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)

Among All Schools (out of 264 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding 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.-9. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1792
8.-9. Washington Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1792
10. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1793
11. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1794
12. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	1796
13. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1797
14. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1798
15. Westtown School	Co-Ed	9-12	1799
16. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1803
17.-18. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1804
17.-18. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1804
19. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	1808
20. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1810

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	Type	Grades*	Year Founded
21. Thornton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1811
22. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1813
23.-24. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1814
23.-24. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	1814
25. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1820
26. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1821
27. Foxcroft Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1823
28. Kents Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1824
29. Western Reserve Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1826
30. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1828
31. Grand River Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1831
32. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1833
33. Gould Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1836
34. Olney Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	1837
35. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	1838
36. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	1839
37. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1841
38.-41. Carson Long Military Institute	All-Boys	6-12	1842
38.-41. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	1842
38.-41. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1842
38.-41. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	1842
42. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12	1843
43.-44. Stuart Hall School	Co-Ed	8-12	1844
43.-44. Wyoming Seminary Upper School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1844
45. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1845
46.-47. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1848
46.-47. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1848
48.-49. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1850
48.-49. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	1850
50.-51. Buffalo Seminary	All-Girls	9-12	1851
50.-51. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1851
52. Oak Ridge Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1852
53. Grier School	All-Girls	6-12, PG	1853
54. St. Stanislaus College	All-Boys	7-12	1854
55. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1855
56. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1856
57.-58. Lake Forest Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1857
57.-58. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1857
59. Shattuck-St. Mary's School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1858
60. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1864
61.-62. Cushing Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1865
61.-62. St. Mark's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1865
63. Fay School	Co-Ed	6-9	1866
64.-66. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	1867
64.-66. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	1867
64.-66. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	8-12	1867
67. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School	Co-Ed	9-12	1868
68.-69. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	1869
68.-69. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	1869
70. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1870
71. Stanstead College	Co-Ed	7-12	1872
72.-73. Academy of the Holy Family	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1874
72.-73. The Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1874
74.-75. Perkiomen School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1875
74.-75. Wasatch Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1875
76.-77. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1876
76.-77. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1876
78.-79. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	1877
78.-79. Rothesay Netherwood School	Co-Ed	6-12	1877
80.-81. Miller School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1878
80.-81. Oak Hill Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	1878
82.-84. Fishburne Military School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1879
82.-84. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1879
82.-84. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1879
85.-86. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1880
85.-86. Wentworth Military Academy & College	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1880
87. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	1881
88. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1882
89. Houghton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1883
90.-93. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	1884
90.-93. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	1884
90.-93. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	1884
90.-93. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1884
94.-95. The Cambridge School of Weston	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1886
94.-95. The White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1886
96. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1887
97.-98. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1888
97.-98. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1888
99.-105. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1889
99.-105. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	1889
99.-105. New York Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1889
99.-105. Ridley College	Co-Ed	Pre-K-12, PG	1889
99.-105. St. Catherine's Military Academy	All-Boys	4-8	1889
99.-105. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	1889
99.-105. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	1889
106.-109. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1890
106.-109. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	1890
106.-109. Scattergood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1890
106.-109. The Taft School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1890
110.-112. Ashbury College	Co-Ed	9-12	1891
110.-112. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1891
110.-112. New Mexico Military Institute	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1891
113.-114. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1892
113.-114. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1892
115.-119. Baylor School	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
115.-119. George School	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
115.-119. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1893
115.-119. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	1893
115.-119. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	8-12	1893
120.-123. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	1894
120.-123. Culver Academies	Co-Ed	9-12	1894
120.-123. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	1894
120.-123. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1894
124. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1896
125.-126. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	1898
125.-126. Miss Hall's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1898
127.-128. Massanutten Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1899
127.-128. St. Andrew's College	All-Boys	6-12	1899
129.-130. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	1900
129.-130. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	1900
131.-133. Hillside School	All-Boys	5-9	1901
131.-133. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	1901
131.-133. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1901
134. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Co-Ed	7-12	1903
