Top New Hampshire Boarding Schools

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The White Mountain School Photo - All students complete an independent project through our LASR program. LASR stands for Leadership, Arts, Service, and Research. These general categories demonstrate the range of projects that students choose to undertake. This program is our way of saying that passion matters, and that we know each and every student has a spark that we want to help focus.
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The White Mountain School Photo - All students complete an independent project through our LASR program. LASR stands for Leadership, Arts, Service, and Research. These general categories demonstrate the range of projects that students choose to undertake. This program is our way of saying that passion matters, and that we know each and every student has a spark that we want to help focus.
Holderness School Photo - Our alumni consistently tell us that our student run Job Program was formative for their future success, noting proudly that they were supervisors, event planners, and project managers before they even graduated high school.
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.
Dublin School Photo - Dublin School is surrounded by miles of woods, pristine deep-water lakes, abundant wildlife and Mt. Monadnock, one of the most climbed mountains in the world. This hidden corner of Southern NH is an easy drive to Boston and the NY area.
Wolfeboro Camp School Photo - Exceptional Lakeside campus
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.
St. Paul's School Photo - SPS 1
Proctor Academy Photo - Proctor`s campus includes over forty-five buildings, twenty small dormitories, its own privately owned and operated ski hill, state of the art classrooms and art facilities, 3,000 acres of forest and ponds surrounding beautiful natural and synthetic playing fields that are tucked against Ragged Mountain`s south slope.
Hampshire Country School Photo - Island Pond covers 39 acres and is used regularly for canoeing, swimming and fishing.
Tilton School Photo - Beyond the academic requirement in art, all Tilton students have opportunities to gain significant experience in creative and cultural arts.
Kimball Union Academy Photo
New Hampton School Photo - Energetic, exceptional faculty who drive a customized learning experience.
Cardigan Mountain School Photo - Digital Arts Media Lab
High Mowing School Photo - The only International Waldorf boarding & day school in North America, High Mowing welcomes students from across the globe. Explore our 300-acre classroom. Become a citizen of the world, a steward of the land with a global perspective. Join us, get connected.

Top New Hampshire Boarding Schools (2018-19)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Brewster Academy
    Brewster Academy Photo - You won't find desks in rows in Brewster classrooms. Students actively collaborate - working in groups where you learn through guided instruction and cooperative learning. Project-based learning (PBL) provide students with a hands-on learning experience with topics of their choice.
    (10)
    80 Academy Drive
    Wolfeboro, NH 03894
    603-569-7200
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 355 students
  • Cardigan Mountain School
    Cardigan Mountain School Photo - Science Class
    All-boys 
    62 Alumni Drive
    Canaan, NH 03741
    603-523-3548
    Grades: 6-9 | 225 students
  • Dublin School
    Dublin School Photo - Dublin School is surrounded by miles of woods, pristine deep-water lakes, abundant wildlife and Mt. Monadnock, one of the most climbed mountains in the world. This hidden corner of Southern NH is an easy drive to Boston and the NY area.
    18 Lehmann Way, PO Box 522
    Dublin, NH 03444
    1-603-563-7075
    Grades: 9-12 | 165 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
  • High Mowing School
    High Mowing School Photo - The only International Waldorf boarding & day school in North America, High Mowing welcomes students from across the globe. Explore our 300-acre classroom. Become a citizen of the world, a steward of the land with a global perspective. Join us, get connected.
    222 Isaac Frye Highway
    Wilton, NH 03086
    6036542391
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 120 students
  • Holderness School
    Holderness School Photo - Holderness is just a few miles from the slopes of Cannon Mountain, Loon Mountain, and Waterville Valley. Our Snow Sports athletes also train in Switzerland, Colorado, Utah and California - just to name a few.
    (Episcopal)
    (8)
    PO Box 1879
    Plymouth, NH 03264
    603-536-1747
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 280 students
  • Kimball Union Academy
    Kimball Union Academy Photo
    (4)
    7 Campus Center, PO Box 188
    Meriden, NH 03770
    6034692100
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 340 students
  • New Hampton School
    New Hampton School Photo - A Performing Arts program that encourages students to find their confidence on stage.
    (8)
    70 Main Street
    New Hampton, NH 03256
    603-677-3401
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 340 students
  • Phillips Exeter Academy
    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.
    (14)
    20 Main Street
    Exeter, NH 03833
    603-777-3437
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 1084 students
  • Proctor Academy
    Proctor Academy Photo - Proctor`s campus includes over forty-five buildings, twenty small dormitories, its own privately owned and operated ski hill, state of the art classrooms and art facilities, 3,000 acres of forest and ponds surrounding beautiful natural and synthetic playing fields that are tucked against Ragged Mountain`s south slope.
    (9)
    204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
    Andover, NH 03216
    603-735-6652
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 370 students
  • St. Paul's School
    St. Paul's School Photo - SPS 1
    (Episcopal)
    (3)
    325 Pleasant Street
    Concord, NH 03301
    603-229-4700
    Grades: 9-12 | 534 students
  • Tilton School
    Tilton School Photo - Tilton School is committed to the belief that good schools have the responsibility to set high standards and then do everything in their power to help students reach those expectations. Thus challenge and support are two key elements of the academic program.
    (1)
    30 School Street
    Tilton, NH 03276
    603-286-1733
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 250 students
  • The White Mountain School
    The White Mountain School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    (5)
    371 West Farm Road
    Bethlehem, NH 03574
    6034442928
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 130 students
  • Wolfeboro Camp School
    Wolfeboro Camp School Photo - Clean, open and finely landscaped campus!
    (1)
    93 Camp School Road
    Wolfeboro, NH 03894
    603-569-3451
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 160 students
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