301 State Line Rd
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 363-2036
Rank: #1616.
Rosati-kain High School
Rosati-kain High School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
Founding Date: 1911
Grades: 9-12
4389 Lindell Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63108
(314) 533-8513
Rank: #1717.
Notre Dame de Sion High School
Notre Dame de Sion High 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.
(Catholic)
(3)
Founding Date: 1912
Grades: 9-12
10631 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 942-3282
Rank: #1818.
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: 7-12
755 S Price Road
Saint Louis, MO 63124
(314) 993-4040
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Duchesne High School
Duchesne High School Photo
(Catholic)
(8)
Founding Date: 1924
Grades: 9-12
2550 Elm Street
Saint Charles, MO 63301
(636) 946-6767
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Nerinx Hall High School
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1924
Grades: 9-12
530 E Lockwood Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 968-1505
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
St. Dominic High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1929
Grades: 9-12
31 Saint Dominic Dr
O Fallon, MO 63366
(636) 240-8303
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Villa Duchesne School
Villa Duchesne School Photo - Villa Duchesne Upper School (Girls, grades 7-12)
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1929
Grades: PK-12
10801 Conway Road
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 432-2021
Rank: #2323.
St. Mary's High School
St. Mary's High School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1931
Grades: 9-12
4701 S Grand Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63111
(314) 481-8400
Rank: #2424.
Incarnate Word Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1932
Grades: 9-12
2788 Normandy Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63121
(314) 725-5850
Rank: #2525.
Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame High School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1934
Grades: 9-12
320 E Ripa Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63125
(314) 544-1015
Rank: #2626.
High SchoolF Epstein Hebrew Academy
(Jewish)
Founding Date: 1943
Grades: K-12
1138 N Warson Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63132
(314) 994-6856
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Sunnydale Adventist Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
(1)
Founding Date: 1946
Grades: 9-12
6818 Audrain Road 9139
Centralia, MO 65240
(573) 682-2164
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Thomas Jefferson School
Thomas Jefferson School Photo
Special Program Emphasis
(1)
Founding Date: 1946
Grades: 7-12
4100 S Lindbergh Boulevard
Saint Louis, MO 63127
(314) 843-4151
Rank: #2929.
Oakhill Day School
Oakhill Day School Photo
Founding Date: 1947
Grades: PK-12
7019 North Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64118
(816) 436-6228
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Bishop DuBourg High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1950
Grades: 9-12
5850 Eichelberger St
Saint Louis, MO 63109
(314) 832-3030
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Dept Of Special Education
Special Education School (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1950
Grades: 1-12
20 Archbishop May Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63119
(314) 792-7300
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Childrens Center For The Visually Impaired
Special Education School
Founding Date: 1952
Grades: NS-12
3101 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 841-2284
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
The Whitfield School
The Whitfield School Photo
Founding Date: 1952
Grades: 6-12
175 S Mason Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63141
(314) 434-5141
Rank: #3434.
St. Louis Priory School
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1955
Grades: 7-12
500 S Mason Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63141
(314) 434-3690
Rank: #35 - 3835. - 38.
Cor Jesu Academy
Cor Jesu Academy Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1956
Grades: 9-12
10230 Gravois Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 842-1546
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