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Shady Side Academy Photo - Rowe Hall is the Senior School's main academic building residing at the heart of its 130 acre campus which feels like a small college. The campus also includes 2 dormitories, dedicated buildings for the visual and performing arts, an extensive athletic complex and ice rink, and in 2018 the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation.
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Top Swimming Boarding Schools (2026)

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Besant Hill School
Besant Hill School Photo - Besant Hill School is located in the Ojai Valley, on 500 acres of private land with beautiful vistas in every direction. Facilities include four dormitories, outdoor sports facilities including a new aquatic center, indoor theater, atelier, and classrooms nestled along winding paths and oak trees. We also have an eight acre organic farm.
(non-sectarian)
(1)
8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343
Gr: 9-12, PG | 100 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 8 students Acceptance rate: 50% Tuition listed
Dana Hall School
Dana Hall School Photo - The Dana Hall Dragons are ready to roar.
(6)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Gr: 9-12 | 5-12 (day) | 453 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
Dunn School
Dunn School Photo - In 2020 the new Leadership Center was completed. Overlooking the open space known as Munger Common, the center provides state of the art meeting rooms and learning facilities, is home to the student-run Earwig Cafe, and hosts our college counseling team. Students can be found gathering both indoors and outside the center for conversation and relaxation.
P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate: 45% Tuition listed
Fay School
Fay School Photo - Fay School is an independent, co-educational school 25 miles from Boston serving students in kindergarten through grade 9, with boarding available for grades 7-9. Our school is a place of discovery, challenge, collaboration, and growth - a closely-knit learning community where our skillful, dedicated faculty inspires students to achieve excellence in all pursuits.
(1)
48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 490-8201
Gr: 7-9 | K-9 (day) | 475 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 14 students Tuition listed
Lake Tahoe Preparatory School
Lake Tahoe Preparatory School Photo - Lake Tahoe Prep is a coeducational boarding school for students in grades 9-12 located in Olympic Valley, California. With a student body of 70 and student to teacher ratio of 7:1, we lead a program built upon personalized attention. Our students benefit from our robust curriculum approved by the University of California.
255 Olympic Valley Road | P.O. Box 2180
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(245) 582-8690
Gr: 9-12, PG | 70 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 7 students Acceptance rate: 80% Tuition listed
Miss Hall's School
Miss Hall's School Photo - A talented, supportive community of learners awaits you at MHS. Our faculty are dedicated mentors who are passionate about their subjects and creative in their teaching, unafraid to ditch the textbook in favor of collaborative, project-based learning.
(4)
492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
Gr: 9-12, PG | 205 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
Ojai Valley School
(2)
723 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1423
Gr: 3-12 | PK-12 (day) | 300 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 64% Tuition listed
Shady Side Academy
Shady Side Academy Photo - Rowe Hall is the Senior School's main academic building residing at the heart of its 130 acre campus which feels like a small college. The campus also includes 2 dormitories, dedicated buildings for the visual and performing arts, an extensive athletic complex and ice rink, and in 2018 the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation.
(1)
423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 968-3180
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 520 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
TASIS England
TASIS England Photo - TASIS The American School in England's beautiful 46-acre campus near London and Heathrow airport is well positioned for access to travel and the cultural riches of this vibrant capital.
Coldharbour Lane
Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8TE, United Kingdom tw20 8te
441932565252
Gr: 8-12 | PK-12 (day) | 253 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
Wolfeboro Camp School
(1)
93 Camp School Road
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Gr: 5-12, PG | 130 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 5 students Tuition listed

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