Among "All-Girls Schools", view the boarding schools with the highest average ACT scores (2026).
For several key reasons (listed below), these comparisons are intended only as informal reference points for evaluating the ACT taking ability of a school's student body.
A school's average ACT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class).
Average ACT scores, then, can naturally fluctuate year to year while the quality of the overall program and strength of the student body remains consistent.
Schools in the list below are often separated by small statistical differences, which for all intents and purposes, are not meaningful in determining the overall strength of the student body between two schools.
As a final note: average ACT scores should never be used by a family as an expectation of what score they can expect their child to receive if they go to a particular institution.
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36) Range: 24 31 Avg. Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 27
(Out of 36) Range: 24 31 Avg. Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 27
Highest Average ACT Scores
Among All-Girls Schools (out of 11 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36)
(Out of 36)
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-21.-2
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 30-32
(Out of 36): 30-32
Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Rank: #1-21.-2
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All-Girls
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 30-32
(Out of 36): 30-32
Grades: 6-12, PG
212 E Main Street
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512
Rank: #3-53.-5
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 9-12, PG
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Rank: #3-53.-5
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 7-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Rank: #3-53.-5
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 9-12, PG
1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Rank: #6-76.-7
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All-Girls
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 8-12 | PK-12 (day)
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Rank: #6-76.-7
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12
1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
Rank: #8-118.-11
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All-Girls
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12, PG
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #8-118.-11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12
800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Rank: #8-118.-11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Rank: #8-118.-11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12
900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100
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