Boarding Schools with the Oldest Founding Date

Oldest Founding Date

Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "oldest founding date." First, some important notes:

The "founding dates" below are the dates that schools have traditionally listed as the official year of their founding.

Note that the definition of "founding date" may differ slightly from school to school (e.g., whether it selects the year the school first received its charter or the year it first admitted students - regardless, the differences between the two are often small)

Oldest Founding Date:

Among All Schools (out of 242 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	Year Founded
1. West Nottingham Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1744
2. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	1746
3. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)	Co-Ed	9-12	1763
4. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	1772
5. Phillips Academy Andover	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1778
6. Phillips Exeter Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1781
7. Georgetown Preparatory School	All-Boys	9-12	1789
8. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1792
9. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1793
10. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1794
11. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	1796
12. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1797
13. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1798
14. Westtown School	Co-Ed	9-12	1799
15. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1803
16.-17. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1804
16.-17. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1804
18. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	1808
19. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1810
20. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1813

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	Year Founded
21.-22. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1814
21.-22. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	1814
23. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1820
24. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1821
25. Foxcroft Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1823
26. Kents Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1824
27. Western Reserve Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1826
28. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1828
29. Grand River Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1831
30. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1833
31. Gould Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1836
32. Olney Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	1837
33. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	1838
34. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	1839
35. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1841
36.-38. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	1842
36.-38. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1842
36.-38. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	1842
39. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1843
40.-41. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	1844
40.-41. Wyoming Seminary Upper School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1844
42. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1845
43.-45. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1848
43.-45. Girard College	Co-Ed	1-12	1848
43.-45. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1848
46.-47. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1850
46.-47. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	1850
48.-49. Buffalo Seminary	All-Girls	9-12	1851
48.-49. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1851
50. Grier School	All-Girls	6-12, PG	1853
51. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1855
52. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1856
53.-54. Lake Forest Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1857
53.-54. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1857
55. Shattuck-St. Mary's School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1858
56. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1864
57.-58. Cushing Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1865
57.-58. St. Mark's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1865
59.-61. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	1867
59.-61. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	1867
59.-61. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	9-12	1867
62. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School	Co-Ed	9-12	1868
63.-64. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	1869
63.-64. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	1869
65. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1870
66. Stanstead College	Co-Ed	7-12	1872
67.-68. Academy of the Holy Family	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1874
67.-68. Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1874
69.-70. Perkiomen School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1875
69.-70. Wasatch Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1875
71.-72. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1876
71.-72. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1876
73. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	1877
74.-75. Miller School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1878
74.-75. Oak Hill Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	1878
76.-78. Fishburne Military School	All-Boys	8-12	1879
76.-78. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1879
76.-78. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1879
79.-80. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1880
79.-80. Wentworth Military Academy & College	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1880
81. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	1881
82. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1882
83. Houghton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1883
84.-87. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	1884
84.-87. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	1884
84.-87. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	1884
84.-87. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1884
88.-89. The Cambridge School of Weston	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1886
88.-89. White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1886
90. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	8-12	1887
91.-92. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1888
91.-92. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1888
93.-99. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1889
93.-99. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	1889
93.-99. New York Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1889
93.-99. Ridley College	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	1889
93.-99. St. Catherine's Military Academy	All-Boys	4-8	1889
93.-99. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	1889
93.-99. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	1889
100.-102. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1890
100.-102. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	1890
100.-102. Scattergood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1890
103.-105. Ashbury College	Co-Ed	9-12	1891
103.-105. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1891
103.-105. New Mexico Military Institute	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1891
106.-107. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1892
106.-107. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1892
108.-112. Baylor School	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
108.-112. George School	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
108.-112. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1893
108.-112. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
108.-112. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
113.-116. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	1894
113.-116. Culver Academies	Co-Ed	9-12	1894
113.-116. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	1894
113.-116. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1894
117. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1896
