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

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