PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS CHARTER SCHOOLS
RANK | NAME | ENROLLED | GRADES SERVED | NO. OF | YEARLY TUITION | NICHE AREA RANKING** |
| 1 | Summit Christian Academy Lee’s Summit, MO 816-525-1480 | 1,242 | Pre-K-12 | 105 | $2,920 – $14,270 | #19 | A- |
| 2 | Pembroke Hill School Kansas City, MO 816-936-1200 | 1,171 | age 2 to 12th grade | 122 | $11,795 – $29,015 | #1 | A+ |
| 3 | St. James Academy Lenexa, KS 913-254-4200 | 948 | 9-12 | 63 | $13,000 – $14,200 | #10 | A |
| 4 | Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Overland Park, KS 913-319-2420 | 918 | 9-12 | 70 | $12,200 – $13,200 | #8 | A |
| 5 | Rockhurst High School Kansas City, MO 816-363-2036 | 888 | 9-12 | 70 | $15,300 | #4 | A+ |
| 6 | Curé of Ars Catholic School Leawood, KS 913-648-2620 | 788 | age 3 to 8th grade | 64 | $6,200 | Not Ranked |
| 7 | The Barstow School Kansas City, MO 816-942-3255 | 775 | Pre-K-12 | N/A | N/A | #2 | A+ |
| 8 | Heritage Christian Academy Olathe, KS 913-681-7622 | 688 | Pre-K-12 | 70 | $6,386 – $11,217 | #20 | A- |
| 9 | Bishop Miege High School Roeland Park, KS 913-262-2700 | 656 | 9-12 | 52 | $11,250 – $12,750 | #12 | A |
| 10 | Notre Dame De Sion Schools of Kansas City Lenexa, KS 816-942-3282 | 604 | Pre-K-12 | 71 | $14,200 – $16,950 | #3 | A+ (High School) |
| 11 | Holy Trinity Catholic School Lenexa, KS 913-888-3250 | 597 | Pre-K-8 | 42 | $5,125 – $9,100 | A- |
| 12 | Ascension Catholic School Overland Park, KS 913-851-2531 | 580 | Pre-K-8 | 36 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 13 | St. Teresa’s Academy Kansas City, MO 816-501-0011 | 573 | 9-12 female | 55 | $15,360 | #5 | A+ |
| 14 | St. Therese School Parkville, MO 816-741-5400 | 570 | K-8 | N/A | <$6,100 | A |
| 15 | Northland Christian School Kansas City, MO 816-548-2222 | 556 | Pre-K-12 | 70 | $1,570 – $11,754 | B- |
| 16 | Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic School/ECC Lee’s Summit, MO 816-251-1150 | 553 | K-8 | 36 | $5,475 – $7,080 | Not Ranked |
| 17 | Maranatha Academy Shawnee, KS 913-631-0637 | 550 | K-12 | 43 | $5,900 – $8,900 | #9 | A |
| 18 | St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School Leawood, KS 913-402-3950 | 544 | K-8 | 34 | <$7,330 | Not Ranked |
| 19 | Kansas City Christian School Prairie Village, KS 913-648-5227 | 496 | Pre-K-12 | 48 | $2,280 – $12,986 | #11 | A |
| 20 | Prince of Peace Catholic School Olathe, KS 913-764-0650 | 494 | K-8 | 33 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 21 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School Kansas City, MO 816-931-8614 | 488 | Pre-K-8 | 65 | $11,601 – $17,840 | A+ |
| 22 | Visitation Catholic School Shawnee, KS 913-631-0400 | 448 | K-8 | 37 | $8,000 – $8,500 | Not Ranked |
| 23 | St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High School Lee’s Summit, MO 816-763-4800 | 445 | 9-12 | 31 | $11,250 | #21 | B+ |
| 24 | Good Shepherd Catholic School Shawnee, KS 913-631-0400 | 440 | Pre-K-8 | 41 | >$4,600 | Not Ranked |
| 25 | Calvary Lutheran School Kansas City, MO 816-595-4020 | 429 | age 2 to 8th grade | 39 | $6,675 | Not Ranked |
| 26 | St. Elizabeth School Kansas City, MO 816-523-7100 | 414 | Pre-K-8 | 31 | $7,000 | Not Ranked |
| 26 | St. Pius X High School Kansas City, MO 816-453-3450 | 414 | 9-12 | 35 | $9,900 – $11,500 | #16 | A- |
| 28 | St. Thomas More School Kansas City, MO 816-942-5581 | 400 | Pre-K-8 | N/A | $2,000 – $6,900 | Not Ranked |
| 29 | Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School Shawnee, KS 913-422-5520 | 396 | K-8 | 24 | $4,450 – $7,415 | Not Ranked |
| 30 | St. Ann Catholic School Prairie Village, KS 913-660-1101 | 376 | Pre-K-8 | 29 | $4,830 – $9,100 | Not Ranked |
| 31 | St. Joseph Catholic School Shawnee, KS 913-631-7730 | 372 | K-8 | 26 | $4,450 – $7,400 | Not Ranked |
| 32 | Nativity Parish School Leawood, KS 913-338-4330 | 365 | Pre-K-8 | 22 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 33 | St. Agnes Catholic School Roeland Park, KS 913-262-1686 | 363 | Pre-K-8 | 38 | $4,520 – $4900 | Not Ranked |
