Top Junior Boarding Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 121 top junior boarding schools located throughout the United States and Canada, serving 45,382 students.
- Junior boarding schools offer boarding opportunities for students grades 8 or lower.
- Note that some boarding schools focus exclusively on the junior boarding experience (and offer only junior boarding grades), while other schools offer both junior and college-prep boarding grades.
- Learn more about the benefits of a junior boarding school.
Top Junior Boarding Schools (Primary Focus) (2020)
- School Location Grades Students
- 120 Prospect Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978)342-6053Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 275 students - 94 Old Main Street, PO Box 8
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413)774-4209Grades: 3-9 | K-9 (day) | 224 students - 62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603)523-3548Grades: 6-9 | 225 students - 271 Pine Nook Road, P.O. Box 7
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413)774-9111Grades: 6-9 | 257 students - 48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508)490-8201Grades: 7-9 | K-9 (day) | 475 students -
- 404 Robin Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508)485-3483Grades: 4-9 | 165 students - 211 Indian Mountain Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(435)480-0871Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students - P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860)928-1328Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students - 215 N. Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714)772-1363Grades: 4-8 | K-8 (day) | 150 students - 253 Bushy Hill Road
Ivoryton, CT 06442
(860)767-0848Grades: 6-9 | 14 students
Top Schools Offering Junior Boarding Grades (2020)
- School Location Grades Students
- 501 Park Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727)384-5500Grades: 8-12 | 320 students - 2605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(888)762-2338Grades: 7-12 | 320 students - 54-230 Kamehameha Hwy
Hauula, HI 96717
(808)670-1909Grades: 5-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | n/a students - 80 chemin Moulton Hill
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819)566-0238Grades: 7-12 | 263 students - 955 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
(604)998-1000Grades: 8-12 | 650 students - 1701 Brandon Hall Drive
Atlanta, GA 30350
(770)394-8177Grades: 6-12, PG | 150 students - Branksome HallAll-girls10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada 00000
(416)920-9741Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 900 students - 234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
82649025072Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 886 students - 1051 N Houston
Bullard, TX 75757
(903)894-5000Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 680 students - 520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(800)948-6291Grades: 7-12, PG | 300 students - 425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314)692-6640Grades: 6-12 | 850 students - 500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828)684-6232Grades: 8-12 | 291 students - Route de Sauverny 74
Geneva, Switzerland 1290
0041227755656Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1900 students - College et Lycee Saint-Charles (Catholic)Route de Belfort 10
Porrentruy, Switzerland 2900
41324661157Grades: 6-12, PG | 3-12, PG (day) | 160 students - 1115 West Broadway Street
Winona, MN 55987
(507)453-5113Grades: 7-12 | 381 students - 20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503)843-3521Grades: 5-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 230 students - P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800)287-9197Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students - P.O. Box 116 , 242 Old Petersham Road
Hardwick, MA 01037
(413)477-6000Grades: 8-12 | 220 students - Dorfstrasse
6085 Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland 6085
14019968682Grades: 8-12, PG | 120 students - 225 S. Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540)946-7706Grades: 7-12 | 150 students - P.O. 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(800)462-3862Grades: 7-12, PG | 330 students - PO BOX 1000748 S. Main St.
Freeman, SD 57029
(605)925-4237Grades: 7-12 | K-12 (day) | 80 students - 280 King Street East
Brockville, Canada K6V1E2
(613)341-9330Grades: 6-12, PG | 110 students - 132 Good Hope Road
Bluffton, SC 29910
(843)400-3015Grades: 7-12, PG | 12 students - 300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410)559-3111Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 548 students - 3042 College St.
Austinburg, OH 44010
(440)275-2811Grades: 8-12, PG | 100 students - 14 Greenwood Lane
Putney, VT 05346
(802)387-4545Grades: 6-12 | 55 students - 2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814)684-3000Grades: 7-12, PG | 285 students - Groton School (Episcopal)282 Farmers Row, Box 991
Groton, MA 01450
(978)448-7510Grades: 8-12 | 382 students - 28 Patey Circle
Rindge, NH 03461
(603)899-3325Grades: 3-12 | 21 students - 200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
(800)432-2480Grades: 7-12, PG | 141 students - 339 Paris Road PO Box 309
Hebron, ME 04238
(207)966-5225Grades: 6-12, PG | 256 students - 11600 Welch Road
Dallas, TX 75229
(214)360-6526Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1090 students - Loading...
Recent Articles
Social media is an essential part of a boarding school's marketing strategy
Parents considering schools should read New York Times columnist Frank Bruni's book about college admissions entitled Where You Go Is Not Who You Will Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania. Much of what he says applies in the private K-12 world.
Readers send dozens of questions via Facebook, Twitter and email. What do they ask? Readers want to know which is the best school in a particular country or region. A close second is figuring out how to pay for a private school education. Here are some readers' questions with my answers.
Featured Schools
