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Emma Willard School Photo
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Photo - Founded in 1903, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is nestled on 1,400 acres in the Appalachian Mountains, just two hours from Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC.
San Domenico School Photo - The San Domenico Dance department offers an in depth training program in ballet, modern dance, jazz and choreography with professional master teachers and choreographers. The four-year program offers opportunities to explore dance from the beginning to the advanced level. Courses may include homework such as, journaling, book reports, field trips, performance critiques, resumes, biographies, grant proposals and choreography.
The King's Academy Photo - With 47 Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, and Dual Enrollment courses available, TKA's academic program serves to challenge even the most gifted students. Specified tracks include: Aviation, Business, Law, Engineering, and a nationally recognized Conservatory of the Arts program.
Linden Hall School Photo
Walnut Hill School for the Arts 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.
Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - Idyllwild Arts Academy is home to 310 students from 35 countries and 26 US states, all devoted to intensive study of the arts. Located 2 hours from Los Angeles, 2 hours from San Diego, and 1 hour from Palm Springs, the Academy is an artistic crossroads for Southern California.
Westover School Photo
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Stoneleigh-Burnham offers one of the premier equestrian centers among secondary schools in the U.S. Our equestrian center is located on campus and that means girls can walk from their classes and dorm rooms directly to the barn. Every rider, from the complete novice to the advanced jumper, receives personalized instruction from experienced coaches that reflects her interests, goals, and abilities.
Dana Hall School Photo - Experimentation. Exploration. Creativity. Dana Hall`s visual artists are sensitive observers of themselves and the world around them.
Mercersburg Academy Photo
Collège du Léman Sàrl Photo
Phillips Exeter Academy Photo - Exeter`s campus is surrounded by fields, forests and a quaint New England town with shops and cafes. We are a 50-minute train ride from Boston and the Atlantic coast is just 10 miles away.
St. Paul's School Photo - SPS 1
North Broward Preparatory School Photo - Within the picturesque grounds of North Broward's campus, students from Florida and around the world are warmly welcomed by talented and caring faculty and staff into a warm and nurturing environment.
Saint James School Photo - Saint James' picturesque 689-acre campus is conveniently located only 70 miles from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
Grier School Photo
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 White Mountain School Photo - All students complete an independent project through our LASR program. LASR stands for Leadership, Arts, Service, and Research. These general categories demonstrate the range of projects that students choose to undertake. This program is our way of saying that passion matters, and that we know each and every student has a spark that we want to help focus.

Top Ballet Boarding Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Branksome Hall
    All-girls 
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada 00000
    (416)920-9741
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 900 students
  • Collège du Léman Sàrl
    Collège du Léman Sàrl Photo
    (1)
    Route de Sauverny 74
    Geneva, Switzerland 1290
    0041227755656
    Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1900 students
  • Cushing Academy
    (2)
    39 School Street, P.O. Box 8000
    Ashburnham, MA 01430
    (978)827-7300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
  • Dana Hall School
    Dana Hall School Photo - The Dana Hall Dragons are ready to roar.
    All-girls 
    (6)
    45 Dana Road
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    (781)489-1331
    Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day) | 468 students
  • Emma Willard School
    Emma Willard School Photo
    All-girls 
    (9)
    285 Pawling Avenue
    Troy, NY 12180
    (518)833-1320
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 355 students
  • Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
    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.
    All-girls  (Catholic)
    4800 139th Avenue SE
    Bellevue, WA 98006
    (425)641-0700
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day) | 300 students
  • Grier School
    Grier School Photo
    All-girls 
    (5)
    2522 Grier School Road
    Tyrone, PA 16686
    (814)684-3000
    Grades: 7-12, PG | 285 students
  • Idyllwild Arts Academy
    Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - InterArts and Fashion Design offers students the chance to explore and combined multiple art forms or to focus in Fashion Design. Students present their work in two fully choreographed Fashion Shows each year.
    (17)
    52500 Temecula Road
    Idyllwild, CA 92549
    (951)468-7223
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 320 students
  • The King's Academy
    The King's Academy Photo - With 47 Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, and Dual Enrollment courses available, TKA's academic program serves to challenge even the most gifted students. Specified tracks include: Aviation, Business, Law, Engineering, and a nationally recognized Conservatory of the Arts program.
    8401 Belvedere Rd
    West Palm Beach, FL 33411
    (561)657-3470
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1550 students
  • Linden Hall School
    Linden Hall School Photo
    All-girls 
    (5)
    212 East Main Street
    Lititz, PA 17543
    (717)626-8512
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 220 students
  • Maine Central Institute
    295 Main Street
    Pittsfield, ME 04967
    (207)487-2282
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 480 students
  • Mercersburg Academy
    Mercersburg Academy Photo
    (20)
    100 Academy Drive
    Mercersburg, PA 17236
    (717)328-6173
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 442 students
  • Miller School of Albemarle
    Miller School of Albemarle Photo - Miller School of Albemarle, a coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school for students in grades 8-12 and post-graduate, opened its doors in 1878 with 33 students. Girls first enrolled in 1884, making it one of the nation`s oldest coeducational boarding schools. The school is situated 12 miles west of Charlottesville on a gently rolling campus of 1600 pristine acres.
