Best Junior Boarding Schools (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 120 junior boarding schools serving 45,413 students located throughout the United States and Canada.
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) (2021)
- 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) | 193 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 | 250 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) | 300 students - P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 250 students - 253 Bushy Hill Road
Ivoryton, CT 06442
(860) 767-0848Grades: 6-9 | 14 students
Top Schools Offering Junior Boarding Grades (2021)
- School Location Grades Students
- 501 Park Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 384-5504Grades: 8-12 | K-12 (day) | 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 | K-12, PG (day) | 90 students - 80 chemin Moulton Hill
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819) 566-0238Grades: 7-12 | 285 students - 955 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
(604) 998-1000Grades: 8-12 | 550 students - 1701 Brandon Hall Drive
Atlanta, GA 30350
(770) 394-8177Grades: 6-12, PG | 150 students - 10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 900 students - 234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
82649025000Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 920 students - 1051 N Houston
Bullard, TX 75757
(903) 894-5000Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 680 students - 300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216Grades: 8-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | 286 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) 692-6645Grades: 6-12 | 800 students - 500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232Grades: 8-12 | 293 students - Route de Sauverny 74
Geneva, Switzerland 1290
41227755656Grades: 4-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1900 students - Route de Belfort 10
Porrentruy, Switzerland 2900
41324661157Grades: 6-12, PG | 3-12, PG (day) | 160 students - 20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521Grades: 5-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 230 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
41339729292Grades: 8-12, PG | 120 students - 230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200Grades: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 236 students - 225 S. Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 946-7706Grades: 7-12 | 150 students - 4800 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 641-0700Grades: 8-12 | 5-12 (day) | 300 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 - 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 | 380 students - via Olivetti 1 31056 Roncade (TV) Italy
Treviso, Italy 31056
00390422789503Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 460 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 - Loading...
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