Best Massachusetts Boarding Schools (2021)

For the 2021 school year, there are 35 college-prep and junior boarding schools serving 12,860 students located throughout Massachusetts.
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Worcester Academy Photo - Worcester Academy is a place where life takes an interesting turn. It's called the real world, where success doesn't always come easy, but it's worth the extra effort.
Hillside School Photo
The Bement School Photo
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Stoneleigh-Burnham offers one of the premier equestrian centers among secondary schools in the UnitedStates. Our equestrian center is located on campus and every rider, from the complete novice to the advanced jumper, receives personalized instruction from experienced coaches that reflects her interests, goals, and abilities.
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Photo
The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
The Cambridge School of Weston Photo - With over 250 courses to choose from, our dynamic curriculum allows students to balance engaging foundational courses with exploration and in-depth study as they choose from offerings like: "Multivariable Calculus," "The Biology of Cancer," "Wearable Art," "Japanese Women Writers," and "U.S. Cold War and Vietnam."
Landmark School Photo - Beautiful Coastal Campus
Brooks School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 251 acre campus located on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.
Northfield Mount Hermon Photo - NMH is a coed boarding school serving 650 students in grades 9-12. We also offer a postgraduate year. Our wooded campus borders the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, and in this beautiful setting, we challenge young people to think hard, work hard, discover new talents, and hone the ones they already possess.
St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School
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.
Eaglebrook School Photo - At the heart of the school is the shared life of teachers, their families, and boys working together. This is the common room of Halsted House, one of five dormitories on campus.
Middlesex School Photo - The Dining Hall at lunchtime
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.
Dana Hall School Photo - Experimentation. Exploration. Creativity. Dana Hall`s visual artists are sensitive observers of themselves and the world around them.
The Winchendon School Photo - Winchendon scores!
New England Innovation Academy Photo - We will integrate human-centered design into the way we do reading, writing, or math so it becomes part of a student's reflexive response to solving problems.
Walnut Hill School for the Arts Photo
Eagle Hill School Photo - Having three college counselors affords us an enviable student-to-counselor ratio of 18:1 and allows us the opportunity for close collaboration with students and their parents.

Top Massachusetts Boarding Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Applewild School
    Applewild School Photo - Upper School students participate in challenging courses in English, math, and social studies. They study science through experiential work and collaborative experiments.
    120 Prospect Street
    Fitchburg, MA 01420
    (978) 342-6053
    Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 275 students
  • The Bement School
    The Bement School Photo
    94 Old Main Street, PO Box 8
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413) 774-4209
    Grades: 3-9 | K-9 (day) | 193 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.
    (17)
    245 North Undermountain Road
    Sheffield, MA 01257
    (413) 229-1003
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 419 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 | 345 students
  • Buxton School
    Buxton School Photo - At Buxton, we provide the time, experience, and environment that inspire young people to learn more and go deeper. Our students are doers, both in school and in life. Education at Buxton is not passive; it is a stimulating and constant process of questioning, discovering, synthesizing and sharing.
    (1)
    291 South Street
    Williamstown, MA 01267
    (413) 458-3919
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 90 students
  • The Cambridge School of Weston
    The Cambridge School of Weston Photo - Every other Wednesday, in lieu of their core academic classes, CSW students participate in PACE (Promoting Awareness and Community Engagement), a four-year co-curriculum of experiential classes, events, and activities designed to ensure that all CSW students develop the self-awareness, social consciousness, healthy living habits, and leadership skills required to meet the demands of an increasingly complex and diverse world.
    (15)
    45 Georgian Road
    Weston, MA 02493
    (781) 642-8650
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 310 students
  • CATS Academy Boston
    CATS Academy Boston Photo
    (1)
    2001 Washington Street
    Braintree, MA 02184
    (857) 400-9700
    Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
  • Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
    Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Photo
    (3)
    785 Beaver Street
    Waltham, MA 02452
    (781) 314-0806
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 180 students
  • Concord Academy
    Concord Academy Photo - Students live in one of six student houses on campus.
    (9)
    166 Main Street
    Concord, MA 01742
    (978) 402-2250
    Grades: 9-12 | 395 students
  • Cushing Academy
    (2)
    39 School Street
    Ashburnham, MA 01430
    (978) 827-7300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 390 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
  • Deerfield Academy
    Deerfield Academy Photo
    (14)
    7 Boyden Lane
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413) 774-1400
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 648 students
  • Eagle Hill School
    Eagle Hill School Photo - At Eagle Hill School we are pioneers, ready to explore with a sense of wonder and possibilities each day.
    (2)
    P.O. Box 116 , 242 Old Petersham Road
    Hardwick, MA 01037
    (413) 477-6000
    Grades: 8-12 | 220 students
  • Eaglebrook School
    Eaglebrook School Photo - Eaglebrook School teaches middle school boys the skills they will need for the rest of their lives. Learn more about our Core Skills at https://www.eaglebrook.org/coreskills.
