Highest Average SAT Scores

Among "Schools with 200-400 Students", view the boarding schools with the highest average SAT scores (2023-24).
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.
Average SAT Score Range: 1000 1575 Avg. Average SAT Score: 1256

Highest Average SAT Scores

Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 56 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Average SAT Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-21.-2
Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth Abbey School Photo
(Catholic)
(5)
Average SAT Score: >1400
Grades: 9-12
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
Rank: #1-21.-2
Ross School
Ross School Photo
Average SAT Score: >1400
Grades: 6-12, PG  | PK-12, PG (day)
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
Rank: #3-103.-10
Cate School
Cate School Photo - Day Walk
(19)
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12
1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Rank: #3-103.-10
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 8-12  | Pre-K-12 (day)
6385 Beach Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 918-1800
Rank: #3-103.-10
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)
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Rank: #3-103.-10
Mount Michael Benedictine School
Mount Michael Benedictine School Photo
All-Boys (Catholic)
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12
22520 Mount Michael Road
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457
Rank: #3-103.-10
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)
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Rank: #3-103.-10
Saint John's Preparatory School
Saint John's Preparatory School Photo - We are located on 2900 of woodlands and lakes in Collegeville, MN
(Catholic)
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG  | 6-12, PG (day)
2280 Watertower Road
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-3315
Rank: #3-103.-10
The Thacher School
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.
(26)
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Rank: #3-103.-10
Average SAT Score: 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG  | 7-12, PG (day)
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Asheville School
Asheville School Photo - Asheville School. An Education for an Inspired Life.
(4)
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12
360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG
45 Georgian Road
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 642-8650
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Grier School
Grier School Photo
All-Girls
(6)
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 7-12, PG
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Hoosac School
Hoosac School Photo - Hoosac School was founded in 1889.
(Episcopal)
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 8-12, PG
14 Pine Valley Road
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Maur Hill - Mount Academy (MH-MA)
Maur Hill - Mount Academy (MH-MA) Photo
(Catholic)
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12
1000 Green St.
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Riverside Preparatory Academy
Riverside Preparatory Academy Photo
All-Boys
(5)
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 6-12
2001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(877) 692-2338
Rank: #11-1711.-17
Saint Bede Academy
Saint Bede Academy Photo - With an average student population of 300, our small class sizes offer students one-on-one interaction with their instructors.
(Catholic)
Average SAT Score: 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12
24 W US Highway 6
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 250-0285
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Cushing Academy
Cushing Academy Photo - Main Building
(3)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7300
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Delphian School
Delphian School Photo - Delphian is located just one hour from Portland, OR. on a large 720 acre wooded campus. The residential community is in constant motion, alive with students from all around the world.
(24)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 5-12  | PK-12 (day)
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521
Rank: #18-2918.-29
The Ethel Walker School
The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.
All-Girls
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 7-12, PG  | 6-12, PG (day)
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
Rank: #18-2918.-29
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)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Kimball Union Academy
Kimball Union Academy Photo
(6)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Rank: #18-2918.-29
The MacDuffie School
The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 6-12, PG
66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 6-12, PG
295 Main Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-2282
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Saint James School
Saint James School Photo - Saint James' picturesque 800-acre campus is conveniently located only 70 miles from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
(Episcopal)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 8-12
17641 College Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Villanova Preparatory School
Villanova Preparatory School Photo - Founded in 1924, Villanova Prep is the only Catholic boarding school in the Augustinian tradition. In this supportive environment, students are comfortable taking risks and learning more about themselves throughout their Villanova experience.
(Catholic)
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12  | 6-12 (day)
12096 N. Ventura Ave
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1464
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Washington Academy
Washington Academy Photo - Washington Academy, established in 1792, is one of the oldest day & boarding co-ed high schools in the USA. It is located on the Downeast Maine coast, and boast 425 total students from 25 different countries. The Alumni Building is one of nine buildings on its 75+ acre campus.
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 190, 66 Cutler Road
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301
Rank: #18-2918.-29
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest School Photo
All-Boys
(2)
Average SAT Score: 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12
241 Woodberry Station
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Rank: #30-4530.-45
The Calverton School
The Calverton School Photo - Friendships are made across divisions at Calverton.
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12, PG  | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216
Rank: #30-4530.-45
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)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall Photo
(3)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG  | 7-12, PG (day)
785 Beaver Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-0804
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Cheshire Academy
Cheshire Academy Photo - Our 104 acre (0.42 sq km) campus is in the center of the quiet, beautiful Town of Cheshire, CT. Though just a two hour drive to both Boston and New York, Cheshire is a quiet small town where students are in walking distance of a few area shops and cafes.
(5)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Christ School
