Top New England Boarding Schools

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Kent School Photo - Our campus is located along the shores of the Housatonic River, adjacent to the town of Kent.
Deerfield Academy Photo
Concord Academy Photo - Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel is a frequent gathering place for the CA community, particularly for Senior Chapel Talks that begin three or four of our mornings every week.
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.
The Bement School Photo
Kents Hill School Photo - Athletes enjoy the on-campus O'Connor Alpine Training Center for alpine racers and riders. Everyone enjoys it on Saturday nights!
The Winchendon School Photo - Winchendon scores!
Loomis Chaffee Photo - Loomis Chaffee campus
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Photo
St. Johnsbury Academy Photo - Through the Colwell Center for Global Understanding at St. Johnsbury Academy, our students are exposed to many opportunities to travel abroad.
Eagle Hill School Photo - College Prep
Rock Point School Photo - Yoga and Mindfulness class helps students start the day focused and energized.
Brewster Academy Photo - Freshwater Ecology students access the largest freshwater laboratory in the state (Lake Winnipesaukee), without leaving campus.
Cardigan Mountain School Photo - Digital Arts Media Lab
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."
Hebron Academy Photo - Albert Le Page Fitness Center and The Sommer Family Squash Courts
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.
Lyndon Institute Photo - Our academic team offers a multi-tiered instructional framework that includes a multitude of resources to address each individual student's academic need. The supports vary in intensity, allowing for timely interventions for each student. Through personalized learning plans, we strive to provide targeted and differentiated instruction at the earliest indication of student need at a level of intensity that is responsive
Phillips Exeter Academy Photo - Exeter`s campus is surrounded by fields, forests and a quaint New England town with shops and cafes. We are a 50-minute train ride from Boston and the Atlantic coast is just 10 miles away.
CATS Academy Boston Photo

Top New England Boarding Schools (2019-20)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Academy of the Holy Family
    Academy of the Holy Family Photo - April 2019 Retreat
    All-girls  (Catholic)
    54 W. Main Street Box 691
    Baltic, CT 06330
    (860)822-6279
    Grades: 9-12 | 40 students
  • Applewild School
    Applewild School Photo - Art, shop, band, chorus, and drama are just as essential to an Applewild education as math, social studies, science, and language arts. We recognize that the arts are an integral part of every child`s emotional and intellectual development, so we`ve created spaces where our students have the opportunity to actively create and express themselves.
    120 Prospect Street
    Fitchburg, MA 01420
    (978)342-6053
    Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day) | 275 students
  • Avon Old Farms School
    Avon Old Farms School Photo - Our 860 acre campus is comprised of breathtaking panoramic vistas; rustic hiking trails; a serene pond for swimming and fishing; and abundant seasonal foliage.
    All-boys 
    (6)
    500 Old Farms Road
    Avon, CT 06001
    (800)464-2866
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 409 students
  • Bard Academy at Simon's Rock
    Bard Academy at Simon's Rock Photo
    84 Alford Road
    Great Barrington, MA 01230
    (800)235-7186
    Grades: 9-10 | 51 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) | 224 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 | 409 students
  • Brewster Academy
    Brewster Academy Photo - Freshwater Ecology students access the largest freshwater laboratory in the state (Lake Winnipesaukee), without leaving campus.
    (10)
    80 Academy Drive
    Wolfeboro, NH 03894
    (603)569-7200
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 355 students
  • Bridgton Academy
    Bridgton Academy Photo - Welcome to Bridgton Academy! Located in the Western Maine foothills and the heart of Maine's Lake Region, we've been preparing young men for the rigors of college and beyond since 1808. We Know PG.
    All-boys 
    PO Box 292
    North Bridgton, ME 04057
    (207)647-3322
    Grades: 11-12, PG | 185 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 | 360 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 | 90 students
  • The Cambridge School of Weston
    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."
    (15)
    45 Georgian Road
    Weston, MA 02493
    (781)642-8650
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 310 students
  • Canterbury School
    Canterbury School Photo - Canterbury's student to teacher ratio is 11:1. The curriculum is extensive.
