An independent K-12 school in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Since 1884, the mission of the school remains "to promote sound scholarship and to give symmetrical development to mind, body and character."
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Students embrace their creative spirit and develop new ways to see the world through visual and performing arts, creative writing and digital production.
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An inclusive community of students, families, faculty and alumni connected by scholarship tradition since 1884.
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Together, we are building Barstow for future generations. New facilities mean new opportunities for every student.
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Join our long tradition of athletic excellence. Barstow Knights combine skill-building with sportsmanship, and bring home championships.
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We emphasize science, technology, engineering, the arts and math across the curriculum. All K-12 students have access to the Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space.

Why Choose Barstow?

What Sets Us Apart

Quality Curriculum

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.

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Barstow at a Glance

Opening 2022-2023 enrollment

Student-teacher ratio

Course selections with 369 sections in middle & upper school

Average re-enrollment rate

of students receive financial assistance

Founded by Mary Barstow and Ada Brann

The oldest independent school west of the Mississippi

National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists, Commended Students and Hispanic Scholars in the Class of 2022.

Only at Barstow: Research, Writing and a Rite of Passage
1/27/2023
Marc Kulick, ‘06, didn’t get his first choice of research topics back in the spring semester 2004. Nor did he get his second. To hear Kulick tell it, though, that third topic choice — The 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan — had a profound effect on his intellectual understanding of history and serves as the source for his life-long love of the subject.