Top Vermont Boarding Schools

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The Putney School Photo - The Putney School is located on a working dairy farm. We value the dignity and relevance of physical work, which shows through our Work Program. Students carry out daily chores, collaborate in teams, learn skills, and sometimes lead crews various areas: Barn, Kitchen, Land-Use, Dining & Maintenance.
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The Putney School Photo - The Putney School is located on a working dairy farm. We value the dignity and relevance of physical work, which shows through our Work Program. Students carry out daily chores, collaborate in teams, learn skills, and sometimes lead crews various areas: Barn, Kitchen, Land-Use, Dining & Maintenance.
The Greenwood School Photo - "Makers of Vermont" is a signature program at The Greenwood School in VT, where students learn to craft metal objects and tools in our blacksmith's forge.
Rock Point School Photo - Yoga and Mindfulness class helps students start the day focused and energized.
St. Johnsbury Academy Photo - Through the Colwell Center for Global Understanding at St. Johnsbury Academy, our students are exposed to many opportunities to travel abroad.
Vermont Academy Photo - Vermont Academy students are curious and adventurous. They are innovators and tinkerers. They feel free to take risks and try new things.
Lyndon Institute Photo - Our academic team offers a multi-tiered instructional framework that includes a multitude of resources to address each individual student's academic need. The supports vary in intensity, allowing for timely interventions for each student. Through personalized learning plans, we strive to provide targeted and differentiated instruction at the earliest indication of student need at a level of intensity that is responsive

Top Vermont Boarding Schools (2018-19)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • The Greenwood School
    The Greenwood School Photo - The Greenwood School campus is nestled in the rolling hills of Vermont on 100 acres of woodlands and trails, and a 3 acre pond.
    All-boys 
    14 Greenwood Lane
    Putney, VT 05346
    802-387-4545
    Grades: 6-12 | 60 students
  • Lyndon Institute
    Lyndon Institute Photo - LI students are being accepted into America's "Top 100" colleges and universities ranging from Ivy League to excellent liberal-arts colleges and national research universities.
    PO Box 127, 168 Institute Circle
    Lyndon Center, VT 05850
    802-535-3700
    Grades: 9-12 | 500 students
  • The Putney School
    The Putney School Photo
    (13)
    418 Houghton Brook Road
    Putney, VT 05346
    802-387-6219
    Grades: 9-12 | 238 students
  • Rock Point School
    Rock Point School Photo - Students work collaboratively in class and learn from one another.
    1 Rock Point Road
    Burlington, VT 05408
    8028631104
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 32 students
  • St. Johnsbury Academy
    St. Johnsbury Academy Photo - One of the most beautiful campuses in America, in one of the most beautiful states.
    (2)
    1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
    St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
    802-751-2130
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 950 students
  • Vermont Academy
    Vermont Academy Photo - Vermont Academy students are curious and adventurous. They are innovators and tinkerers. They feel free to take risks and try new things.
    (1)
    10 Long Walk
    Saxtons River, VT 05154
    8028696229
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 230 students
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