Highest Average SAT Scores
Among "Schools with 200-400 Students", view the boarding schools with the highest average SAT scores (2021).
For several key reasons (listed below), these comparisons are intended only as informal reference points for evaluating the SAT taking ability of a school's student body.
A school's average SAT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class).
Average SAT 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 SAT 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.
The SAT correlates very closely with the SSAT: Students who have high SSAT scores invariably have high SAT scores and vise versa - SAT scores generally reflect the testing ability of the student prior to being admitted at a school.
Highest Average SAT Scores (2021)
Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 60 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
- Boarding School Average SAT Score Grades Location
- 1.-5.Rank: #1-5 >1400
Grades: 9-12166 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 402-2250 - 1.-5.Rank: #1-5Groton School (Episcopal)>1400
Grades: 8-12282 Farmers Row, Box 991
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-7510 - 1.-5.Rank: #1-5>1400
Grades: 9-12285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248 - 1.-5.Rank: #1-5>1400
Grades: 6-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400 - 1.-5.Rank: #1-5>1400
Grades: 9-125025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-12 1350-1400
Grades: 9-121960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-121350-1400
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)6385 Beach Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 918-1800 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-121350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102-1200
(703) 556-8273 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-121350-1400
Grades: 9-1222520 Mount Michael Road
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-121350-1400
Grades: 9-12350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-121350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241 - 6.-12.Rank: #6-121350-1400
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)302 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
(650) 851-8223 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-25 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12827 N. Tacoma Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98403
(253) 284-8601 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-12360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)4800 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 641-0700 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-126155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 7-12, PG2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-121000 Green St.
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 7-122001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(800) 462-2338 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)5521 East Warm Springs Avenue
Boise, ID 83716
(208) 424-5000 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-1224 W US Highway 6
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 250-0285 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 7-12 | 6-12 (day)319 Webb Road East
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
(931) 389-6003 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG115 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-9717 - 13.-25.Rank: #13-251300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG995 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-3060 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-38 1250-1300
Grades: 5-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG64 Main Street
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 6-12, PG66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 6-12, PG295 Main Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-2282 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-1260 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 7-121600 St. Bernard Drive, S.E.
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 255-5890 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-12P.O. Box 1910
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 842-6600 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 8-1217641 College Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-1212096 N. Ventura Ave
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1464 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-12400 VES Road
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434) 385-3607 - 26.-38.Rank: #26-381250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 190, 66 Cutler Road
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-49 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 860
Bethel, ME 04217
(207) 824-7777 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12418 Houghton Brook Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6201 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG6832 Phillips Mill Road
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-5261 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 8-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825 - 39.-49.Rank: #39-491200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG10 Long Walk
Saxtons River, VT 05154
(802) 869-6229 - 50.-53.Rank: #50-53 1150-1200
Grades: 9-1249 Seahorse Lane
Christchurch, VA 23031
(804) 758-2306 - 50.-53.Rank: #50-531150-1200
Grades: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321 - 50.-53.Rank: #50-531150-1200
Grades: 9-12, PG30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733 - 50.-53.Rank: #50-531150-1200
Grades: 7-12, PG120 South 100 West
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400 - 54.-58.Rank: #54-58 1100-1150
Grades: 7-12, PGP.O. 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(800) 462-3862 - 54.-58.Rank: #54-581100-1150
Grades: 6-12, PG339 Paris Road PO Box 309
Hebron, ME 04238
(207) 966-5225 - 54.-58.Rank: #54-581100-1150
Grades: 9-12, PG52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223 - 54.-58.Rank: #54-581100-1150
Grades: 7-12, PG204 Grand Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776 - 54.-58.Rank: #54-581100-1150
Grades: 6-12 | K-12 (day)2801 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666
(800) 428-5120 - 59.-60.Rank: #59-60 1050-1100
Grades: 7-12, PG520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(800) 948-6291 - 59.-60.Rank: #59-601050-1100
Grades: 7-121001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1200
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