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 233 schools)

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

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

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