Among "All-Girls Schools", 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: 1122 1355 Avg. Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1257
(Out of 1600) Range: 1122 1355 Avg. Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1257
Highest Average SAT Scores
Among All-Girls Schools (out of 12 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600)
(Out of 1600)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
(Out of 1600): 1350-1400
Grades: 9-12
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Rank: #2-52.-5
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Rank: #2-52.-5
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 9-12, PG
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Rank: #2-52.-5
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
(Out of 1600): 1300-1350
Grades: 7-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Rank: #5-85.-8
The Ethel Walker School ![The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab. The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.]()

All-Girls
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Rank: #5-85.-8
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Rank: #5-85.-8
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
(Out of 1600): 1250-1300
Grades: 9-12
1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Rank: #8-118.-11
Buffalo Seminary ![Buffalo Seminary Photo - Our oldest tradition may be forward thinking but we are anchored in many other traditions too. Roses and white dresses for commencement. Our Social & Academic Honor Code. Morning Meeting to start the day. .. Buffalo Seminary Photo - Our oldest tradition may be forward thinking but we are anchored in many other traditions too. Roses and white dresses for commencement. Our Social & Academic Honor Code. Morning Meeting to start the day. ..]()

All-Girls
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12, PG
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #8-118.-11
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 9-12
800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Rank: #8-118.-11
Garrison Forest School ![Garrison Forest School Photo - One of the entrances to Garrison Forest School. Garrison Forest School Photo - One of the entrances to Garrison Forest School.]()

All-Girls
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
(Out of 1600): 1200-1250
Grades: 8-12 | PK-12 (day)
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Rank: #11-1311.-13
Academy of the Holy Family ![Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club]()

All-Girls (Catholic)
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1100-1150
(Out of 1600): 1100-1150
Grades: 9-12
54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Rank: #11-1311.-13
Average SAT Score
(Out of 1600): 1100-1150
(Out of 1600): 1100-1150
Grades: 8-12, PG
PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
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