Our challenging and rigorous curriculum emphasizes hands-on, project-based lessons that make learning memorable. We focus on 21st century skills: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, creativity and character.
Innovation
From our beginning in 1884 as a college prep school for girls to becoming the region's first school to offer a 1:1 technology program, we've always been forward thinking.
Community
A single campus for preschool through grade 12 keeps students, families, faculty and staff connected. Together, we support students in the classroom, on stage and on athletic fields.
Accreditation and Associations
1/7
Innovative, Inclusive, Connected
Barstow at a Glance
757
Opening 2024-2025 enrollment
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72
ZIP codes in Kansas and Missouri represented in student body
9:1
Student-teacher ratio
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Top Ranked
Named #1 Best Private School, Private High School and College Prep Schools by Niche.com
92%
Average re-enrollment rate
30%
average # of students receiving financial assistance
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72%
of faculty and administration hold advanced degrees, including 7 PhDs
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Recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal, 2015-2023
1884
Founded by Mary Barstow and Ada Brann
The oldest independent school west of the Mississippi
6
National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists and Commended Students in the Class of 2025.