    1000 Samuel Miller Loop
    Charlottesville, VA 22903
    (434)823-4805
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 185 students
  • North Broward Preparatory School
    North Broward Preparatory School Photo - Within the picturesque grounds of North Broward's campus, students from Florida and around the world are warmly welcomed by talented and caring faculty and staff into a warm and nurturing environment.
    7600 Lyons Road
    Coconut Creek, FL 33073
    (954)305-6937
    Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1620 students
  • Oldfields School
    Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 130 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, and is close to cultural centers including Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and only 30 minutes from the international airport, BWI.
    All-girls 
    (12)
    1500 Glencoe Road
    Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
    (410)472-4800
    Grades: 8-12 | 120 students
  • Phillips Academy Andover
    Phillips Academy Andover Photo - The quintessential New England campus is 21 miles to Boston by car or train, and a 10 minute walk to downtown Andover.
    (15)
    180 Main Street
    Andover, MA 01810
    (978)749-4050
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 1146 students
  • Phillips Exeter Academy
    Phillips Exeter Academy Photo - Exeter`s campus is surrounded by fields, forests and a quaint New England town with shops and cafes. We are a 50-minute train ride from Boston and the Atlantic coast is just 10 miles away.
    (24)
    20 Main Street
    Exeter, NH 03833
    (603)777-3437
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 1081 students
  • Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
    Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Photo - Founded in 1903, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is nestled on 1,400 acres in the Appalachian Mountains, just two hours from Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC.
    (Presbyterian)
    (1)
    339 Nacoochee Drive
    Rabun Gap, GA 30568
    (706)746-7720
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 600 students
  • Ross School
    Ross School Photo
    18 Goodfriend Drive
    East Hampton, NY 11937
    (631)907-5400
    Grades: 6-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | 368 students
  • Saint James School
    Saint James School Photo - Saint James' picturesque 689-acre campus is conveniently located only 70 miles from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
    (Episcopal)
    17641 College Road
    Hagerstown, MD 21740
    (301)733-9330
    Grades: 8-12 | 235 students
  • St. Paul's School
    St. Paul's School Photo - SPS 1
    (Episcopal)
    (3)
    325 Pleasant Street
    Concord, NH 03301
    (603)229-4700
    Grades: 9-12 | 539 students
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal School
    St. Stephen's Episcopal School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    (1)
    6500 St. Stephen's Drive
    Austin, TX 78746
    (512)327-1213
    Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 694 students
  • St. Timothy's School
    St. Timothy's School Photo - Completed in 2012, Dixon Hall is our state-of-the-art academic building. The technology-rich facility features the Taft Lecture Hall, the Coleman World Languages and Cultures Center, and a Center for Learning and Teaching.
    All-girls  (Episcopal)
    (2)
    8400 Greenspring Avenue
    Stevenson, MD 21153
    (410)486-7401
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 185 students
  • San Domenico School
    San Domenico School Photo - Our small classes often resemble a college seminar: students and teacher grappling with ideas, sparking new insights, caught up in the give and take of reasoned arguments.
    1500 Butterfield Road
    San Anselmo, CA 94960
    (415)258-1905
    Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day) | 680 students
  • Shawnigan Lake School
    Shawnigan Lake School Photo - At Shawnigan, the journey always begins and ends with the individual. No two young people are the same, and the art of a boarding school like ours is to cultivate their unique talents while teaching them to learn together, to work together, to play together and to live together.
    (1)
    1975 Renfrew Road
    Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada V0R2W1
    (250)743-6207
    Grades: 8-12 | 515 students
  • Stoneleigh-Burnham School
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Music, visual arts, theater, and dance are fully integrated into our curriculum and that means our girls are encouraged to express themselves creatively every day. We offer beginning through advanced levels in Instrumental Performance, Studio Art, Vocal Music, Music Composition, Dance, and Theater with passionate faculty members who are established artists in their own fields.
    All-girls 
    (15)
    574 Bernardston Road
    Greenfield, MA 01301
    (413)774-2711
    Grades: 7-12, PG | 150 students
  • Walnut Hill School for the Arts
    Walnut Hill School for the Arts Photo
    (3)
    12 Highland Street
    Natick, MA 01760
    (508)650-5020
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 284 students
  • Westover School
    Westover School Photo
    All-girls 
    (12)
    1237 Whittemore Rd.
    Middlebury, CT 06762
    (203)577-4521
    Grades: 9-12 | 189 students
  • The White Mountain School
    The White Mountain School Photo - In these mountains, we are "surrounded by things greater than ourselves." We connect with a purpose beyond ourselves. Our mountain setting inspires us to explore more broadly, to think more deeply, and to experience the fullness of life. Our setting also allows our students to explore and excel in unique outdoor offerings.
    (Episcopal)
    (5)
    371 West Farm Road
    Bethlehem, NH 03574
    (603)444-2928
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 130 students
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