    All-boys 
    (1)
    271 Pine Nook Road, P.O. Box 7
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413) 774-9111
    Grades: 6-9 | 250 students
  • Fay School
    Fay School Photo - Fay School is an independent, co-educational school 25 miles from Boston serving students in kindergarten through grade 9, with boarding available for grades 7-9. Our school is a place of discovery, challenge, collaboration, and growth - a closely-knit learning community where our skillful, dedicated faculty inspires students to achieve excellence in all pursuits.
    (1)
    48 Main Street
    Southborough, MA 01772
    (508) 490-8201
    Grades: 7-9 | K-9 (day) | 475 students
  • The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)
    The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) Photo - Beautiful Setting: A 456-acre campus with extensive facilities for academics, athletics, and visual and performing arts.
    (8)
    1 Elm Street
    Byfield, MA 01922
    (978) 499-3120
    Grades: 9-12 | 410 students
  • Groton School
    (Episcopal)
    (19)
    282 Farmers Row, Box 991
    Groton, MA 01450
    (978) 448-7510
    Grades: 8-12 | 380 students
  • Hillside School
    Hillside School Photo
    All-boys 
    404 Robin Hill Street
    Marlborough, MA 01752
    (508) 485-3483
    Grades: 4-9 | 165 students
  • Landmark School
    Landmark School Photo - Beautiful Coastal Campus
    P.O. Box 227
    Prides Crossing, MA 01965
    (978) 236-3000
    Grades: 9-12 | 2-12 (day) | 476 students
  • Lawrence Academy
    Lawrence Academy Photo
    (1)
    44 Main Street, PO Box 992
    Groton, MA 01450
    (978) 448-1530
    Grades: 9-12 | 425 students
  • The MacDuffie School
    The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
    (1)
    66 School Street
    Granby, MA 01033
    (413) 255-0000
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 275 students
  • Middlesex School
    Middlesex School Photo - English Class
    (29)
    1400 Lowell Road
    Concord, MA 01742
    (978) 371-6524
    Grades: 9-12 | 410 students
  • Milton Academy
    Milton Academy Photo - Milton Academy is only eight miles from Boston's museums, schools and attractions, but it has the benefits of a 130-acre New England campus-with green quads and lots of fall foliage.
    (8)
    170 Centre Street
    Milton, MA 02186
    (617) 898-2227
    Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day) | 722 students
  • Miss Hall's School
    Miss Hall's School Photo - A talented, supportive community of learners awaits you at MHS. Our faculty are dedicated mentors who are passionate about their subjects and creative in their teaching, unafraid to ditch the textbook in favor of collaborative, project-based learning.
    All-girls 
    (4)
    492 Holmes Road
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    (413) 499-1300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 170 students
  • New England Innovation Academy
    New England Innovation Academy Photo - Everyone at the New England Innovation Academy (NEIA) is an innovator, learning and working together.
    280 Locke Drive
    Marlborough, MA 01752
    (508) 658-0170
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 64 students
  • Northfield Mount Hermon
    Northfield Mount Hermon Photo - NMH is a coed boarding school serving 650 students in grades 9-12. We also offer a postgraduate year. Our wooded campus borders the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, and in this beautiful setting, we challenge young people to think hard, work hard, discover new talents, and hone the ones they already possess.
    (14)
    One Lamplighter Way
    Mount Hermon, MA 01354
    (413) 498-3227
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 655 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.
    (16)
    180 Main Street
    Andover, MA 01810
    (978) 749-4050
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 1146 students
  • St. Mark's School
    St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School
    (Episcopal)
    (7)
    25 Marlboro Road
    Southborough, MA 01772
    (508) 786-6118
    Grades: 9-12 | 370 students
  • Springfield Commonwealth Academy
    Springfield Commonwealth Academy Photo
    1 Ames Hill Drive
    Springfield, MA 01105
    (413) 237-4427
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 90 students
  • Stoneleigh-Burnham School
    Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Our challenging and supportive learning environment encourages appropriate risk-taking by providing a safe space for making mistakes. Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.
    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
  • Wilbraham & Monson Academy
    Wilbraham & Monson Academy Photo
    (11)
    423 Main Street
    Wilbraham, MA 01095
    (413) 596-9107
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 425 students
  • The Williston Northampton School
    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.
    (17)
    19 Payson Avenue
    Easthampton, MA 01027
    (413) 529-3241
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day) | 400 students
  • The Winchendon School
    The Winchendon School Photo
    (2)
    172 Ash Street
    Winchendon, MA 01475
    (978) 297-4476
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 285 students
  • Worcester Academy
    Worcester Academy Photo - With over 180 courses, 37 honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the #1 Mathematics team in New England, you are sure to find a course of instruction that excites you.
    (1)
    81 Providence Street
    Worcester, MA 01604
    (508) 459-5481
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 500 students
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