Boarding Schools with the Smallest Average Class Sizes

Smallest Average Class Size

Among "All-Girls Schools," view the five boarding schools with the "smallest average class sizes." First, some important notes:

Keep in mind that small statistical differences in average class sizes between schools do not always indicate better student performance at one school or another.
Also keep in mind that boarding schools in general have smaller average class sizes than public schools - even for schools with larger class sizes, a "large" class in a boarding school would still often be considered small by public school standards which often have class sizes of 20+ students.

Smallest Average Class Sizes:

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 28 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
1.-2. Academy of the Holy Family	All-Girls	9-12, PG	8
1.-2. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	8
3.-4. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	9
3.-4. Grier School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	9
5.-11. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	10

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
5.-11. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	10
5.-11. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	10
5.-11. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	10
5.-11. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	10
5.-11. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	10
5.-11. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	10
12.-16. Brenau Academy	All-Girls	9-12, PG	11
12.-16. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	11
12.-16. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	11
12.-16. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	11
12.-16. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	11
17.-21. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	12
17.-21. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	12
17.-21. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	12
17.-21. Miss Hall's School	All-Girls	9-12	12
17.-21. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	12
22. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	13
23.-25. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	14
23.-25. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	14
23.-25. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	14
26. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	15
27.-29. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	>15
27.-29. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	>15
27.-29. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	>15

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• Boarding Focus - Highest percentage of boarding students
• Diversity - Highest percentage of international students
• Diversity - Highest percentage of students of color
• Affordability - Least expensive tuition
• Affordability - Highest percentage of students on financial aid
• Student Attention - Smallest average class sizes
• Student Attention - Lowest teacher:student ratio
• Faculty Education - Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees
• School Resources - Largest endowments
• Selectivity - Lowest acceptance rates
• Offering Breadth - Most sports offered
• Offering Breadth - Most extracurriculars offered
• Offering Breadth - Most AP/advanced courses offered
• Student Test Scores - Highest average SAT scores
• School History - Oldest founding date