| Barat Academy | |
| Streetaddress: | 17815 Wild Horse Creek Rd |
| Zipcode: | 63005 |
| Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 38.6536°N -90.6431°W |
| Head Of School: | Debby Watson |
| Song: | Coeur de Jesus |
| Accreditation: | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
| Mascot: | Eagles |
| Colors: | Red and White |
| Established: | 2007 |
| Status: | Open |
Barat Academy is an independent college-preparatory school in Chesterfield, Missouri, for grades 6–12. It was founded in 2007 in the traditions of the Sacred Heart. It is a co-educational independent[2] Catholic high school in the state of Missouri. The Barat Academy has a college preparatory curriculum. Barat Academy's mascot is an eagle, and its colors are red and white.
Barat Academy opened to a class of freshmen in 2007, added tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades over the following three years, and graduated its first class in May 2011. It is founded in the traditions of the Sacred Heart. The school was named after Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart.[3] An anonymous gift of about $1.65 million in 2007 covered tuition for the school’s inaugural class of 150 students.[4]
Barat Academy was first located in Dardenne Prairie when it was opened in 2007, but relocated to Chesterfield, Missouri, in 2011 when the bank that held its mortgage collapsed in the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis.[5] Moving to a neighboring county caused a drop in enrollment and contributed to the school's financial issues.
During the 2009–2010 school year, Barat had 181 students in grades 9 through 11. That increased to 250 students for the 2010–2011 school year as Barat added a 12th grade. The cross-county move cost Barat Academy about 40 students.[6]
The school was sued for eviction in 2022.[7]
Barat Academy provides students with choices in electives. Students can also take a number of AP courses and advanced college credit courses with other universities. The Service Learning program is part of the curriculum through which they read in English, experiment and study in science, and discuss in social studies and theology.
School ranking and review site Niche.com gives Barat Academy an "A" overall ranking. It placed Barat Academy as the No. 20 best college prep private high school out of 92 schools in the State of Missouri.[8]
In 2013, the Barat Academy Boys Golf Team won the Missouri Class 1 Boys Golf State Championship. Team members Trevor Cronin and Sean Weber finished first and second in the individual results.[9]
In 2014, the Barat Academy Boys Golf Team won the Missouri Class 1 Boys Golf State Championship for the second subsequent year.[10]