Christ School Photo
All-Boys (Episcopal)
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12
500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Dunn School
Dunn School Photo - In 2020 the new Leadership Center was completed. Overlooking the open space known as Munger Common, the center provides state of the art meeting rooms and learning facilities, is home to the student-run Earwig Cafe, and hosts our college counseling team. Students can be found gathering both indoors and outside the center for conversation and relaxation.
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12  | 6-12 (day)
P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
Rank: #30-4530.-45
EF Academy New York
EF Academy New York Photo - EF Academy New York hosts 400 students from over 60 different countries including the United States.
(2)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12
582 Columbus Ave
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 495-6056
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Gould Academy
Gould Academy Photo - A rigorous academic curriculum is at the core of the Gould Academy experience. Our students are innovators, creators, risk-takers, and complex problem solvers.
(2)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12, PG
PO Box 860
Bethel, ME 04217
(207) 824-7777
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Proctor Academy
Proctor Academy Photo - A community built on authentic relationships.
(12)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
Rank: #30-4530.-45
The Putney School
The Putney School Photo
(14)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
418 Houghton Brook Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6201
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Saint Mary's School
Saint Mary's School Photo - At Saint Mary's School, girls take center stage. We know girls and we know the all-girl learning environment at Saint Mary's School inspires girls to step outside their comfort zone, engage their minds, amplify their voices, and discover who they are and who they want to become!
All-Girls (Episcopal)
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12
900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Salisbury School
Salisbury School Photo - Salisbury School
All-Boys
(2)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Solebury School
Solebury School Photo - Solebury School's Math and Science (STEM) program offers students opportunities to pursue AP and Honors classes, as well as Engineering courses that will prepare them for college.
(4)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
6832 Phillips Mill Road
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-5261
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Trinity-Pawling School
Trinity-Pawling School Photo - The next-generation school for boys is here, on a campus that feels warm and welcoming and human-scaled, in an academic community that thinks ahead, looks forward, and gets transformational results.
All-Boys (Episcopal)
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12, PG  | 7-12, PG (day)
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Vermont Academy
(2)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
10 Long Walk
Saxtons River, VT 05154
(802) 869-6229
Rank: #30-4530.-45
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham & Monson Academy Photo
(11)
Average SAT Score: 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12, PG  | 6-12, PG (day)
423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107
Rank: #46-5046.-50
Christchurch School
Christchurch School Photo - "Set your course at the river. " Established in the Episcopal tradition, Christchurch is inclusive, welcoming students and families of all faiths and backgrounds.
(Episcopal)
Average SAT Score: 1150-1200
Grades: 9-12
49 Seahorse Lane
Christchurch, VA 23031
(804) 758-2306
Rank: #46-5046.-50
Average SAT Score: 1150-1200
Grades: 9-12, PG  | K-12, PG (day)
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
Rank: #46-5046.-50
Average SAT Score: 1150-1200
Grades: 8-12, PG
1000 Samuel Miller Loop
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 818-1385
Rank: #46-5046.-50
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School Photo - Founded in 1868, St. Andrew's-Sewanee and its students enjoy many long held traditions like the Morning Watch, ringing the Chapel Bells after a victory, Creative Expression Assemblies, Winterim, and the International Flag Ceremony. Recent additions include the Tri-Tree Competition, the pancake race, and the Blessing of the Animals.
(Episcopal)
(6)
Average SAT Score: 1150-1200
Grades: 7-12  | 6-12 (day)
290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651
Rank: #46-5046.-50
Tilton School
Tilton School Photo - Tilton School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory school serving students from 9th to 12th grade and postgraduates. Tilton's student body of 220 consists of day students and boarding students from 19 states and 16 countries. Although the Tilton Experience is different for every student, it challenges all students to try new things, learn new skills, and try new things.
(1)
Average SAT Score: 1150-1200
Grades: 9-12, PG
30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733
Rank: #51-5351.-53
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union Military Academy Photo - The cadets in parade formation. The first full dress parade of the year begins usually at the end of April and is on Sunday.
All-Boys (Baptist)
(6)
Average SAT Score: 1100-1150
Grades: 7-12, PG
PO Box 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-4205
Rank: #51-5351.-53
Missouri Military Academy
Missouri Military Academy Photo - Established in 1889, Missouri Military Academy has transformed young men into leaders who are well-educated, prepared gentlemen of character. Our long history and distinct traditions inspire a sense of pride and duty among the young men who seek to fulfill their potential at MMA.
All-Boys
(7)
Average SAT Score: 1100-1150
Grades: 7-12, PG
204 Grand Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Rank: #51-5351.-53
San Marcos Academy
San Marcos Academy Photo - San Marcos Academy has offered a tradition of excellence in private, Christian education since 1907.
(Baptist)
Average SAT Score: 1100-1150
Grades: 6-12  | PK-12 (day)
2801 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666
(800) 428-5120
Rank: #54-5554.-55
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - Idyllwild Arts Academy is home to 310 students from 35 countries and 26 US states, all devoted to intensive study of the arts. Located 2 hours from Los Angeles, 2 hours from San Diego, and 1 hour from Palm Springs, the Academy is an artistic crossroads for Southern California.
(24)
Average SAT Score: 1050-1100
Grades: 9-12, PG
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223
Rank: #54-5554.-55
Valley Forge Military Academy
Valley Forge Military Academy Photo - VFMA offers college preparatory academics, credentialed faculty, competitive PIAA athletics, and individual attention, providing cadets with an environment focused on their academic success.
All-Boys
(2)
Average SAT Score: 1050-1100
Grades: 7-12
1001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1200
Rank: #5656
Camden Military Academy
Camden Military Academy Photo - A proud family!
All-Boys
(18)
Average SAT Score: <1050
Grades: 7-12, PG
520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 432-6001

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