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Suffield Academy Photo - The Bell on Suffield's Bell Hill is a central school symbol. All students ring it after receiving their Suffield diplomas at Commencement, and victorious athletic teams ring it throughout the year.
Westminster School Photo - Gund Reading Room in the Cole Library, a stunning place to study, meet and hold events.
Steward Outdoor School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 740 acre campus located in coastal Connecticut.
Choate Rosemary Hall Photo - Choate has adopted a one-to-one iPad program. We have taken the iPad, a transformative device in our students' personal lives and made it a powerful ally in our academic work and in the classroom.
Canterbury School Photo - Canterbury's student to teacher ratio is 11:1. The curriculum is extensive.
The Woodhall School Photo - The Woodhall School is located in rural Bethlehem, CT on approximately twenty-five acres of woodlands and trails for hiking and biking. The campus is designed to enhance The Woodhall School`s individual approach. The academic and residential areas are architecturally conceived as a small village.
The Rectory School Photo - Our girls are competitors in soccer, softball, cross-country, fencing, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse, equestrian, tennis, and golf.
The Hotchkiss School
Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Good-bye dinner for senior boarding students
Loomis Chaffee Photo - Loomis Chaffee campus
South Kent School Photo - Since its founding in 1923, South Kent School has provided its students with the intellectual, moral, physical and social framework for scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adult society.
Cheshire Academy Photo - Bowden Hall, completed in 1796, is the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in the state of Connecticut
Forman School Photo - Forman has a total of 13 dormitories on campus. The majority (85%) of students are boarders, but day students are invited to participate fully in evening study halls, meals, social events and other campus activities.
Marianapolis Preparatory School Photo - St. Albert's dormitory
The Marvelwood School Photo - The math curriculum offers AP and Honors level classes, as well as small-group tutoring
Rumsey Hall School Photo - Rumsey Hall School, located in the Bantam River Valley in Washington Depot, CT, is set on a 147-acre campus featuring Math and Science Buildings, Library, Fine Arts Building, Performing Arts Center, Two Gymnasiums, Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Courts, 7 Athletic Fields, Hockey Rink, Dining Hall and Dormitories
The Ethel Walker School Photo
St. Thomas More School Photo
Miss Porter's School Photo

Top Connecticut Boarding Schools (2018-19)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Academy of the Holy Family
    Academy of the Holy Family Photo - 2015 Fall Tea (Mother-Daughter Luncheon)
    All-girls  (Catholic)
    54 W. Main Street Box 691
    Baltic, CT 06330
    (860)822-6279
    Grades: 9-12 | 40 students
  • Avon Old Farms School
    Avon Old Farms School Photo - Our sports teams have won over 30 league and New England championships over the last 15 years, and many of our athletes move on to compete for some of the nation's foremost collegiate programs before moving on to be famous professional athletes.
    All-boys 
    (6)
    500 Old Farms Road
    Avon, CT 06001
    (800)464-2866
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 409 students
  • Canterbury School
    Canterbury School Photo - Canterbury swimmers practice in the William W. Higgins ’53 Aquatic Center, an eight-lane, 25-yard competitive swim and dive pool. Dedicated in 2008, it is the finest swimming, diving, and water polo venue in New England.
    (Catholic)
    (1)
    101 Aspetuck Avenue
    New Milford, CT 06776
    (860)210-3832
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 320 students
  • Cheshire Academy
    Cheshire Academy Photo - The Cheshire Academy experience is full and active; living and learning takes place not only in the classroom, but also in the art studios, dormitories, dining commons, on the athletic fields, and even on the footpaths that wind around campus. The Academy is a tight-knit and dynamic environment that offers a community rich in diversity.
    (4)
    10 Main Street
    Cheshire, CT 06410
    (203)439-7250
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 362 students
  • Choate Rosemary Hall
    Choate Rosemary Hall Photo - Choate's team name/mascot is The Wild Boars. Choate is a member of the Founders League, Western New England Preparatory School Athletics Association and District IV of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. No other high school in the nation can claim three graduates simultaneously on an Olympic team in any sport. Angela Ruggiero '98, Julie Chu '01 and Hilary Knight '07 were all members of the 2010 U.S. Women's Ice Hockey team.
    (21)
    333 Christian Street
    Wallingford, CT 06492
    (203)697-2239
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 850 students
  • The Ethel Walker School
    The Ethel Walker School Photo
    All-girls 
    230 Bushy Hill Road
    Simsbury, CT 06070
    (860)408-4200
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 236 students
  • Forman School
    Forman School Photo - The Theater Program offers two years of acting training, half-year classes in improvisation and public speaking and a technical theater class. Auditions for co-curricular productions are open to all students. Plays are presented at the end of each sports season; a musical is mounted each winter. For a list of performances see: www.formanschool.org/arts/performing-arts
    (6)
    12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
    Litchfield, CT 06759
    (860)567-1802
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 230 students
  • The Hotchkiss School
    The Hotchkiss School Photo - Students
    (9)
    11 Interlaken Road
    Lakeville, CT 06039
    (860)435-3102
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 605 students
  • Indian Mountain School
    Indian Mountain School Photo - As one of the most popular spring sports at IMS, the varsity boys and girls programs have sent athletes to compete at the highest levels of high school and college.
