Oldest Founding Date
- Among "Schools with 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 400+ Students (out of 101 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
- Boarding School Year Founded Grades Location
- 1.Rank: #1 1763
Grades: 9-121 Elm Street
Byfield, MA 01922
(978) 499-3120 - 2.Rank: #2 1778
Grades: 9-12, PG180 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 749-4050 - 3.Rank: #3 1781
Grades: 9-12, PG20 Main Street
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 777-3437 - 4.Rank: #4 1789
Grades: 9-1210900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 214-1215 - 5.Rank: #5 1792
Grades: 9-12, PG745 Main Street
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2013 - 6.Rank: #6 1793
Grades: 9-1244 Main Street, PO Box 992
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1530 - 7.Rank: #7 1797
Grades: 9-12, PG7 Boyden Lane
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-1400 - 8.Rank: #8 1798
Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day)170 Centre Street
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 898-2227 - 9.Rank: #9 1804
Grades: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107 - 10.Rank: #10 1810
Grades: 9-12, PG2500 Main Street, PO Box 6008
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 895-2030 - 12.Rank: #12 1814
Grades: 7-12 | 5-12 (day)60 Knox Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-1436 - 13.Rank: #13 1820
Grades: 8-12 | K-12 (day)400 South Drive
Winnipeg, Canada 00000
(204) 477-2400 - 14.Rank: #14 1823
Grades: 9-12, PG975 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8664 - 15.Rank: #15 1833
Grades: 9-12, PGSuffield Academy
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 386-4440 - 16.Rank: #16 1834
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)81 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 459-5481 - 17.Rank: #17The Pennington School (United Methodist)1838
Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)112 West Delaware Avenue
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-6128 - 18.Rank: #18 1839
Grades: 9-121200 N. Quaker Lane
Alexandria, VA 22302
(877) 933-4347 - 19.Rank: #19 1842
Grades: 9-12, PG1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 751-2130 - 20.Rank: #20 1844
Grades: 9-12, PG201 North Sprague Ave.
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 270-2160 - 21.Rank: #21 1848
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 600
Blairstown, NJ 07825
(800) 462-5247 - 22.Rank: #22 1850
Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day)1500 Butterfield Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1905 - 23.Rank: #23 1851
Grades: 9-12, PG860 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 326-1000 - 24.Rank: #24 1856
Grades: 9-12325 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 229-4700 - 25.Rank: #25 1857
Grades: 9-12, PG1500 West Kennedy Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847) 615-3267 - 26.Rank: #26Shattuck-St. Mary's School (Episcopal)1858
Grades: 6-12, PG1000 Shumway Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021
(507) 333-1618 - 27.Rank: #27 1863
Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day)563 Kamoku Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 943-2279 - 28.Rank: #28 1864
Grades: 9-12, PG201 South Main Street
Hightstown, NJ 08520
(609) 944-7501 - 29.Rank: #29 1865
Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)55 Deblaquire St N.
Port Hope, Canada L1A4K7
(905) 885-3209 - 30.Rank: #30 1866
Grades: 7-9 | K-9 (day)48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 490-8201 - 31.Rank: #31 1867
Grades: 9-12PO Box 127, 168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT 05850
(802) 535-3700 - 32.Rank: #32 1869
Grades: 9-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)6300 SW Nicol Road
Portland, OR 97223
(503) 768-3115 - 33.Rank: #33 1871
Grades: 9-12550 S. Albert St.
Saint Paul, MN 55116
(312) 416-1955 - 34.Rank: #34 1874
Grades: 9-12, PGOffice of Admission
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-6400 - 35.Rank: #35 1877
Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)49 Clinton Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914) 479-6420 - 36.Rank: #36 1879
Grades: 9-12, PGOne Lamplighter Way
Mount Hermon, MA 01354
(413) 498-3227 - 37.Rank: #37 1880
Grades: 9-12112 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
(312) 416-1955 - 38.Rank: #38 1881
Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331 - 39.Rank: #39 1883
Grades: 9-12423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 968-3180 - 40.Rank: #40 1885
Grades: 9-123535 Commerce Rd.
