Highest Average SSAT Score

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400+ students
400+ students 
200-400 students
200-400 students 
< 200 students
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Among "Schools with 200-400 Students", view the boarding schools with the highest average SSAT score (2021).
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.

Highest Average SSAT Score (2021)

Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 28 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
  • Boarding School % SSAT Grades Location
  • 1.-5.Rank: #1-5
    Cate School
    Cate School Photo - Day Walk
    (19)
    >85%
    Grades: 9-12
    1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
    Carpinteria, CA 93013
    (805) 684-4127
  • 1.-5.Rank: #1-5
    Concord Academy
    Concord Academy Photo - Students live in one of six student houses on campus.
    (9)
    >85%

    Grades: 9-12
    166 Main Street
    Concord, MA 01742
    (978) 402-2250
  • 1.-5.Rank: #1-5
    Groton School
    (Episcopal)
    (19)
    >85%

    Grades: 8-12
    282 Farmers Row, Box 991
    Groton, MA 01450
    (978) 448-7510
  • 1.-5.Rank: #1-5
    Miss Porter's School
    Miss Porter's School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (5)
    >85%

    Grades: 9-12
    60 Main Street
    Farmington, CT 06032
    (860) 409-3530
  • 1.-5.Rank: #1-5
    Woodside Priory School (Priory)
    Woodside Priory School (Priory) Photo - The Priory is a Benedictine Catholic, independent college preparatory school. Founded by Hungarian monks in the 1950's, Priory has been an international school from its very beginning.
    (Catholic)
    (2)
    >85%

    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
    302 Portola Road
    Portola Valley, CA 94028
    (650) 851-8223
  • 6.-9.Rank: #6-9
    The Madeira School
    The Madeira School Photo - Capitol Hill internships in the offices of senators and representatives are a hallmark of the junior year at Madeira
    All-Girls 
    (2)
    75%-85%
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    8328 Georgetown Pike
    McLean, VA 22102-1200
    (703) 556-8273
  • 6.-9.Rank: #6-9
    Ross School
    Ross School Photo
    75%-85%

    Grades: 6-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
    18 Goodfriend Drive
    East Hampton, NY 11937
    (631) 907-5400
  • 6.-9.Rank: #6-9
    St. Andrew's School, DE
    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.
    (Episcopal)
    (13)
    75%-85%

    Grades: 9-12
    350 Noxontown Road
    Middletown, DE 19709
    (302) 285-4231
  • 6.-9.Rank: #6-9
    St. Mark's School
    St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School
    (Episcopal)
    (7)
    75%-85%

    Grades: 9-12
    25 Marlboro Road
    Southborough, MA 01772
    (508) 786-6118
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Brooks School
    Brooks School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 251 acre campus located on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.
    (Episcopal)
    (10)
    65%-75%
    Grades: 9-12
    1160 Great Pond Road
    North Andover, MA 01845
    (978) 725-6272
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Emma Willard School
    Emma Willard School Photo
    All-Girls 
    (9)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    285 Pawling Avenue
    Troy, NY 12180
    (518) 833-1320
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Hawai'i Preparatory Academy
    Hawai'i Preparatory Academy Photo - The HPA football team plays schools on island and across the state.
    (4)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
    65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
    Kamuela, HI 96743
    (808) 881-4321
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Holderness School
    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.
    (Episcopal)
    (8)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    PO Box 1879
    Plymouth, NH 03264
    (603) 536-1747
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    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)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, NY 12545
    (845) 677-8261
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Portsmouth Abbey School
    Portsmouth Abbey School Photo
    (Catholic)
    (5)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12
    285 Cory's Lane
    Portsmouth, RI 02871
    (401) 643-1248
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    St. George's School
    St. George's School Photo - Our 125-acre campus is on a hilltop overlooking the ocean.
    (Episcopal)
    (1)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12
    P.O. Box 1910
    Newport, RI 02840
    (401) 842-6600
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Test SchoolBSC
    (Anglican)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    101 North High Street
    Columbus, OH 43215
    (859) 874-5858
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Westminster School
    Westminster School Photo - Gund Reading Room in the Cole Library, a stunning place to study, meet and hold events.
    (10)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    995 Hopmeadow Street
    Simsbury, CT 06070
    (860) 408-3060
  • 10.-19.Rank: #10-19
    Westtown School
    Westtown School Photo - Main building
    (Society of Friends)
    (44)
    65%-75%

    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    975 Westtown Rd
    West Chester, PA 19382
    (610) 399-7900
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    Asheville School
    Asheville School Photo - Asheville School. An Education for an Inspired Life.
    (4)
    <65%
    Grades: 9-12
    360 Asheville School Rd.
    Asheville, NC 28806
    (828) 254-6345
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    Brewster Academy
    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.
    (10)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    80 Academy Drive
    Wolfeboro, NH 03894
    (603) 569-7200
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    Canterbury School
    Canterbury School Photo - At Canterbury, you will develop the skills most essential to meeting future challenges and succeeding in college. These start with critical thinking, excellence in writing, and a solid foundation in digital literacy.
    (Catholic)
    (1)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    101 Aspetuck Avenue
    New Milford, CT 06776
    (860) 210-3832
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    Kimball Union Academy
    Kimball Union Academy Photo
    (5)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    64 Main Street
    Meriden, NH 03770
    (603) 469-2100
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    The MacDuffie School
    The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
    (1)
    <65%

    Grades: 6-12, PG
    66 School Street
    Granby, MA 01033
    (413) 255-0000
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    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.
    (12)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
    Andover, NH 03216
    (603) 735-6652
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    Salisbury School
    Salisbury School Photo - Salisbury School
    All-Boys 
    (2)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    251 Canaan Road
    Salisbury, CT 06068
    (860) 435-5732
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    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.
    (2)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    10 Long Walk
    Saxtons River, VT 05154
    (802) 869-6229
  • 20.-28.Rank: #20-28
    The Williston Northampton School
    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.
    (17)
    <65%

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
    19 Payson Avenue
    Easthampton, MA 01027
    (413) 529-3241
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