Best All-Girls Boarding Schools (2023)

For the 2023 school year, there are 25 all-girls boarding schools serving 7,023 students located throughout the US and Canada.

Learn more about the benefits of an all-girls boarding school.

Dana Hall School Photo - Experimentation. Exploration. Creativity. Dana Hall`s visual artists are sensitive observers of themselves and the world around them.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Stoneleigh-Burnham offers one of the premier equestrian centers among secondary schools in the United States. Our equestrian center is located on campus and every rider, from the complete novice to the advanced jumper, receives personalized instruction from experienced coaches that reflects their interests, goals, and abilities.

Linden Hall Photo

Emma Willard School Photo

Academy of the Holy Family Photo - May 2019 Prom (Freshmen)

St. Timothy's School Photo - The Commons is equal parts living room and dining room. The newest building on campus, the Commons is a gathering space that houses the dining hall and the new Redlands Cafe.

The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.

The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 140 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, close to the cultural centers of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and within driving distance of natural resources like the Chesapeake Bay, Appalachian Mountains, and Atlantic beaches. In addition, the international airport BWI is only 30 minutes away.

Miss Hall's School Photo - "The best thing about MHS is how friendly everyone is and how easy it is to become part of the community. I had an abundance of new friends on the first day of orientation, and I had bonded with my teachers by the end of the first week of classes." - Current Student

Trafalgar Castle School Photo

Westover School Photo

Garrison Forest School Photo - View of Shriver Hall, which houses the health suite and dorm rooms for boarders.

Santa Catalina School Photo - Volleyball in the Gym

Miss Porter's School Photo

Saint Mary's School Photo - Established in 1842, Saint Mary's School is an independent, Episcopal, college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the fourth oldest girls' boarding/day school in the United States. At Saint Mary's, we prepare girls for college and life.

Branksome Hall Photo

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Photo - Situated on 19 acres, the Forest Ridge campus is home to 9 different buildings, including the Lee Theatre and Performing Arts Center and Shumway Field. In 2006, the school added a new High School building and Sacred Heart Center.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Stoneleigh-Burnham offers one of the premier equestrian centers among secondary schools in the United States. Our equestrian center is located on campus and every rider, from the complete novice to the advanced jumper, receives personalized instruction from experienced coaches that reflects their interests, goals, and abilities.

Academy of the Holy Family Photo - May 2019 Prom (Freshmen)

St. Timothy's School Photo - The Commons is equal parts living room and dining room. The newest building on campus, the Commons is a gathering space that houses the dining hall and the new Redlands Cafe.

The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.

The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 140 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, close to the cultural centers of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and within driving distance of natural resources like the Chesapeake Bay, Appalachian Mountains, and Atlantic beaches. In addition, the international airport BWI is only 30 minutes away.

Miss Hall's School Photo - "The best thing about MHS is how friendly everyone is and how easy it is to become part of the community. I had an abundance of new friends on the first day of orientation, and I had bonded with my teachers by the end of the first week of classes." - Current Student

Garrison Forest School Photo - View of Shriver Hall, which houses the health suite and dorm rooms for boarders.

Santa Catalina School Photo - Volleyball in the Gym

Saint Mary's School Photo - Established in 1842, Saint Mary's School is an independent, Episcopal, college-preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is the fourth oldest girls' boarding/day school in the United States. At Saint Mary's, we prepare girls for college and life.

Top All-Girls Boarding Schools (2023)

School

Location

Grades

Students

Academy of the Holy Family

(Catholic)

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54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279

Grades: 9-12

| 40 students

Branksome Hall

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10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741

Grades: 7-12
Pre-K-12 (day)

| 900 students

Branksome Hall Asia

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234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
82649025000

Grades: 5-12
Pre-K-12 (day)

| 1,000 students

Buffalo Seminary

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205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780

Grades: 9-12, PG

| 160 students

Chatham Hall

(Episcopal)

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(5)

800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516

Grades: 9-12

| 118 students

Dana Hall School

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(6)

45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331

Grades: 9-12
5-12 (day)

| 481 students

Emma Willard School

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(9)

285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320

Grades: 9-12, PG

| 362 students

The Ethel Walker School

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230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200

Grades: 7-12, PG
6-12, PG (day)

| 236 students

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

(Catholic)

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4800 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 641-0700

Grades: 8-12
5-12 (day)

| 300 students

Foxcroft School

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(9)

22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340

Grades: 9-12, PG

| 160 students

Garrison Forest School

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300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111

Grades: 8-12
PK-12 (day)

| 548 students

Grier School

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(6)

2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000

Grades: 7-12, PG

| 275 students

Life Quest Girls Academy

(Non-denom. / Christian)

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69 East 100 South
Parowan, UT 84761
(435) 294-3129

Grades: 6-12, PG

| n/a students

Linden Hall

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212 E Main Street
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512

Grades: 6-12, PG

| 135 students

The Madeira School

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(2)

8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273

Grades: 9-12, PG

| 330 students

Miss Hall's School

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(6)

492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300

Grades: 9-12, PG

| 178 students

Miss Porter's School

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(5)

60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530

Grades: 9-12

| 335 students

Oldfields School

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(12)

1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1050

Grades: 8-12

| 100 students

St. Margaret's School

(Episcopal)

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(7)

PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357

Grades: 8-12, PG

| 72 students

Saint Mary's School

(Episcopal)

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(1)

900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100

Grades: 9-12

| 314 students

St. Timothy's School

(Episcopal)

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(2)

8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401

Grades: 9-12, PG

| 175 students

Santa Catalina School

(Catholic)

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(1)

1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356

Grades: 9-12

| 230 students

Stoneleigh-Burnham School

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(15)

574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711

Grades: 7-12, PG

| 150 students

Trafalgar Castle School

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401 Reynolds Street
Whitby, Canada L1M2P3
(905) 668-3358

Grades: 7-12
4-12 (day)

| 240 students

Westover School

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(12)

1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521

Grades: 9-12

| 184 students

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