Among "Schools with 200-400 Students", view the boarding schools with the oldest founding date (2024-25).
The "founding dates" below are the dates that schools have traditionally.
Note that the definition of "founding date" may differ slightly from school to school (e.g., whether it selects the year the school first received its charter or the year it first admitted students - regardless, the differences between the two are often small).
Year Founded Range: 1792
2020
Avg. Year Founded: 1903
Oldest Founding Date
Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 100 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Year Founded
Grades
Location
Rank: #11
Year Founded: 1792
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 190, 66 Cutler Road
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301
Rank: #22
Year Founded: 1794
Grades: 9-12, PG
10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250
Rank: #33
Year Founded: 1799
Grades: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
975 Westtown Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
Rank: #44
Year Founded: 1804
Grades: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107
Rank: #55
Year Founded: 1813
Grades: 9-12, PG
7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Rank: #66
Year Founded: 1814
Grades: 9-12, PG
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Rank: #77
Year Founded: 1820
Grades: 9-12, PG
80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Rank: #88
Year Founded: 1821
Grades: 9-12, PG
70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
Rank: #99
Year Founded: 1824
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 257, 1614 Main St., Rte. 17
Kents Hill, ME 04349
(207) 685-1606
Kents Hill, ME 04349
(207) 685-1606
Rank: #10-1110.-11
Year Founded: 1836
Grades: 7-12
80 chemin Moulton Hill
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819) 566-0238
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819) 566-0238
Rank: #10-1110.-11
Year Founded: 1836
Grades: 9-12, PG
39 Church Street
Bethel, ME 04217
(207) 824-7777
Bethel, ME 04217
(207) 824-7777
Rank: #1212
Year Founded: 1841
Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241
Rank: #13-1513.-15
Year Founded: 1842
Grades: 9-12
16945 Bayview Ave
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y4X2
(905) 895-1700
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y4X2
(905) 895-1700
Rank: #13-1513.-15
Saint James School
(Episcopal)
Year Founded: 1842
Grades: 8-12
17641 College Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330
Rank: #13-1513.-15
Year Founded: 1842
Grades: 9-12
900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100
Rank: #1616
Year Founded: 1843
Grades: 9-12
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Rank: #1717
Year Founded: 1845
Grades: 9-12, PG
30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733
Rank: #1818
Year Founded: 1848
Grades: 9-12, PG
204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
Rank: #1919
Year Founded: 1850
Grades: 9-12, PG
99 Green Hill Road
Washington, CT 06793
(860) 868-7334
Washington, CT 06793
(860) 868-7334
Rank: #2020
Year Founded: 1853
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: #2121
Saint Stanislaus High School
All-Boys (Catholic)
Year Founded: 1854
Grades: 7-12
304 S. Beach Blvd.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057
Rank: #2222
Saint John's Preparatory School
(Catholic)
Year Founded: 1857
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
2280 Watertower Road
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-3315
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-3315
Rank: #2323
Year Founded: 1858
Grades: 6-12, PG
1000 Shumway Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021
(800) 421-2724
Faribault, MN 55021
(800) 421-2724
Rank: #2424
Maur Hill - Mount Academy (MH-MA)
(Catholic)