| 34 | Oakhill Day School Gladstone, MO 816-436-6228 | 359 | Age 18 months to 12th grade | 49 | $5,765 – $19,650 | Not Ranked |
| 35 | Islamic School of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MO 816-763-0322 | 356 | Pre-K-10 (dual credit program up to 12th w/ community colleges) | 32 | $470 – $510 | #26 | B |
| 35 | St. Peter’s School Kansas City, MO 816-523-4899 | 356 | Pre-K-8 | N/A | $3,400 – $7,300 | Not Ranked |
| 37 | Plaza Heights Christian Academy Blue Springs, MO 816-228-0670 | 341 | Pre-K-12 | 32 | $4,545 – $7,850 | C+ |
| 38 | The Daniel Academy Kansas City, MO 816-943-0923 | 340 | Pre-K-12 | 50 | $4,000 – $5,000 | Not Ranked |
| 39 | St. Andrew The Apostle Catholic School Gladstone, MO 816-454-7377 | 315 | Pre-K-8 | 30 | $5,200 | Not Ranked |
| 40 | St. James School Liberty, MO 816-781-4428 | 310 | Pre-K-8 | 30 | $6,375 | Not Ranked |
| 41 | Resurrection Catholic School Kansas City, KS 913-371-8101 | 306 | Pre-K-8 | 33 | $4,743 – $6,328 | Not Ranked |
| 42 | Bishop Ward High School Kansas City, KS 913-371-1201 | 300 | 9-12 | 33 | $10,500 | #25 | B |
| 43 | St. Patrick Catholic School Kansas City, KS 913-299-8131 | 289 | Pre-K-8 | 22 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 44 | Holy Spirit Catholic School Overland Park, KS 913-492-2582 | 277 | Pre-K-8 | 29 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 45 | Christo Rey Kansas City Kansas City, MO 816-457-6044 | 255 | 9-12 | 24 | $19,000 | B- |
| 46 | St. Paul Catholic School Olathe, KS 913-764-0619 | 251 | Pre-K-8 | 18 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 47 | Center Place Restoration School Independence, MO 816-252-1715 | 231 | Pre-K-12 | 31 | $3,100 – $5,200 | C+ |
| 48 | Whitefield Academy Kansas City, MO 816-444-3567 | 228 | Pre-K-12 | 25 | $5,600 – $13,700 | #7 | A |
| 49 | Christ the King School Kansas City, MO 816-287-8883 | 218 | Pre-K-8 | 5 | $3,650 – $5,300 | Not Ranked |
| 50 | Outreach Christian Education Kansas City, MO 816-455-5575 | 210 | K-12 | 25 | $6,150 – $6,950 | Not Ranked |
| 51 | St. Vincent De Paul Academy Kansas City, MO 816-601-1414 | 193 | K-12 | N/A | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 52 | St. John Lalande Catholic School Blue Springs, MO 816-228-5895 | 190 | Pre-K-8 | N/A | $5,775 – $6,883 | Not Ranked |
| 53 | Highlawn Montessori School Prairie Village, KS 913-649-6160 | 182 | Pre-K-6 | 22 | $7,000 – $11,000 | Not Ranked |
| 54 | Our Lady of Unity School Kansas City, KS 913-262-7022 | 179 | K-8 | 10 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 55 | Bethany Lutheran Day School Overland Park, KS 913-648-2228 | 173 | K-8 | 19 | $6,375 | Not Ranked |
| 56 | Martin Luther Academy Kansas City, MO 816-734-1060 | 170 | K-8 | 11 | $6,000 | Not Ranked |
| 56 | St. Regis Academy Kansas City, MO 816-763-5837 | 170 | Pre-K-8 | 17 | $5,000 – $6,400 | Not Ranked |
| 58 | Holy Cross Catholic School Overland Park, KS 913-381-7408 | 157 | Pre-K-8 | 15 | N/A | Not Ranked |
| 59 | Xavier Catholic School Leavenworth, KS 913-682-3135 | 153 | Pre-K-8 | 12 | $4,350 – $5,850 | Not Ranked |
| 60 | Hope Lutheran School Shawnee, KS 913-631-6940 | 150 | Age 3 to 8th grade | 15 | > $6,300 | Not Ranked |
| 68 | The Lutheran High School of Kansas City Kansas City, MO 816-241-5478 | 144 | 9-12 | 15 | $10,100 | #13 | A- |
| 78 | Kansas City Academy Kansas City, MO 816-444-5225 | 80 | 6-12 | 12 | $12,850 – $14,100 | #15 | A- |
| N/A | Hyman Brand Overland Park, KS 913-327-8150 | N/A | K-12 | N/A | N/A | #6 | A |
| N/A | Overland Christian Schools Overland Park, KS 913-948-9994 | N/A | Pre-K-12 | N/A | N/A | #14 | A- |
| N/A | Faith Christian Academy Kansas City, MO 816-455-3513 | N/A | Pre-K-12 | N/A | N/A | #17 | A- |
| N/A | The Plaza Academy Kansas City, MO 816-561-0770 | N/A | 7-12 | N/A | N/A | #18 | A- |
KCBJ Information current as of 11/24/23.
** Niche ranking is not affiliated with the KCBJ, and is current as of January 2024. The 2023 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more. niche.com
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