    (Catholic)
    (1)
    101 Aspetuck Avenue
    New Milford, CT 06776
    (860)210-3832
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 328 students
  • Cardigan Mountain School
    Cardigan Mountain School Photo - Digital Arts Media Lab
    All-boys 
    62 Alumni Drive
    Canaan, NH 03741
    (603)523-3548
    Grades: 6-9 | 225 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
  • Cheshire Academy
    Cheshire Academy Photo - Bowden Hall, completed in 1796, is the oldest schoolhouse in continuous use in the state of Connecticut. Founded in 1794, Cheshire Academy is the 10th oldest boarding school in the US.
    (5)
    10 Main Street
    Cheshire, CT 06410
    (203)439-7250
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 344 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.
    (28)
    333 Christian Street
    Wallingford, CT 06492
    (203)697-2239
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 850 students
  • Concord Academy
    Concord Academy Photo - Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel is a frequent gathering place for the CA community, particularly for Senior Chapel Talks that begin three or four of our mornings every week.
    (8)
    166 Main Street
    Concord, MA 01742
    (978)402-2250
    Grades: 9-12 | 395 students
  • Cushing Academy
    (2)
    39 School Street, P.O. Box 8000
    Ashburnham, MA 01430
    (978)827-7300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
  • Dana Hall School
    Dana Hall School Photo - Experimentation. Exploration. Creativity. Dana Hall`s visual artists are sensitive observers of themselves and the world around them.
    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
    (11)
    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
    (603)563-7075
    Grades: 9-12 | 165 students
  • Eagle Hill School
    Eagle Hill School Photo - College Prep
    (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 - 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.
    All-boys 
    (1)
    271 Pine Nook Road, P.O. Box 7
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413)774-9111
    Grades: 6-9 | 257 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
  • Fay School
    Fay School Photo - Family-style meals at Fay are a longstanding tradition. Faculty members join the students for meals and students take turns as waiters. It is an opportunity to relax with friends and catch up on school news.
    (1)
    48 Main Street
    Southborough, MA 01772
    (508)490-8201
    Grades: 7-9 | K-9 (day) | 475 students
  • Forman School
    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.
    (6)
    12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
    Litchfield, CT 06759
    (860)567-1802
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 223 students
  • Foxcroft Academy
    Foxcroft Academy Photo - Foxcroft Academy... 1st chartered school in Maine (est. 1823)
    975 West Main Street
    Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
    (207)564-8664
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 410 students
  • Fryeburg Academy
    Fryeburg Academy Photo
    745 Main Street
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    (207)935-2013
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 578 students
  • Gould Academy
    Gould Academy Photo - Gould Academy offers the only Ski Patrol Program recognized by the National Ski Patrol. Once our students earn their 'jackets,' they are certified to work for the National Ski Patrol at any mountain in the U.S.
    (1)
    PO Box 860
    Bethel, ME 04217
    (207)824-7777
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 214 students
  • The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)
    The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) Photo - Building Character: The courage to try something is as respected as the ability to win.
    (8)
    1 Elm Street
    Byfield, MA 01922
    (978)499-3120
    Grades: 9-12 | 406 students
  • The Greenwood School
    The Greenwood School Photo - "Makers of Vermont" is a signature program at The Greenwood School in VT, where students learn to craft metal objects and tools in our blacksmith's forge.
    All-boys 
    14 Greenwood Lane
    Putney, VT 05346
    (802)387-4545
    Grades: 6-12 | 55 students
  • Groton School
    (Episcopal)
    (19)
    282 Farmers Row, Box 991
    Groton, MA 01450
    (978)448-7510
    Grades: 8-12 | 382 students
  • Hampshire Country School
    Hampshire Country School Photo - Island Pond covers 39 acres and is used regularly for canoeing, swimming and fishing.
    All-boys 
    28 Patey Circle
    Rindge, NH 03461
    (603)899-3325
    Grades: 3-12 | 21 students
  • Hebron Academy
    Hebron Academy Photo - Albert Le Page Fitness Center and The Sommer Family Squash Courts
    (8)
    339 Paris Road PO Box 309
    Hebron, ME 04238
    (207)966-5225
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 256 students
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