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The Gunnery Photo - The Gunnery is a coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12 and post graduate. The school current has 300 students (90 day and 210 boarding). Represented in the student body are 18 states and 19 countries. Our 220 acre campus borders the village green of Washington, a small, historic town in the Litchfield Hills.
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The Gunnery Photo - The Gunnery is a coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12 and post graduate. The school current has 300 students (90 day and 210 boarding). Represented in the student body are 18 states and 19 countries. Our 220 acre campus borders the village green of Washington, a small, historic town in the Litchfield Hills.
Emma Willard School Photo - Emma Girls share a laugh in one of our historic dormitories.
The Williston Northampton School Photo - Williston promises an academic culture that respects your ability to think for yourself and gives you the right balance of structure and freedom to make the most of it. You'll be immersed in a challenging curriculum that cultivates active, lifelong learning. And with an average class size of 13 students, your teachers are truly going to know you.
Culver Academies Photo - Culver's athletic facilities include: Golf Course (Nine holes), Polo Arena, Crew Sheds, two Ice Hockey Rinks, an 8 Lane Pool, Diving Tank, 14 Outdoor Tennis Courts, 6 Indoor Tennis Courts, State of the Art Fitness Center with Trainers, 6 Indoor Basketball Courts, Fencing Facility, Free Weight Room, Softball Field, Baseball Field, Lighted Football Field, Lighted Soccer and Lacrosse Fields.
Darlington School Photo - We are proud to say that 100 percent of our graduates go on to college, earning more than $8 million in scholarships each year.
Blair Academy Photo
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.
Vermont Academy Photo - Vermont Academy students are curious and adventurous. They are innovators and tinkerers. They feel free to take risks and try new things.
Branksome Hall Photo
The Taft School Photo - More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
Shawnigan Lake School Photo - The entire school gathers daily for sit-down meals in Marion Hall. This architecturally stunning facility allows for students and staff to share a family-style dining experience.
Rothesay Netherwood School Photo - Rothesay Netherwood School has a 200 acre scenic campus, located on the beautiful Kennebecasis River
Phillips Exeter Academy Photo - Every classroom at Exeter has a Harkness table, which seats a teacher and 12 students, placing students at the center of the learning process.
Brewster Academy Photo - Welcome to Wolfeboro! Brewster's lakeside location provides students with a variety of resources on and off campus. Our outdoor facilities include six athletic fields, nine tennis courts, and a boathouse which provides storage and work areas for rowing shells and "420" racing sailboats. The Outdoor Skills Program takes advantage of the White Mountains for ice and rock climbing, and hiking.
Lawrenceville School Photo - The Lawrenceville School
Lakefield College School Photo - "Not one day passes without thinking back on my time at LCS. Because of my experience, I studied at top universities in England, my Bachelors at Warwick Business School and my Masters at Cass Business School, securing my first "real" job at Rothschild. LCS recognized and realized a potential in me that I didn't know I had. LCS ALUMNUS
Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
St. Andrew's School, DE Photo - Founders Hall
Middlesex School Photo - Plaque Carving
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.

Top Crew Boarding Schools (2018-19)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Ashbury College
    (4)
    362 Mariposa Avenue
    Ottawa, Canada K1M0T3
    613-749-9630
    Grades: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 715 students
  • Baylor School
    Baylor School Photo - This sweeping view of the Tennessee River Gorge was taken from the patio of Barks Hall, home to the Lower School and the Baylor Library, which houses 50,000 volumes (one of the largest among southeastern schools).
    (2)
    171 Baylor School Road
    Chattanooga, TN 37405
    423-267-5902
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 1024 students
  • Berkshire School
    Berkshire School Photo - Founded in 1907, Berkshire is a co-ed boarding and day school for grades 9-12 & PG. Advanced Math/ScienceResearch, Advanced Humanities Research, Sabin Entrepreneurial Prize, a range of arts offerings, and championship athletics on a stunning 400-acre campus in the Berkshires.
    (12)
    245 North Undermountain Road
    Sheffield, MA 01257
    413-229-1003
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 408 students
  • Blair Academy
    Blair Academy Photo
    (6)
    PO Box 600
    Blairstown, NJ 07825
    908-362-6121
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 460 students
  • The Bolles School
    7400 San Jose Blvd.
    Jacksonville, FL 32217
    9042565030
    Grades: 7-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | 1700 students
  • Branksome Hall
    Branksome Hall Photo
    All-girls 
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada 00000
    416-920-9741
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 900 students
  • Brentwood College School
    Brentwood College School Photo - Crooks Hall, our oceanfront dining room and student services centre, is designed to be a warm, welcoming, west coast style facility, which is student friendly and environmentally responsible.For students, it is a one-stop social experience and the heart of campus where everyone can eat, relax, socialize, buy school supplies, pick up laundry, and host meetings.
    (1)
    2735 Mt. Baker Road
    Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, Canada 1
    1-250-743-5521
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 525 students
  • Brewster Academy
    Brewster Academy Photo - All students participate in at least one season of interscholastic sports. Recreational and instructional sports also are options. When enrolled in a recreational or instructional class, students also can select arts classes, providing students with a six-day athletics and arts program. Arts offerings include digital photography, drama, dance, studio arts, pottery, music, and advanced media production.
    (10)
    80 Academy Drive
    Wolfeboro, NH 03894
    603-569-7200
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 355 students
  • Brooks School
    Brooks School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 251 acre campus located on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.
    (Episcopal)
    (10)
    1160 Great Pond Road
    North Andover, MA 01845
    978-725-6272
    Grades: 9-12 | 380 students
  • Buffalo Seminary
    Buffalo Seminary Photo - Our 5- and 7-day boarding students offer each other new perspectives. The SEM campus comprises our 100 year-old school building, 5 recently renovated historic homes where residents live family-style with faculty member house directors, and our playing field.