118.-119. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	1898
118.-119. Miss Hall's School	All-Girls	9-12	1898
120.-121. Massanutten Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1899
120.-121. St. Andrew's College	All-Boys	6-12	1899
122.-123. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900
122.-123. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	1900
124.-125. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	1901
124.-125. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1901
126. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Co-Ed	7-12	1903
127. The Knox School	Co-Ed	7-12	1904
128.-130. Darlington School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1905
128.-130. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	1905
128.-130. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1905
131.-134. Kent School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1906
131.-134. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	1906
131.-134. The Oxford Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1906
131.-134. St. Michaels University School	Co-Ed	8-12	1906
135.-138. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1907
135.-138. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1907
135.-138. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1907
135.-138. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1907
139.-142. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	1909
139.-142. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1909
139.-142. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	1909
139.-142. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	1909
143.-147. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1910
143.-147. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1910
143.-147. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	1910
143.-147. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	1910
143.-147. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	1910
148.-150. Cotter Schools	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1911
148.-150. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	1911
148.-150. Ojai Valley School	Co-Ed	3-12	1911
151. Montverde Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1912
152. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	1913
153.-154. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	1914
153.-154. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1914
155. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1915
156.-157. Shawnigan Lake School	Co-Ed	8-12	1916
156.-157. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	1916
158. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	1918
159.-161. Christchurch School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	1921
159.-161. Oakdale Christian Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1921
159.-161. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	1921
162.-165. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1922
162.-165. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	1922
162.-165. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	1922
162.-165. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	1922
166.-167. Brentwood College School	Co-Ed	9-12	1923
166.-167. South Kent School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1923
168.-169. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1924
168.-169. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	1924
170. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12	1925
171.-175. Brooks School	Co-Ed	9-12	1926
171.-175. The Gow School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1926
171.-175. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	1926
171.-175. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	1926
171.-175. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1926
176. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1927
177.-180. Brenau Academy	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1928
177.-180. Buxton School	Co-Ed	9-12	1928
177.-180. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1928
177.-180. Valley Forge Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1928
181.-184. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	1929
181.-184. The Leelanau School	Co-Ed	9-12	1929
181.-184. The Orme School of Arizona	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1929
181.-184. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	1929
185. The Forman School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1930
186.-187. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	1931
186.-187. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12	1931
188.-189. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	1932
188.-189. Midland School	Co-Ed	9-12	1932
190.-191. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1933
190.-191. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1933
192.-193. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1935
192.-193. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1935
194. Sedbergh School	Co-Ed	7-12	1939
195. High Mowing School	Co-Ed	9-12	1942
196.-198. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)	Co-Ed	9-12	1946
196.-198. The Phelps School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1946
196.-198. Thomas Jefferson School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1946
199. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	1948
200. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1949
201.-202. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	1950
201.-202. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	1950
203.-204. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	1952
203.-204. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	1952
205. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	1953
206. The Marvelwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1956
207.-210. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	1957
207.-210. Lowell Whiteman School	Co-Ed	9-12	1957
207.-210. North Broward Preparatory School	Co-Ed	7-12	1957
207.-210. Woodside Priory School	Co-Ed	9-12	1957
211. Brandon Hall School	Co-Ed	4-12, PG	1959
212.-214. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1961
212.-214. Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS)	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1961
212.-214. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1961
215. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	1962
216.-217. La Lumiere School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1963
216.-217. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	1963
218. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	1965
219. Hyde-Bath	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1966
220.-221. Eagle Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	1967
220.-221. Rosseau Lake College	Co-Ed	7-12	1967
222.-223. Carlisle School	Co-Ed	9-12	1968
222.-223. The Glenholme School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1968
224. Landmark School	Co-Ed	9-12	1971
225. Colorado Timberline Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1975
226.-227. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	1976
226.-227. TASIS The American School in England	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1976
228. Squaw Valley Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1978
229. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1986
230. Nawa Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1988
231.-232. Bronte College of Canada	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1991
231.-232. The Outdoor Academy	Co-Ed	10-11	1991
233. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	1993
234.-235. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	1995
234.-235. CCI The Renaissance School	Co-Ed	10-12, PG	1995
236. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1996
237. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	1997
238. Country Day School, Costa Rica	Co-Ed	8-12	2000
239. EduKick Academic Soccer (Sports) Boarding School Academies	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	2001
240. Conserve School	Co-Ed	9-12	2002
241. Oliverian School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	2003
242. St. Gilgen International School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	2006
243. Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge	All-Boys	9-12	2007

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