Year Founded: 1863
Grades: 9-12
1000 Green St.
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482
Rank: #25-2625.-26
Year Founded: 1865
Grades: 9-12, PG
39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7300
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7300
Rank: #25-2625.-26
Year Founded: 1865
Grades: 9-12
25 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118
Rank: #2727
Year Founded: 1866
Grades: 9-12, PG
295 Main Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-2282
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-2282
Rank: #2828
Year Founded: 1868
Grades: 7-12 | 6-12 (day)
290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651
Rank: #2929
Year Founded: 1872
Grades: 7-12, PG
450 Dufferein
Stanstead, Canada 05830
(819) 876-2223
Stanstead, Canada 05830
(819) 876-2223
Rank: #3030
Year Founded: 1875
Grades: 6-12, PG
200 Seminary Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
(215) 679-9511
Pennsburg, PA 18073
(215) 679-9511
Rank: #3131
Year Founded: 1878
Grades: 8-12, PG
1000 Samuel Miller Loop
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 818-1385
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 818-1385
Rank: #3232
Year Founded: 1879
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
Rank: #3333
Year Founded: 1884
Grades: 6-12, PG
1101 Genesee Street
Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-7199
Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-7199
Rank: #3434
Year Founded: 1886
Grades: 9-12, PG
45 Georgian Road
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 642-8650
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 642-8650
Rank: #35-3835.-38
Hoosac School
(Episcopal)
Year Founded: 1889
Grades: 8-12, PG
14 Pine Valley Road
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Rank: #35-3835.-38
Year Founded: 1889
Grades: 7-12, PG
204 Grand Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Rank: #35-3835.-38
Year Founded: 1889
Grades: 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
Rank: #35-3835.-38
Year Founded: 1889
Grades: 9-12
241 Woodberry Station
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Rank: #39-4039.-40
Year Founded: 1890
Grades: 6-12, PG
66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
Rank: #39-4039.-40
Saint Bede Academy
(Catholic)
Year Founded: 1890
Grades: 9-12
24 W US Highway 6
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 250-0285
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 250-0285
Rank: #41-4241.-42
Year Founded: 1892
Grades: 7-12, PG
520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 432-6001
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 432-6001
Rank: #41-4241.-42
Year Founded: 1892
Grades: 6-12, PG
200 Academy Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 636-5484
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 636-5484
Rank: #43-4443.-44
Year Founded: 1893
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
63 Federal Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-1230
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-1230
Rank: #43-4443.-44
Year Founded: 1893
Grades: 9-12, PG
12 Highland Street
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 650-5020
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 650-5020
Rank: #4545
Year Founded: 1894
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 128, 398 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 963-6120
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 963-6120
Rank: #4646
St. George's School
(Episcopal)
Year Founded: 1896
Grades: 9-12
372 Purgatory Rd
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 842-6600
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 842-6600
Rank: #47-4847.-48
Year Founded: 1898
Grades: 7-12, PG
PO Box 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-4205
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-4205
Rank: #47-4847.-48
Year Founded: 1898
Grades: 9-12, PG
492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
Rank: #49-5149.-51
Year Founded: 1900
Grades: 9-12
360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Rank: #49-5149.-51
Year Founded: 1900
Grades: 8-12
500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Rank: #49-5149.-51
Year Founded: 1900
Grades: 5-9 | PK-9 (day)
201 Romford Rd.
Washington, CT 06794
(860) 868-0535
Washington, CT 06794
(860) 868-0535
Rank: #5252
Year Founded: 1901
Grades: 9-12, PG
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Rank: #5353
Year Founded: 1906
Grades: 9-12
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Rank: #54-5754.-57
Year Founded: 1907
Grades: 9-12, PG
245 North Undermountain Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-1003
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-1003
Rank: #54-5754.-57
Year Founded: 1907
Grades: 6-12
2001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(877) 692-2338
Gainesville, GA 30501
(877) 692-2338
Rank: #54-5754.-57
San Marcos Academy
(Baptist)
Year Founded: 1907
Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
2801 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666
(800) 428-5120
San Marcos, TX 78666
(800) 428-5120
Rank: #54-5754.-57
Year Founded: 1907
Grades: 8-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825
Rank: #58-5958.-59
Year Founded: 1910
Grades: 7-12
2605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(888) 762-2338
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(888) 762-2338
Rank: #58-5958.-59
Year Founded: 1910
Grades: 9-12
1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Rank: #60-6160.-61
The Ethel Walker School
All-Girls
Year Founded: 1911
Grades: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Rank: #60-6160.-61
Year Founded: 1911
Grades: 3-12 | PK-12 (day)
723 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1423
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1423
Rank: #6262
Year Founded: 1915
Grades: 9-12, PG
101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832
Rank: #63-6463.-64
Year Founded: 1920
