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Highest Average SAT Scores

Among "Schools with 400+ Students", view the boarding schools with the highest average SAT scores (2026).
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
(Out of 1600) Range: 1120 1490 Avg. Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1315

Highest Average SAT Scores

Among Schools with 400+ Students (out of 47 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600)
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-91.-9
Cranbrook Schools
(10)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12  | PK-12 (day)
PO Box 801 39221 Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
(248) 645-3610
Rank: #1-91.-9
Deerfield Academy
(14)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
7 Boyden Lane
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-1400
Rank: #1-91.-9
Georgetown Preparatory School
All-Boys (Catholic)
(3)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12
10900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 214-1215
Rank: #1-91.-9
Lawrenceville School
(6)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
2500 Main Street
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 895-2030
Rank: #1-91.-9
Middlesex School
(non-sectarian)
(29)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12
1400 Lowell Road
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 371-6524
Rank: #1-91.-9
Milton Academy
Milton Academy Photo - Milton Academy is only eight miles from Boston's museums, schools and attractions, but it has the benefits of a 130-acre New England campus-with green quads and lots of fall foliage.
(8)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12  | K-12 (day)
170 Centre Street
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 898-2227
Rank: #1-91.-9
Oregon Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12, PG  | PK-12, PG (day)
6300 SW Nicol Road
Portland, OR 97223
(503) 768-3115
Rank: #1-91.-9
Phillips Academy Andover
(16)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
180 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 749-4050
Rank: #1-91.-9
The Webb Schools
(29)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): >1400
Grades: 9-12
1175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214
Rank: #10-1810.-18
The Athenian School
The Athenian School Photo
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12  | 6-12 (day)
2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd.
Danville, CA 94506
(925) 362-7223
Rank: #10-1810.-18
Choate Rosemary Hall
(30)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
333 Christian Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 697-2239
Rank: #10-1810.-18
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy Photo
(20)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173
Rank: #10-1810.-18
St. Paul's School
(Episcopal tradition)
(3)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12
325 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 229-4700
Rank: #10-1810.-18
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
(Episcopal)
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 8-12  | 6-12 (day)
6500 St. Stephen's Drive
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-1213
Rank: #10-1810.-18
Shady Side Academy
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12  | PK-12 (day)
423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 968-3180
Rank: #10-1810.-18
The Village School
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 6-12  | PK-12 (day)
13051 Whittington Drive
Houston, TX 77077
(281) 496-7900
Rank: #10-1810.-18
Western Reserve Academy
(non-sectarian)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12, PG
115 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-9717
Rank: #18-3018.-30
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Chaminade College Preparatory School Photo - Chaminade is located 20 minutes outside of Downtown St. Louis in the lovely, safe, green neighborhood of Creve Coeur. Our 55 acre campus is fun and lively throughout the school year and a wonderful place not only to study and play but also to become part of the family.
All-Boys (Catholic)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 6-12
425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 692-6645
Rank: #18-3018.-30
Dana Hall School
All-Girls
(6)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12  | 5-12 (day)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Rank: #18-3018.-30
Hill School
Hill School Photo - The Hill School sets a high standard for students in their dress and appearance to express pride in themselves and their respect for one another. Academic Dress is worn throughout the academic day whenever students are in an academic or public area, chapel services, sit-down meals, required evening performance, or any other designated occasion.
(8)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG
860 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 326-1000
Rank: #18-3018.-30
Iolani School
(The Episcopal Church)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12  | K-12 (day)
563 Kamoku Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 943-2379
Rank: #18-3018.-30
Loomis Chaffee
Loomis Chaffee Photo - Loomis` beautiful 300-acre campus is located at the confluence of the Farmington and Connecticut rivers in Windsor, Connecticut. Affectionately referred to as the Island, Loomis is within walking distance of the town`s center, Amtrak train station, and other areas of interest.
(30)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG
4 Batchelder Road
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-6400
Rank: #18-3018.-30
St. Anne's-Belfield School
(nondenominational)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12  | PK-12 (day)
2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 296-5106
