Among "Schools with < 200 Students," view the ten 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 Schools with < 200 Students (out of 103 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School
|
Type
|
Grades*
|
Average SAT Score
|
| 1.-2. Mount Michael Benedictine School | All-Boys | 9-12 | >2000 |
| 1.-2. Thomas Jefferson School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | >2000 |
| 3.-10. Annie Wright School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. Carlbrook School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. Donahue Academy of Ave Maria | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. Ekklesia Mountain High | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. Lustre Christian High School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. Miss Hall's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. Salem Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | 1800-1900 |
| 3.-10. South Kent School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 1800-1900 |
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School
|
Type
|
Grades*
|
Average SAT Score
|
| 11.-18. Blue Ridge School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. Buffalo Seminary | All-Girls | 9-12 | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. Chatham Hall | All-Girls | 9-12 | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. St. Thomas More School | All-Boys | 8-12, PG | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. San Domenico School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. Valley International Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1700-1800 |
| 11.-18. Verde Valley School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1700-1800 |
| 19.-29. Hoosac School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Hyde School - Woodstock, CT | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. The Knox School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Midland School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Northwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Oakwood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Scattergood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Subiaco Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Virginia Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. Wayland Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 1600-1700 |
| 19.-29. The White Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1600-1700 |
| 30.-36. Grand River Academy | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 1500-1600 |
| 30.-36. Houghton Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1500-1600 |
| 30.-36. Hyde School - Bath, ME | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 1500-1600 |
| 30.-36. Miller School of Albemarle | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 1500-1600 |
| 30.-36. New York Military Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 1500-1600 |
| 30.-36. St. John's Military School | All-Boys | 5-12 | 1500-1600 |
| 30.-36. St. Timothy's School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 1500-1600 |
| 37.-46. Advanced Academy of Georgia | Co-Ed | 11-12 | <1500 |
| 37.-46. Bridgton Academy | All-Boys | 12-12, PG | <1500 |
| 37.-46. Darrow School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <1500 |
| 37.-46. The Gow School | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | <1500 |
| 37.-46. The Howe School and Summer Camp | Co-Ed | 7-12 | <1500 |
| 37.-46. The Marvelwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <1500 |
| 37.-46. Oliverian School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <1500 |
| 37.-46. The Orme School of Arizona | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | <1500 |
| 37.-46. Southwestern Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | <1500 |
| 37.-46. Squaw Valley Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <1500 |
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