Lees Summit Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-12 98 students 9.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 33% to 4-year college
Private elementary schools in Lees Summit, MO
24 in Lees Summit or within 12 miles. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Grades PreK-12 1,135 students 12.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 52% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 332 students 11.7 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
St. Regis Academy
6 mi Grades PreK-8 143 students 9.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 130 students 11.7 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 26 students 10 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 249 students 12.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
Cornerstone Academy
9 mi Grades K-2 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 207 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 117 students 7.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 60% to 4-year college
Nativity of Mary School
10 mi Grades PreK-8 143 students 14.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Thomas More School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 434 students 10.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-9 65 students 8.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
Whitefield Academy
11 mi Grades PreK-12 227 students 9.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Calvary Lutheran School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 142 students 11.4 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Alpha Montessori School
11 mi Grades PreK-Transitional 1st Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
The Daniel Academy
11 mi Grades PreK-12 245 students 7.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 539 students 9.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Nova Center
11 mi Grades K-12 48 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 228 students 16.8 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 36% to 4-year college
The Barstow School
12 mi Grades PreK-12 714 students 11.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 58 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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What Missouri pays
MOScholars Tax-credit scholarship
Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students The 2026-27 maximum is $7,145 for most students, up to $8,931 for students eligible for free or reduced lunch, $11,432 for English learners and $12,504 for students with an IEP. These are ceilings: assistance organizations may award less, and the average award in 2025-26 was $6,831.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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