    All-girls 
    205 Bidwell Parkway
    Buffalo, NY 14222
    716-885-6780
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 195 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
  • CATS Academy Boston
    CATS Academy Boston Photo
    (1)
    2001 Washington Street
    Braintree, MA 02184
    857-400-9700
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • Choate Rosemary Hall
    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.
    (19)
    333 Christian Street
    Wallingford, CT 06492
    203-697-2239
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 859 students
  • Cranbrook Schools
    Cranbrook Schools Photo
    (9)
    PO Box 801 39221 Woodward Ave.
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
    2486453610
    Grades: 9-12 | 813 students
  • Culver Academies
    Culver Academies Photo - The Culver Girls Academy (CGA) Crest is a treasured symbol and is proudly worn on the blazers to symbolize a strong school with separate traditions for young women with an emphasis on citizenship and leadership preparation. The Culver Military system for young men (CMA)is a lifestyle that encourages pride in oneself, the living unit, the Corps of Cadets and Culver.
    (16)
    1300 Academy Road
    Culver, IN 46511
    574-842-7100
    Grades: 9-12 | 828 students
  • Darlington School
    Darlington School Photo - With 26 varsity and 12 junior varsity teams, Darlington's athletic program offers something for everyone. Additional options include year-round sports academies for golf, soccer and tennis and a club rowing team.
    (9)
    1014 Cave Spring Road, SW
    Rome, GA 30161
    706-235-6051
    Grades: 9-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | 758 students
  • Deerfield Academy
    Deerfield Academy Photo
    (6)
    7 Boyden Lane
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    413-774-1400
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 648 students
  • Dublin School
    Dublin School Photo - Winners of Bronze at Nationals, none had ever rowed before Dublin. Dublin is a place where you can discover your passion and have the opportunity and support to achieve it.
    18 Lehmann Way, PO Box 522
    Dublin, NH 03444
    1-603-563-7075
    Grades: 9-12 | 165 students
  • Eagle Hill School
    Eagle Hill School Photo
    (2)
    P.O. Box 116 , 242 Old Petersham Road
    Hardwick, MA 01037
    413-477-6000
    Grades: 8-12 | 220 students
  • Emma Willard School
    Emma Willard School Photo - For Emma Girls, academics are top priority.
    All-girls 
    (9)
    285 Pawling Avenue
    Troy, NY 12180
    518-833-1320
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 358 students
  • Episcopal High School
    Episcopal High School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    (12)
    1200 N. Quaker Lane
    Alexandria, VA 22302
    877-933-4347
    Grades: 9-12 | 440 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
  • Groton School
    (Episcopal)
    (17)
    282 Farmers Row, Box 991
    Groton, MA 01450
    978-448-7510
    Grades: 8-12 | 382 students
  • The Gunnery
    The Gunnery Photo - The Gunnery is a school that is proudly small in scale but large in offerings, and you’ll find that we offer the same range of Advanced Placement courses found at much larger schools in a setting where the individual attention you’ll receive in those classes is much greater.
    (3)
    99 Green Hill Road
    Washington, CT 06793
    860-868-7334
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 288 students
  • The Hockaday School
    The Hockaday School Photo
    All-girls 
    11600 Welch Road
    Dallas, TX 75229
    214-360-6526
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1090 students
  • The Hun School of Princeton
    The Hun School of Princeton Photo - Russell Hall (front exterior)
    (1)
    176 Edgerstoune Road
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-921-7600
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 650 students
  • Kent School
    Kent School Photo - Kent's newly renovated art studios offer ample space to explore your creativity.
    (Episcopal)
    (22)
    PO Box 2006
    Kent, CT 06757
    860-927-6111
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 570 students
  • The Knox School
    The Knox School Photo - As an institution that is mission-driven and intentional in its structure and purpose, The Knox School created its academic program to provide capable students with opportunities to excel within a liberal arts program that are infused with artistic and athletic pursuits.
    541 Long Beach Road
    Saint James, NY 11780
    6316861600
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 146 students
  • La Lumiere School
    La Lumiere School Photo - La Lumiere School is a private, independent boarding and day school founded in 1963, located in La Porte, Indiana, on an idyllic 190-acre wooded campus. Mission: At La Lumiere, we form character, cultivate scholarship, and explore faith in order to grow into more complete versions of ourselves.
    (Catholic)
    6801 N. Wilhelm Road
    La Porte, IN 46350
    2193267450
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 185 students
  • Lakefield College School
    Lakefield College School Photo
    (Anglican)
    4391 County Rd. 29
    Lakefield, Canada K0L2H0
    705-652-3324
    Grades: 9-12 | 365 students
  • Lawrenceville School
    Lawrenceville School Photo - The Lawrenceville School: Bunn Library
    (5)
    2500 Main Street
    Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
    8007352030
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 816 students
  • The MacDuffie School
    The MacDuffie School Photo - Dorm
    66 School Street
    Granby, MA 01033
    413-255-0000
    Grades: 6-12 | 275 students
  • Marianapolis Preparatory School
    Marianapolis Preparatory School Photo
    (Catholic)
    26 Chase Road
    Thompson, CT 06277
    8609239245
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
  • McCallie School
    McCallie School Photo - At McCallie, we feel it is important to grow the whole boy. Our expert coaches and trainers utilize our state of the art facilities to help our young men be the best they can be physically.
    All-boys 
    (2)
    500 Dodds Avenue
    Chattanooga, TN 37404
    1-800-234-2163
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 667 students
  • Middlesex School
    Middlesex School Photo - Plaque Carving
    (24)
    1400 Lowell Road
    Concord, MA 01742
    978-371-6524
    Grades: 9-12 | 405 students
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