Grades: 9-12
PO Box 100
Wilcox, Canada S0G5E0
(306) 732-1203
Wilcox, Canada S0G5E0
(306) 732-1203
Rank: #63-6463.-64
Year Founded: 1920
Grades: 5-9 | PK-9 (day)
P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328
Rank: #6565
Christchurch School
(Episcopal)
Year Founded: 1921
Grades: 9-12
49 Seahorse Lane
Christchurch, VA 23031
(804) 542-6843
Christchurch, VA 23031
(804) 542-6843
Rank: #6666
Year Founded: 1922
Grades: 5-9 | PK-9 (day)
211 Indian Mountain Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(435) 480-0871
Lakeville, CT 06039
(435) 480-0871
Rank: #67-6867.-68
Year Founded: 1925
Grades: 3-9 | K-9 (day)
94 Old Main Street, PO Box 8
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-4209
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-4209
Rank: #67-6867.-68
Year Founded: 1925
Grades: 9-12, PG
6832 Phillips Mill Road
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-5261
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-5261
Rank: #69-7269.-72
Year Founded: 1926
Grades: 9-12
1160 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 725-6272
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 725-6272
Rank: #69-7269.-72
Marianapolis Preparatory School
(Catholic)
Year Founded: 1926
Grades: 9-12, PG
26 Chase Road
Thompson, CT 06277-0304
(860) 923-9565
Thompson, CT 06277-0304
(860) 923-9565
Rank: #69-7269.-72
Year Founded: 1926
Grades: 9-12
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
Rank: #69-7269.-72
Year Founded: 1926
Grades: 9-12, PG
172 Ash Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-4476
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-4476
Rank: #7373
Year Founded: 1929
Grades: 9-12
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Rank: #74-7574.-75
Year Founded: 1930
Grades: 9-12, PG
12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-1802
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-1802
Rank: #74-7574.-75
Year Founded: 1930
Grades: 9-12
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
Rank: #7676
Year Founded: 1935
Grades: 9-12, PG
418 Houghton Brook Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6201
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6201
Rank: #7777
Year Founded: 1945
Grades: 6-9
62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548
Rank: #7878
Year Founded: 1949
Grades: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
Rank: #7979
Year Founded: 1950
Grades: 9-12
1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
Rank: #80-8180.-81
Year Founded: 1957
Grades: 4-9 | PK-9 (day)
120 Prospect Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 342-6053
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 342-6053
Rank: #80-8180.-81
Year Founded: 1957
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
Rank: #8282
Year Founded: 1958
Grades: 6-12 | PK-12 (day)
77 Yongsan 2-ro, Yuseong Gu
Daejeon, South Korea 34035
82426209116
Daejeon, South Korea 34035
82426209116
Rank: #8383
Year Founded: 1961
Grades: 7-12, PG
Chemin de la Source 3
Leysin, Switzerland 1854
0041244934872
Leysin, Switzerland 1854
0041244934872
Rank: #8484
Year Founded: 1964
Grades: 9-12
Via Aventina 3
Rome, Italy 00153
39065750605
Rome, Italy 00153
39065750605
Rank: #8585
Year Founded: 1965
Grades: 7-12, PG
320 Iwo Jima Blvd
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 423-6006
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 423-6006
Rank: #86-8786.-87
Year Founded: 1967
Grades: 8-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day)
300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216
Rank: #86-8786.-87
Year Founded: 1967
Grades: 8-12
P.O. Box 116 , 242 Old Petersham Road
Hardwick, MA 01037
(413) 477-6000
Hardwick, MA 01037
(413) 477-6000
Rank: #8888
Mount Michael Benedictine School
All-Boys (Catholic)
Year Founded: 1970
Grades: 9-12
22520 Mount Michael Road
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457
Rank: #89-9089.-90
Year Founded: 1976
Grades: 5-12 | PK-12 (day)
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521
Rank: #89-9089.-90
Year Founded: 1976
Grades: 8-12 | PK-12 (day)
Coldharbour Lane
Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8TE, United Kingdom tw20 8te
441932565252
Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8TE, United Kingdom tw20 8te
441932565252
Rank: #9191
Year Founded: 1985
Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
6385 Beach Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 918-1800
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 918-1800
Rank: #9292
Year Founded: 1986
Grades: 9-12, PG
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223
Rank: #93-9493.-94
Year Founded: 1991
Grades: 9-12
88 Bronte College Court
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5B1M9
(905) 270-7788
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5B1M9
(905) 270-7788
Rank: #93-9493.-94
Year Founded: 1991
Grades: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day)
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
Rank: #9595
Year Founded: 2002
Grades: 7-12 | PK-12 (day)
2 Valleywood Drive
Markham, Canada L3R8H3
(905) 477-4999
Markham, Canada L3R8H3
(905) 477-4999
Rank: #96-9796.-97
Year Founded: 2005
Grades: 9-12
582 Columbus Ave
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 495-6056
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 495-6056
Rank: #96-9796.-97
Year Founded: 2005
Grades: 9-12
1505 E Howard St.
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 507-9223
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 507-9223
Rank: #9898
Year Founded: 2009
Grades: 9-12, PG
5201 SPIRE Circle
Geneva, OH 44041
(440) 466-1002
Geneva, OH 44041
(440) 466-1002
Rank: #9999
Year Founded: 2012
Grades: 8-12, PG
2001 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184
(857) 400-9700
Braintree, MA 02184
(857) 400-9700
Rank: #100100
Year Founded: 2020
Grades: 11-12
Calle Castellón de la Plana 8
Madrid, Spain 28006
0034915689937
Madrid, Spain 28006
0034915689937
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