135. The Knox School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1904
136.-138. Darlington School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1905
136.-138. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	1905
136.-138. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1905
139.-141. Kent School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1906
139.-141. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	1906
139.-141. St. Michaels University School	Co-Ed	8-12	1906
142.-145. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1907
142.-145. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1907
142.-145. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1907
142.-145. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1907
146.-150. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	1909
146.-150. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1909
146.-150. St. Albans School	All-Boys	9-12	1909
146.-150. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	1909
146.-150. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	1909
151.-156. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1910
151.-156. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	1910
151.-156. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	1910
151.-156. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	1910
151.-156. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	1910
151.-156. Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1910
157.-159. Cotter Schools	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1911
157.-159. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	1911
157.-159. Ojai Valley School	Co-Ed	3-12	1911
160. Montverde Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1912
161. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	1913
162.-163. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	1914
162.-163. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1914
164. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1915
165.-166. Shawnigan Lake School	Co-Ed	8-12	1916
165.-166. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	1916
167. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	1918
168. The Rectory School	Co-Ed	5-9	1920
169.-171. Christchurch School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1921
169.-171. Oakdale Christian Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1921
169.-171. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	1921
172.-175. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	1922
172.-175. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	1922
172.-175. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	1922
172.-175. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	1922
176.-177. Brentwood College School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1923
176.-177. South Kent School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1923
178.-179. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1924
178.-179. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	1924
180.-181. Bement School	Co-Ed	3-9	1925
180.-181. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12	1925
182.-186. Brooks School	Co-Ed	9-12	1926
182.-186. The Gow School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1926
182.-186. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	1926
182.-186. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	1926
182.-186. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1926
187. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	1927
188.-191. Brenau Academy	All-Girls	9-12, PG	1928
188.-191. Buxton School	Co-Ed	9-12	1928
188.-191. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1928
188.-191. Valley Forge Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1928
192.-194. The Leelanau School	Co-Ed	9-12	1929
192.-194. The Orme School of Arizona	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1929
192.-194. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	1929
195.-196. The Forman School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1930
195.-196. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	1930
197.-198. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	1931
197.-198. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1931
199.-200. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	1932
199.-200. Midland School	Co-Ed	9-12	1932
201.-202. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1933
201.-202. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1933
203.-204. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12	1935
203.-204. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1935
205. North Country School	Co-Ed	4-9	1938
206. Sedbergh School	Co-Ed	7-12	1939
207. High Mowing School	Co-Ed	9-12	1942
208. Fenster School	Co-Ed	9-12	1944
209. Cardigan Mountain School	All-Boys	6-9	1945
210.-212. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)	Co-Ed	9-12	1946
210.-212. The Phelps School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	1946
210.-212. Thomas Jefferson School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1946
213.-214. Hampshire Country School	All-Boys	3-12	1948
213.-214. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	1948
215.-216. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1949
215.-216. Lustre Christian High School	Co-Ed	9-12	1949
217.-219. Oakland School	Co-Ed	9-12	1950
217.-219. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	1950
217.-219. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	1950
220.-221. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	1952
220.-221. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	1952
222. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	1953
223. The Marvelwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1956
224.-228. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	1957
224.-228. Lowell Whiteman School	Co-Ed	9-12	1957
224.-228. The Meeting School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1957
224.-228. North Broward Preparatory School	Co-Ed	7-12	1957
224.-228. Woodside Priory School (The Priory)	Co-Ed	9-12	1957
229. St. Croix Schools	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	1958
230. Brandon Hall School	Co-Ed	4-12, PG	1959
231.-234. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1961
231.-234. Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS)	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	1961
231.-234. Linden Hill School	All-Boys	3-9	1961
231.-234. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	1961
235. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	1962
236.-237. La Lumiere School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1963
236.-237. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	1963
238. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	1965
239. Hyde-Bath	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1966
240.-241. Eagle Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	1967
240.-241. Rosseau Lake College	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1967
242.-243. Carlisle School	Co-Ed	9-12	1968
242.-243. The Glenholme School	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	1968
244. Landmark School	Co-Ed	9-12	1971
245. Oak Creek Ranch School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1972
246. Colorado Timberline Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1975
247.-248. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	1976
247.-248. TASIS The American School in England	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1976
249.-250. The Greenwood School	All-Boys	4-9	1978
249.-250. Squaw Valley Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	1978
251. Venta Preparatory School	Co-Ed	1-10	1981
252. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1986
253. Nawa Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	1988
254.-255. Bronte College of Canada	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1991
254.-255. Ross School	Co-Ed	8-12	1991
256. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	1993
257.-258. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	1995
257.-258. CCI The Renaissance School	Co-Ed	10-12, PG	1995
259. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1996
260. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	1997
261. Country Day School, Costa Rica	Co-Ed	8-12	2000
262. EduKick Academic Soccer (Sports) Boarding School Academies	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	2001
263. Oliverian School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	2003
264.-265. Donahue Academy of Ave Maria	Co-Ed	11-12	2007
264.-265. Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge	All-Boys	9-12	2007