Oldest Founding Date
Among "Schools with 200-400 Students", view the boarding schools with the oldest founding date (2021).
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).
Oldest Founding Date (2021)
Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 105 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
- Boarding School Year Founded Grades Location
- 1.Rank: #1 1792
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 190, 66 Cutler Road
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301 - 2.Rank: #2 1794
Grades: 9-12, PG10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250 - 3.Rank: #3 1799
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)975 Westtown Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900 - 4.Rank: #4 1804
Grades: 6-12, PG339 Paris Road PO Box 309
Hebron, ME 04238
(207) 966-5225 - 5.Rank: #5 1813
Grades: 9-12, PG64 Main Street
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100 - 6.Rank: #6 1814
Grades: 9-12, PG285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320 - 7.Rank: #7 1820
Grades: 9-12, PG80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200 - 8.Rank: #8 1821
Grades: 9-12, PG70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401 - 9.Rank: #9 1824
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 257, 1614 Main St., Rte. 17
Kents Hill, ME 04349
(207) 685-1606 - 10.Rank: #10 1826
Grades: 9-12, PG115 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-9717 - 11.-12.Rank: #11-12 1836
Grades: 7-1280 chemin Moulton Hill
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819) 566-0238 - 11.-12.Rank: #11-121836
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 860
Bethel, ME 04217
(207) 824-7777 - 13.Rank: #13 1841
Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241 - 14.-16.Rank: #14-16 1842
Grades: 9-1216945 Bayview Ave
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y4X2
(905) 895-1700 - 14.-16.Rank: #14-161842
Grades: 8-1217641 College Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 733-9330 - 14.-16.Rank: #14-161842
Grades: 9-12900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100 - 17.Rank: #17 1843
Grades: 9-1260 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530 - 18.Rank: #18 1845
Grades: 9-12, PG30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733 - 19.Rank: #19 1848
Grades: 9-12, PG204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652 - 20.Rank: #20The Frederick Gunn School (Anglican)1850
Grades: 9-12, PG99 Green Hill Road
Washington, CT 06793
(860) 868-7334 - 21.Rank: #21 1853
Grades: 7-12, PG2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000 - 22.Rank: #22 1854
Grades: 7-12304 S. Beach Blvd.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057 - 23.Rank: #23 1863
Grades: 9-121000 Green St.
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482 - 24.-25.Rank: #24-25 1865
Grades: 9-12, PG39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7300 - 24.-25.Rank: #24-251865
Grades: 9-1225 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118 - 26.Rank: #26 1866
Grades: 6-12, PG295 Main Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-2282 - 27.Rank: #27 1868
Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651 - 28.Rank: #28 1870
Grades: 7-12 | 6-12 (day)319 Webb Road East
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
(931) 389-6003 - 29.Rank: #29 1872
Grades: 7-12450 Dufferein
Stanstead, Canada 05830
(819) 876-2223 - 30.-31.Rank: #30-31 1875
Grades: 6-12, PG200 Seminary Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
(215) 679-9511 - 30.-31.Rank: #30-311875
Grades: 7-12, PG120 South 100 West
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400 - 32.Rank: #32 1876
Grades: 9-12, PG10 Long Walk
Saxtons River, VT 05154
(802) 869-6229 - 33.Rank: #33 1877
Grades: 6-1240 College Hill Road
Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada E2E 5H1
(506) 847-8224 - 34.-35.Rank: #34-35 1879
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747 - 34.-35.Rank: #34-351879
Grades: 9-124391 County Rd. 29
Lakefield, Canada K0L2H0
(705) 652-3324 - 36.-37.Rank: #36-37 1884
Grades: 9-12827 N. Tacoma Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98403
(253) 284-8601 - 36.-37.Rank: #36-37Groton School (Episcopal)1884
Grades: 8-12282 Farmers Row, Box 991
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-7510 - 38.Rank: #38 1886
Grades: 9-12, PG45 Georgian Road
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 642-8650 - 39.Rank: #39 1888
Grades: 9-12, PG995 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-3060 - 40.-41.Rank: #40-41 1889
Grades: 7-12, PG204 Grand Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776 - 40.-41.Rank: #40-411889
Grades: 9-125025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210 - 42.-43.Rank: #42-43 1890
Grades: 6-12, PG66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000 - 42.-43.Rank: #42-431890
Grades: 9-1224 W US Highway 6
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 250-0285 - 44.Rank: #44 1891
Grades: 7-121600 St. Bernard Drive, S.E.
