Boarding Schools with the Highest Average SAT Score

Highest SAT Scores

Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "highest average SAT scores." First, some important notes:

For several key reasons (listed below), these comparisons are intended only as informal reference points for evaluating the SAT taking ability of a school's student body.

A school's average SAT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class). Average SAT scores, then, can naturally fluctuate year to year while the quality of the overall program and strength of the student body remains consistent.

Schools in the list below are often separated by small statistical differences, which for all intents and purposes, are not meaningful in determining the overall strength of the student body between two schools.

As a final note: average SAT scores should never be used by a family as an expectation of what score they can expect their child to receive if they go to a particular institution. The SAT correlates very closely with the SSAT: Students who have high SSAT scores invariably have high SAT scores and vise versa - SAT scores generally reflect the testing ability of the student prior to being admitted at a school.

Highest Average SAT Score:

Among All Schools (out of 242 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	Average SAT Score
1.-12. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	>2000
1.-12. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	>2000
1.-12. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	>2000
1.-12. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	>2000
1.-12. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	>2000
1.-12. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	>2000
1.-12. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	>2000
1.-12. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	>2000
1.-12. Phillips Academy Andover	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	>2000
1.-12. Phillips Exeter Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	>2000
1.-12. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	>2000
1.-12. Thomas Jefferson School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	>2000
13.-27. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1900-2000
13.-27. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. Georgetown Preparatory School	All-Boys	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1900-2000
13.-27. Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1900-2000

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	Average SAT Score
13.-27. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	1900-2000
13.-27. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	1900-2000
13.-27. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
13.-27. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	1900-2000
28.-60. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Oliverian School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1800-1900
28.-60. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	1800-1900
28.-60. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	1800-1900
61.-90. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Buffalo Seminary	All-Girls	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Conserve School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Foxcroft Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Grier School	All-Girls	6-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1700-1800
61.-90. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	1700-1800
61.-90. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1700-1800
91.-115. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Midland School	Co-Ed	9-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Miller School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	1600-1700
91.-115. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Scattergood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	8-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	1600-1700
91.-115. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1600-1700
91.-115. White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
91.-115. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1600-1700
116.-140. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Christchurch School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Fishburne Military School	All-Boys	8-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Grand River Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Houghton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Hyde-Bath	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1500-1600
116.-140. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1500-1600
116.-140. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Squaw Valley Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	1500-1600
116.-140. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1500-1600
141.-165. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	<1500
141.-165. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	<1500
141.-165. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	<1500
141.-165. Girard College	Co-Ed	1-12	<1500
141.-165. The Gow School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	<1500
141.-165. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	<1500
141.-165. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	<1500
141.-165. The Marvelwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. Massanutten Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. Nawa Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	<1500
141.-165. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. North Broward Preparatory School	Co-Ed	7-12	<1500
141.-165. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	<1500
141.-165. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	<1500
141.-165. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	9-12	<1500
141.-165. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	9-12	<1500
141.-165. Wentworth Military Academy & College	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	<1500
141.-165. Woodside Priory School	Co-Ed	9-12	<1500

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