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Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - Fountain Valley School from the sky. Drone photo taken by Max Seigal FVS '06.
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Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - Fountain Valley School from the sky. Drone photo taken by Max Seigal FVS '06.
Bishop's College School Photo - Our mission is simple: to create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. Our commitment to excellence in academics, wellness, athletics, creativity, and service contribute to a lifetime of engagement and global competence.
Miller School of Albemarle Photo - Miller School of Albemarle, a coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school for students in grades 8-12 and post-graduate, opened its doors in 1878 with 33 students. Girls first enrolled in 1884, making it one of the nation`s oldest coeducational boarding schools. The school is situated 12 miles west of Charlottesville on a gently rolling campus of 1600 pristine acres.
Northwood School Photo - Northwood School is set on an 88 acre campus, walking distance from the village of Lake Placid, NY and based in the 6 million acre Adirondack Park.
Foxcroft School Photo - Foxcroft School House
The Taft School Photo - More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
Miss Hall's School Photo - The Athletic Department at Miss Hall's instills in student-athletes the values of fitness, teamwork, and competition while inspiring each girl to master physical skills, envision her potential, strive to attain goals, build confidence, and experience the power of community pride.
Vermont Academy Photo - Vermont Academy students are curious and adventurous. They are innovators and tinkerers. They feel free to take risks and try new things.
Purnell School Photo - Ninth grade students work on creating their own Advice Blog during their Seminar Class. Their blog is a part of Purnell's award-winning Affinities Program.
Garrison Forest School Photo - View of Shriver Hall, which houses the health suite and dorm rooms for boarders.
Millbrook School Photo - Millbrook's 800-acre campus is expansive yet intimate, traditional yet contemporary. The tranquil setting inspires life-changing ideas, while the energy and resources of nearby New York City are a natural extension of our classrooms. We are in the midst of the bountiful Hudson Valley, yet the commuter rail to NYC is just 5 miles from campus.
Grier School Photo
Kents Hill School Photo - The Performing Arts Center in Newton Hall houses the performing arts program, which includes the Contemporary Band, Kents Hill Singers, and the Kents Hill Chamber music group.
North Central Texas Academy Photo - The NCTA music department produces some outstanding musicians and singers -- many taking #1 ratings at State TAPPS meets. The NCTA art team captured the TAPPS State Championship three years in a row -- 2011, 2012, and 2013 . . . an amazing feat!
The Marvelwood School Photo - The math curriculum offers AP and Honors level classes, as well as small-group tutoring
The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.
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.
Montverde Academy Photo - Montverde Academy offers considerable advantages to parents and students seeking the highest quality education for entrance into the world's elite colleges and universities. Montverde Academy is an international, coeducational, independent college preparatory school for grades PK3-12, with our boarding program serving grades 7-12, and post-graduate studies located conveniently in beautiful central Florida. Come and see the Montverde difference today!
The Ethel Walker School Photo
Colorado Rocky Mountain School Photo - With 165 students, relationships are at the core of the CRMS experience. This close-knit community resides on a 320-acre historic ranch, at the confluence of two rivers and base of Mount Sopris, providing not only an outdoor learning laboratory but a launch point for boundless outdoor adventure.

Top Riding Boarding Schools (2018-19)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Bishop's College School
    Bishop's College School Photo - We get together every morning for special presentations, performances, and announcements in "Chapel", our morning assembly.
    80 chemin Moulton Hill
    Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
    819-566-0238
    Grades: 7-12 | 260 students
  • Colorado Rocky Mountain School
    Colorado Rocky Mountain School Photo - With 165 students, relationships are at the core of the CRMS experience. This close-knit community resides on a 320-acre historic ranch, at the confluence of two rivers and base of Mount Sopris, providing not only an outdoor learning laboratory but a launch point for boundless outdoor adventure.
    (4)
    500 Holden Way
    Carbondale, CO 81623
    970-963-2562
    Grades: 9-12 | 165 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
  • Fountain Valley School of Colorado
    Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - Fountain Valley has gorgeous adobe residence halls where groups of 16-20 students live with a houseparent. It's your home away from home.
    (3)
    6155 Fountain Valley School Road
    Colorado Springs, CO 80911
    719-391-5251
    Grades: 9-12 | 230 students
  • Foxcroft School
    Foxcroft School Photo - Foxcroft Riding
    All-girls 
    (7)
    P.O. Box 5555
    Middleburg, VA 20118
    540-687-4340
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 178 students
  • Garrison Forest School
    Garrison Forest School Photo - Senior House is a residential boarding hall.