Rank: #18-3018.-30
St. Croix Academy
St. Croix Academy Photo - St. Croix's lakeside family-style dormitory was built in 2015 and is located on a beautiful lake with walkways to the Mississippi River and within walking distance of over 50 shops and restaurants.
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) or the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS))
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 6-12
1200 Oakdale Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55118
(651) 455-1521
Rank: #18-3018.-30
St. Mary's School
(Catholic)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 6-12  | 5-12 (day)
816 Black Oak Drive
Medford, OR 97504
(541) 773-7877
Rank: #18-3018.-30
Stevenson School
(11)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12  | PK-12 (day)
3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
(831) 625-8309
Rank: #18-3018.-30
The Taft School
The Taft School Photo - Our beautiful campus features facilities that rival those of many small colleges, including a library with 55,000 print volumes; a 45,000 square foot science and mathematics building; two theaters; two ice hockey rinks; and an 18-hole golf course.
(3)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG
110 Woodbury Road
Watertown, CT 06795
(860) 945-7700
Rank: #28-4328.-43
Avon Old Farms School
All-Boys
(6)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
500 Old Farms Road
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 464-2866
Rank: #28-4328.-43
The Bolles School
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG  | PK-12, PG (day)
7400 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
(904) 256-5030
Rank: #28-4328.-43
Foxcroft Academy
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
975 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8664
Rank: #28-4328.-43
The Linsly School
The Linsly School Photo - Linsly's lower school (grades 5-8) program of studies emphasizes the mastery of fundamental concepts through innovative cross-curricular programs and regimented learning, all of which are designed to prepare students for college preparatory curriculum of the upper school (grades 9-12).
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 7-12  | 5-12 (day)
60 Knox Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-1436
Rank: #28-4328.-43
Sun Valley Community School
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12  | PK-12 (day)
1 Community School Drive
Sun Valley, ID 83353
(208) 622-3960
Rank: #28-4328.-43
Wisconsin Lutheran High School
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
(2)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12
330 N. Glenview Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53213
(414) 453-4567
Rank: #28-4328.-43
Wyoming Seminary Upper School
(5)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12, PG
201 N. Sprague Ave.
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 270-2160
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Baylor School
(4)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12  | 6-12 (day)
171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902
Rank: #35-5935.-59
The Brook Hill School
(non-denominational, conservative, evangelical, Christian tradition)
(3)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12  | PK-12 (day)
1051 N Houston
Bullard, TX 75757
(903) 894-5000
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Culver Academies
(21)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12
1300 Academy Road
Culver, IN 46511
(574) 842-7100
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Garrison Forest School
All-Girls
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12  | PK-12 (day)
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Lawrence Academy
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12
26 Powderhouse Road, P.O. Box 992
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1530
Rank: #35-5935.-59
North Broward Preparatory School
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 6-12  | Pre-K-12 (day)
7600 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
(954) 247-0179
Rank: #35-5935.-59
North Cross School
North Cross School Photo - Students at North Cross pursue a variety of interests, from champion athletics teams to drama, STEM to Global Studies, all set in a beautiful campus with passionate, dedicated teachers to guide them.
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12  | PK-12 (day)
4254 Colonial Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 989-6641
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
(Presbyterian)
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 7-12  | PK-12 (day)
339 Nacoochee Drive
Rabun Gap, GA 30568
(706) 746-7720
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Saint Andrew's School
(Episcopal tradition)
(3)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12
3900 Jog Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 210-2020
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Tallulah Falls School
(2)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 7-12  | 4-12 (day)
201 Campus Drive, PO Box 10
Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
(706) 754-0400
Rank: #35-5935.-59
Windermere Preparatory School
(1)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 7-12  | PK-12 (day)
6189 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd
Windermere, FL 34786
(407) 905-7737
Rank: #46-6046.-60
Darlington School
(11)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1150-1200
Grades: 9-12, PG  | PK-12, PG (day)
1014 Cave Spring Road, SW
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 236-0436
Rank: #47-6247.-62
St. Johnsbury Academy
(3)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1100-1150
Grades: 9-12, PG
1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 751-2130

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