Highest Average SSAT Score

The average SSAT score across the 12 ranked boarding schools with 200-400 students is 70 (2026-27).
Among boarding schools with 200-400 students, the one with the highest average SSAT score is The Thacher School, with 94.

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Schools with 200-400 Students Ranked: 12
  • Top 20 Range (Highest Average SSAT Score): 51–94
  • Schools with 200-400 Students Avg.: 70

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Schools with 200-400 Students Ranked: 12
  • Top 20 Range (Highest Average SSAT Score): 51–94
  • Schools with 200-400 Students Avg.: 70
Show school map — National (% SSAT range: 51–94, avg 70)
% SSAT Range: 51 94 Avg. % SSAT: 70

Highest Average SSAT Score (2026-27)

Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 12 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
The Thacher School Photo - In courses designed for intellectual and creative expansion, students and teachers meet in seminar circles, studios, and laboratories to create a learning environment that is vigorous and supportive, galvanizing and nurturing.
Gr: 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
(26)
Kimball Union Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG
7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
(6)
Ross School Photo
#2(T2–T4)Ross School
Gr: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day)
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
St. Andrew's School, DE Photo - St. Andrew's seminar style discussions, which include faculty and students seated at a central round table, are heard throughout English, history and language classes.
Gr: 9-12
Episcopal
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
(13)
Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
(8)
Holderness School Photo - In the Holderness classroom, each student is literally in the front row, with an average class size of 12. We offer AP courses spanning multiple disciplines and encourage students to pursue an intellectual passion of their own in their twelfth-grade year as part of the Senior Thesis program.
Gr: 9-12, PG
Episcopal
PO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
(9)
Hoosac School Photo - Hoosac School was founded in 1889.
#5(T5–T9)Hoosac School
Gr: 8-12, PG
Episcopal
14 Pine Valley Road
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Portsmouth Abbey School Photo
Gr: 9-12
Catholic
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
(5)
Westtown School Photo - Campus Photo
#5(T5–T9)Westtown School
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
Quaker
975 Westtown Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
(44)
Asheville School Photo - Asheville School is for those who dare to be extraordinary. It is a privilege to learn and live at Asheville School, a small and special enclave among ancient mountains.
#10(T10–T12)Asheville School
Gr: 9-12
Non-denom. / Christian
360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
(4)
The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
#10(T10–T12)The MacDuffie School
Gr: 6-12, PG
66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
(1)
Salisbury School Photo
#10(T10–T12)Salisbury School
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-boys
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
(2)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which boarding schools with 200-400 students have the highest average SSAT scores?
The boarding schools with 200-400 students with the highest average SSAT scores are The Thacher School, Kimball Union Academy and Ross School.
How many boarding schools with 200-400 students are ranked for the highest average SSAT scores?
12 boarding schools with 200-400 students are ranked for the highest average SSAT scores.

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Did You Know?

The Secondary School Admission Test, or SSAT, is an admissions test administered to students in grades 5-11 to help determine placement into independent or private junior high and high schools.
Despite its similarities, the SSAT is not related to the SAT Reasoning test and is not administered by the College Board.
A school's average SSAT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class).
Average SSAT 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.
A school's average SSAT score should not be interpreted as the minimum score needed to gain acceptance - a school's student body will have a wide range of students whose SSAT score falls above and below the school average.

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