    All-girls 
    300 Garrison Forest Road
    Owings Mills, MD 21117
    410-559-3111
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 298 students
  • Grier School
    Grier School Photo
    All-girls 
    (5)
    2522 Grier School Road
    Tyrone, PA 16686
    814-684-3000
    Grades: 7-12, PG | 285 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
  • Kents Hill School
    Kents Hill School Photo - The Performing Arts Center in Newton Hall houses the performing arts program, which includes the Contemporary Band, Kents Hill Singers, and the Kents Hill Chamber music group.
    (1)
    PO Box 257, 1614 Main St., Rte. 17
    Kents Hill, ME 04349
    207-685-1606
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 230 students
  • The Madeira School
    The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's has six cozy dorms to hang out
    All-girls 
    (1)
    8328 Georgetown Pike
    McLean, VA 22102-1200
    703-556-8273
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 325 students
  • The Marvelwood School
    The Marvelwood School Photo - A vibrant arts program offers great opportunity for creativity or for building a college portfolio in AP art.
    476 Skiff Mountain Road
    Kent, CT 06757
    860-927-0047
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 140 students
  • Millbrook School
    Millbrook School Photo - Millbrook's 800-acre campus is expansive yet intimate, traditional yet contemporary. The tranquil setting inspires life-changing ideas, while the energy and resources of nearby New York City are a natural extension of our classrooms. We are in the midst of the bountiful Hudson Valley, yet the commuter rail to NYC is just 5 miles from campus.
    (4)
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, NY 12545
    845-677-8261
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 310 students
  • Miller School of Albemarle
    Miller School of Albemarle Photo - Miller School of Albemarle, a coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school for students in grades 8-12 and post-graduate, opened its doors in 1878 with 33 students. Girls first enrolled in 1884, making it one of the nation`s oldest coeducational boarding schools. The school is situated 12 miles west of Charlottesville on a gently rolling campus of 1600 pristine acres.
    1000 Samuel Miller Loop
    Charlottesville, VA 22903
    434-823-4805
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 170 students
  • Miss Hall's School
    Miss Hall's School Photo - Whatever a girl is passionate about can come to life at Miss Hall's. It's a community in which girls from around the world share their breakthrough ideas and opinions, where they contribute to the community and to the conversation.
    All-girls 
    (3)
    492 Holmes Road, PO Box 1166
    Pittsfield, MA 01201
    413-499-1300
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 250 students
  • Montverde Academy
    Montverde Academy Photo - Montverde Academy is a wonderful place to live. Our boarding program provides a comfortable, secure, and caring environment where every student is part of the Montverde community. With our convenient central Florida locations, students have access to a wealth of activities including theme parks, shopping malls, entertainment centers and professional sporting events.
    17235 Seventh Street
    Montverde, FL 34756
    407-469-2561
    Grades: 7-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day) | 1300 students
  • North Central Texas Academy
    North Central Texas Academy Photo - The NCTA choir has many opportunities to perform around the state, including the Dallas Cowboy Luncheon. Here, the choir poses with Tony Romo, the Cowboys quarterback.
    3846 N. Hwy. 144
    Granbury, TX 76048
    254.897.4822
    Grades: K-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 192 students
  • Northwood School
    Northwood School Photo - Northwood School is set on an 88 acre campus, walking distance from the village of Lake Placid, NY and based in the 6 million acre Adirondack Park.
    (1)
    92 Northwood Road
    Lake Placid, NY 12946
    518-523-3382
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 175 students
  • Pomfret School
    Pomfret School Photo
    (7)
    PO Box 128, 398 Pomfret Street
    Pomfret, CT 06258
    860-963-6120
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 367 students
  • Purnell School
    Purnell School Photo - Twelfth grade student working on a mural in the Johnson Art Center.
    All-girls 
    (1)
    51 Pottersville Road, P.O. Box 500
    Pottersville, NJ 07979
    908-439-4009
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 60 students
  • The Taft School
    The Taft School Photo - Our beautiful campus features facilities that rival those of many small colleges, including a library with 55,000 print volumes; a 45,000 square foot science and mathematics building; two theaters; two ice hockey rinks; and an 18-hole golf course.
    (1)
    110 Woodbury Road
    Watertown, CT 06795
    860-945-7700
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 606 students
  • Vermont Academy
    Vermont Academy Photo - Vermont Academy students are curious and adventurous. They are innovators and tinkerers. They feel free to take risks and try new things.
    (1)
    10 Long Walk
    Saxtons River, VT 05154
    8028696229
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 230 students
  • Wasatch Academy
    Wasatch Academy Photo - Wasatch Academy, founded in 1875, is a "Best of State" in education among all Utah private K-12 schools for 8 consecutive years. The school is located in a safe rural community with fresh air and clean water, surrounded by pristine national parks, cultural activities, and outdoor opportunities.
    (4)
    120 South 100 West
    Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
    435-462-1400
    Grades: 8-12, PG | 340 students
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