The 25 smartest boarding schools in America

We recently published a list of themost elite boarding schools in the USbyusing data from BoardingSchoolReview.com.But because strong academics are a major reason why people opt to attend boarding school, we decided to re-rank the data by highest average SAT score.The SAT, which is scored out of 2400, is one of the top factors colleges look at when deciding which applicants to admit. The schools whose students have the highest average SAT scores ' 2140, 2130, and 2104 ' are St. Albans School, The Hockaday School, and Groton School, respectively. Many of the schools on this list offer SAT tutoring in advance of the exam, which can give students a leg up on their scores.Data that was unavailable on BoardingSchoolReview.com was taken from the schools' websites or from Niche. When two schools reported the same average SAT scores, we used average ACT scores as a tiebreaker.25. St. Mark's School ' Southborough, MassachusettsAverage SAT score:1940Advanced or AP classes offered:32St. Mark's students can choose between 32 advanced and AP courses, including Latin, studio art, and physics, as well as 70 extracurricular organizations including yearbook, badminton, and jazz band. St. Mark's is constructing a new campus building that will provide state-of-the-art facilities for STEM subjects.24. The Madeira School ' McLean, VirginiaAverage SAT score:1945Advanced or AP classes offered:17From freshman year, Madeira girls study along a rigorous academic curriculum and a cocurriculum, which provides students with additional experiential and social learning opportunities. Cocurriculum opportunities involve off-campus internships, personal-finance classes, and outdoor field trips.23. Emma Willard School ' Troy, New YorkAverage SAT score:1950Advanced or AP classes offered:23Emma Willard girls take AP classes in subjects like English, foreign language, math, science, history, art, and computer science. The school also expresses a belief students should be free to pursue their own interests, offering an intense personalized studies program.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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