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 255-5890 - 45.-46.Rank: #45-46 1892
Grades: 7-12, PG520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(800) 948-6291 - 45.-46.Rank: #45-461892
Grades: 9-12, PG200 Academy Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 636-5484 - 47.-48.Rank: #47-48 1893
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)63 Federal Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-1230 - 47.-48.Rank: #47-481893
Grades: 9-12, PG12 Highland Street
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 650-5020 - 49.Rank: #49 1894
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 128, 398 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 963-6120 - 50.Rank: #50 1896
Grades: 9-12P.O. Box 1910
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 842-6600 - 51.Rank: #51 1898
Grades: 7-12, PGP.O. 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(800) 462-3862 - 52.-53.Rank: #52-53 1900
Grades: 9-12360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345 - 52.-53.Rank: #52-531900
Grades: 8-12500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232 - 54.Rank: #54 1901
Grades: 9-12, PG251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732 - 55.Rank: #55 1906
Grades: 9-12, PG8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102-1200
(703) 556-8273 - 56.-59.Rank: #56-59 1907
Grades: 9-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)4800 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 641-0700 - 56.-59.Rank: #56-591907
Grades: 7-122001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(800) 462-2338 - 56.-59.Rank: #56-591907
Grades: 6-12 | K-12 (day)2801 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666
(800) 428-5120 - 56.-59.Rank: #56-591907
Grades: 8-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825 - 60.-61.Rank: #60-61 1910
Grades: 7-122605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(888) 762-2338 - 60.-61.Rank: #60-611910
Grades: 9-121960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127 - 62.-63.Rank: #62-63 1911
Grades: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200 - 62.-63.Rank: #62-631911
Grades: 3-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)723 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1423 - 64.Rank: #64 1915
Grades: 9-12, PG101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832 - 65.Rank: #65 1916
Grades: 9-12400 VES Road
Lynchburg, VA 24503
(434) 385-3607 - 66.Rank: #66 1920
Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day)P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328 - 67.Rank: #67 1921
Grades: 9-1249 Seahorse Lane
Christchurch, VA 23031
(804) 758-2306 - 68.-70.Rank: #68-70 1922
Grades: 9-12166 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 402-2250 - 68.-70.Rank: #68-701922
Grades: 6-9271 Pine Nook Road, P.O. Box 7
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-9111 - 68.-70.Rank: #68-701922
Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day)211 Indian Mountain Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(435) 480-0871 - 71.Rank: #71 1924
Grades: 9-1212096 N. Ventura Ave
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1464 - 72.Rank: #72 1925
Grades: 9-12, PG6832 Phillips Mill Road
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-5261 - 73.-76.Rank: #73-76 1926
Grades: 9-121160 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 725-6272 - 73.-76.Rank: #73-761926
Grades: 9-12, PG26 Chase Road
Thompson, CT 06277
(860) 923-9245 - 73.-76.Rank: #73-761926
Grades: 9-12285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248 - 73.-76.Rank: #73-761926
Grades: 9-12, PG172 Ash Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-4476 - 77.Rank: #77 1928
Grades: 7-121001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1200 - 78.Rank: #78 1929
Grades: 9-12350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231 - 79.-80.Rank: #79-80 1930
Grades: 9-12, PG12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-1802 - 79.-80.Rank: #79-801930
Grades: 9-126155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251 - 81.Rank: #81 1931
Grades: 9-12, PG131 Millbrook School Road
Millbrook, NY 12545
(845) 677-8261 - 82.Rank: #82 1933
Grades: 8-12501 Park Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 384-5500 - 83.Rank: #83 1935
Grades: 9-12418 Houghton Brook Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-6201 - 84.Rank: #84 1945
Grades: 6-962 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548 - 85.Rank: #85 1949
Grades: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321 - 86.Rank: #86 1950
Grades: 9-121500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356 - 87.-89.Rank: #87-89 1957
Grades: 5-9 | Pre-K-9 (day)120 Prospect Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 342-6053 - 87.-89.Rank: #87-891957
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197 - 87.-89.Rank: #87-891957
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)302 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
(650) 851-8223 - 90.Rank: #90 1961
Grades: 7-12, PGChemin de la Source
Leysin, Switzerland 1854
0041244934888 - 91.Rank: #91 1964
Grades: 9-12, PGVia Aventina 3
Rome, Italy 00153
+39 06 575 0605 - 92.Rank: #92 1965
Grades: 7-12, PG320 Iwo Jima Blvd
Harlingen, TX 78550 - 93.-94.Rank: #93-94 1967
Grades: 8-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216 - 93.-94.Rank: #93-941967
Grades: 8-12P.O. Box 116 , 242 Old Petersham Road
Hardwick, MA 01037
(413) 477-6000 - 95.Rank: #95 1970
Grades: 9-1222520 Mount Michael Road
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457 - 96.-97.Rank: #96-97 1976
Grades: 5-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521 - 96.-97.Rank: #96-971976
Grades: 8-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)Coldharbour Lane
Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8TE, United Kingdom tw20 8te
+44 1932 565252 - 98.Rank: #98 1985
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)6385 Beach Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 918-1800 - 99.Rank: #99 1986
Grades: 9-12, PG52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223 - 100.-101.Rank: #100-101 1991
Grades: 9-1288 Bronte College Court
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5B1M9
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