Orchard Lake, MI 48324
(248) 683-0517 - 41.-42.Rank: #41-42 1889
Grades: 5-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)2 Ridley Road
St Catharines, Canada l2r 7c3
(905) 684-1889 - 41.-42.Rank: #41-421889
Grades: 9-12241 Woodberry Station
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371 - 43.-44.Rank: #43-44 1890
Grades: 9-12, PG333 Christian Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 697-2239 - 43.-44.Rank: #43-441890
Grades: 9-12, PG110 Woodbury Road
Watertown, CT 06795
(860) 945-7700 - 45.-47.Rank: #45-47 1891
Grades: 9-12 | 4-12 (day)362 Mariposa Avenue
Ottawa, Canada K1M0T3
(613) 749-9630 - 45.-47.Rank: #45-471891
Grades: 9-12, PG11 Interlaken Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-3102 - 45.-47.Rank: #45-471891
Grades: 9-12, PG101 West College Blvd
Roswell, NM 88201
(800) 421-5376 - 48.-50.Rank: #48-50 1893
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902 - 48.-50.Rank: #48-501893
Grades: 9-121690 Newtown Langhorne Road
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 579-6547 - 48.-50.Rank: #48-501893
Grades: 9-12, PG100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173 - 51.Rank: #51 1894
Grades: 9-121300 Academy Road
Culver, IN 46511
(574) 842-7100 - 52.Rank: #52 1901
Grades: 9-121400 Lowell Road
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 371-6524 - 53.-55.Rank: #53-55 1903
Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741 - 53.-55.Rank: #53-551903
Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)339 Nacoochee Drive
Rabun Gap, GA 30568
(706) 746-7720 - 53.-55.Rank: #53-551903
Grades: 9-12, PG330 N. Glenview Avenue
Milwaukee , WI 53213
(414) 453-4567 - 56.-57.Rank: #56-57 1905
Grades: 9-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)1014 Cave Spring Road, SW
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 235-6051 - 56.-57.Rank: #56-571905
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)500 Dodds Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(800) 234-2163 - 58.-59.Rank: #58-59 1906
Grades: 9-12, PGPO Box 2006
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-6111 - 58.-59.Rank: #58-591906
Grades: 8-12 | K-12 (day)3400 Richmond Road
Victoria, Canada V8P 4P5
(250) 370-6170 - 60.Rank: #60 1907
Grades: 9-12, PG245 North Undermountain Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-1003 - 61.Rank: #61 1909
Grades: 7-12 | 5-12 (day)201 Campus Drive, PO Box 10
Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
(706) 754-0400 - 62.-64.Rank: #62-64 1910
Grades: 6-12425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 692-6640 - 62.-64.Rank: #62-641910
Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111 - 62.-64.Rank: #62-641910
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 296-5106 - 65.Rank: #65 1912
Grades: 7-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)17235 Seventh Street
Montverde, FL 34756
(407) 469-2561 - 66.Rank: #66 1913
Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)11600 Welch Road
Dallas, TX 75229
(214) 360-6526 - 67.Rank: #67 1914
Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)176 Edgerstoune Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 921-7600 - 68.Rank: #68 1916
Grades: 8-121975 Renfrew Road
Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada V0R2W1
(250) 743-6207 - 69.-70.Rank: #69-70 1922
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)PO Box 801 39221 Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
(248) 645-3610 - 69.-70.Rank: #69-701922
Grades: 9-121175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214 - 71.Rank: #71 1923
Grades: 9-12, PG2735 Mt. Baker Road
Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, Canada 1
(250) 743-5521 - 72.Rank: #72 1927
Grades: 9-12, PG500 Old Farms Road
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 464-2866 - 73.Rank: #73 1930
Grades: 8-12 | 1-12 (day)4175 West 29th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6S1V1
(604) 221-3890 - 74.Rank: #74 1933
Grades: 9-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)7400 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
(904) 256-5030 - 75.Rank: #75 1944
Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) 4254 Colonial Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 989-6641 - 76.Rank: #76 1950
Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)6500 St. Stephen's Drive
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-1213 - 77.Rank: #77 1952
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
(831) 625-8300 - 78.Rank: #78 1953
Grades: 9-12811 W. Donovan Street
Houston, TX 77091
(312) 416-1955 - 79.Rank: #79 1956
Grades: 6-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)Via Collina d'Oro
Montagnola, Switzerland 6926
+41 91 960 51 51 - 80.Rank: #80 1957
Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)7600 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
(954) 305-6937 - 81.Rank: #81 1958
Grades: 6-121200 Oakdale Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55118
(651) 455-1521 - 82.-83.Rank: #82-83 1960
Grades: 9-121615 Mater Dei Drive
Chula Vista, CA 91913
(312) 416-1955 - 82.-83.Rank: #82-831960
Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)Route de Sauverny 74
Geneva, Switzerland 1290
+41 22 775 56 56 - 84.-85.Rank: #84-85 1961
Grades: 9-123900 Jog Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 210-2020 - 84.-85.Rank: #84-851961
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)16923 Norwood Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(301) 774-7455 - 86.Rank: #86 1962
Grades: 9-121 Carmel Parkway
Mundelein, IL 60060
(312) 416-1955 - 87.Rank: #87 1965
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd.
Danville, CA 94506
(925) 362-7223 - 88.-90.Rank: #88-90 1966
Grades: 9-124026 Maher St.
Napa, CA 94558
(312) 416-1955 - 88.-90.Rank: #88-901966
Grades: 9-121350 Gardena Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
(763) 586-6318 - 88.-90.Rank: #88-901966
Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)13051 Whittington Dr.
Houston, TX 77077
(281) 496-7900 - 91.Rank: #91 1970
Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)8401 Belvedere Rd
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(561) 657-3470 - 92.Rank: #92 1971
Grades: 9-12 | 2-12 (day)P.O. Box 227
Prides Crossing, MA 01965
(978) 236-3000 - 93.Rank: #93 1973
Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)1 Community School Drive
Sun Valley, ID 83353
(208) 622-3955 - 94.Rank: #94 1978
Grades: 6-12, PG5650 Bollettieri Blvd
Bradenton, FL 34210
(800) 872-6425 - 95.Rank: #95 1980
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)1415 Summit Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 682-7309 - 96.Rank: #96 1991
Grades: 8-12955 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
(604) 998-1000 - 97.Rank: #97 1997
Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)1051 N Houston
Bullard, TX 75757
(903) 894-5000 - 98.Rank: #98 2000
Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)6189 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd
Windermere, FL 34786
(407) 905-7737 - 99.Rank: #99 2007
Grades: 9-12582 Columbus Avenue
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 495-6028 - 100.Rank: #100 2012
Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
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