    211 Indian Mountain Road
    Lakeville, CT 06039
    (435)480-0871
    Grades: 6-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 239 students
  • Kent School
    Kent School Photo - Located in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains, Kent was voted the best fall foliage destination by Yankee Magazine.
    (Episcopal)
    (22)
    PO Box 2006
    Kent, CT 06757
    (860)927-6111
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 570 students
  • Loomis Chaffee
    Loomis Chaffee Photo - Loomis Chaffee campus
    (17)
    Office of Admission
    Windsor, CT 06095
    (860)687-6400
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 690 students
  • Marianapolis Preparatory School
    Marianapolis Preparatory School Photo
    (Catholic)
    26 Chase Road
    Thompson, CT 06277
    (860)923-9245
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
  • The Marvelwood School
    The Marvelwood School Photo - Community Service Wednesday is an important part of the weekly schedule and the mission of the School. Faculty member Sharon O'Brien and students write, direct and create puppets for a show they perform at local nursery and elementary schools throughout the year.
    476 Skiff Mountain Road
    Kent, CT 06757
    (860)927-0047
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 140 students
  • Miss Porter's School
    Miss Porter's School Photo
    All-girls 
    (4)
    60 Main Street
    Farmington, CT 06032
    (860)409-3530
    Grades: 9-12 | 313 students
  • Pomfret School
    Pomfret School Photo
    (8)
    PO Box 128, 398 Pomfret Street
    Pomfret, CT 06258
    (860)963-6120
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 367 students
  • The Rectory School
    The Rectory School Photo - The Placement Department knows the students individually and diligently guides them through the secondary school process. The result is acceptance for each student into the school that's the best match.
    (2)
    P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
    Pomfret, CT 06258
    (860)928-1328
    Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students
  • Rumsey Hall School
    Rumsey Hall School Photo - Comprehensive Varsity, Junior Varsity and Intramural Three Season Athletic Teams as well as ROA (Rumsey Outdoor Adventure) for boys and girls in grades 5-9
    201 Romford Road
    Washington Depot, CT 06794
    (860)868-0535
    Grades: 5-9 | K-9 (day) | 336 students
  • St. Thomas More School
    St. Thomas More School Photo
    All-boys  (Catholic)
    45 Cottage Road
    Oakdale, CT 06370
    (860)823-3861
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 100 students
  • Salisbury School
    Salisbury School Photo - Salisbury School Dinning Hall
    All-boys 
    (1)
    251 Canaan Road
    Salisbury, CT 06068
    (860)435-5732
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 310 students
  • South Kent School
    South Kent School Photo - Since its founding in 1923, South Kent School has provided its students with the intellectual, moral, physical and social framework for scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adult society.
    All-boys  (Episcopal)
    (2)
    40 Bulls Bridge Road
    South Kent, CT 06785
    (860)927-3539
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 180 students
  • Steward Outdoor School
    Steward Outdoor School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 740 acre campus located in coastal Connecticut.
    (Episcopal)
    253 Bushy Hill Road
    Ivoryton, CT 06442
    (860)767-0848
    Grades: 6-9 | 14 students
  • Suffield Academy
    Suffield Academy Photo - The campus is remarkably bright, clean, and attractive.
    (11)
    Suffield Academy
    Suffield, CT 06078
    (860)386-4440
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 415 students
  • The Taft School
    The Taft School Photo - Our beautiful campus features facilities that rival those of many small colleges, including a library with 55,000 print volumes; a 45,000 square foot science and mathematics building; two theaters; two ice hockey rinks; and an 18-hole golf course.
    (1)
    110 Woodbury Road
    Watertown, CT 06795
    (860)945-7700
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 606 students
  • Westminster School
    Westminster School Photo - Among 200 acres, we have playing fields and on-campus facilities for every sport.
    (7)
    995 Hopmeadow Street
    Simsbury, CT 06070
    (860)408-3060
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 398 students
  • Westover School
    Westover School Photo - Welcome to Westover School!
    All-girls 
    (12)
    1237 Whittemore Rd., P.O. Box 847
    Middlebury, CT 06762
    (203)577-4521
    Grades: 9-12 | 200 students
  • The Woodhall School
    The Woodhall School Photo - The Woodhall School is located in rural Bethlehem, CT on approximately twenty-five acres of woodlands and trails for hiking and biking. The campus is designed to enhance The Woodhall School`s individual approach. The academic and residential areas are architecturally conceived as a small village.
    All-boys 
    58 Harrison Lane
    Bethlehem, CT 06751
    (203)266-7788
    Grades: 9-12 | 42 students
  • The Woodstock Academy
    57 Academy Rd.Woodstock, CT 06281
    Woodstock, CT 06281
    (860)928-6575
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 1050 students
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