<p>they're on the list, near the top. just not THE top.</p>
<p>If you want Hotchkiss and Choate on the list, put 'em on. The whole idea of a list is subjective. If you think they belong - go for it. Come to think of it, why do you care??</p>
<p>i think groton, even though it is very small, is really good
the whole point is its small so you can build VERY strong relationships with the students, including older students. I know for a fact that the groton community is amazingly tight and they all get along with each other very well. and undoubtedly, groton academics are amazing, as there are stats on that. also, with groton being small, students are noticed and cared/loved by all the faculty and members of the groton community. </p>
<p>other schools i also like (though perhaps not as much as groton) are:
andover
exeter
st pauls (though there has been news of huge drug problems) but it's still a good school</p>
<p>amazingness if you don't mind sharing, what school do you go to</p>
<p>These rankings go on and on so here it is... the final list:
Top
Andover
Exeter
St. Pauls
Hotchkiss
Groton
Deerfield
Great (little under)
Taft
Choate
Middlesex
Milton
Lawrencevile
Middle (like start of 2nd tier after this)
Loomis
Westminister
... and there is more but you get the picture</p>
<p>Between all the Tier 1 schools, its impossible to say which one is the 'best'. They are all so different thats it up to the individual. I got accepted into all the schools I applied to including Andover, SPS, Exeter, Groton, Milton, Taft, Hotchkiss and Choate and initially i was going to pick Exeter but when I went to visit the schools Andover seemed the one for me. But there are tonnes of people who rejected Andover in favor of Exeter or another one so you can't say which one is the 'best'. You can distinguish between Tier 1 and Tier 2 I think but between the Tier 1 schools, the difference is negligible.</p>
<p>Bescraze don't be Bescrazy and forget the side of the country! Thacher is absolutely Tier 1, acceptance rate less than 20%, yield greater than 85%, star studded college acceptances and, best of all, none of the swagger!!</p>
<p>The top tier boarding schools:</p>
<p>Exeter
Andover
Thomas Jefferson
St. Paul's School
Deerfield Academy
Concord Academy
Hotchkiss
Groton
Choate
Lawrenceville</p>
<p>That's about top 10 boarding schools in the nation.</p>
<p>hey d concerned</p>
<p>i don't think concord academy and thomas jefferson belong on that list. concord used to be very good, but not rly now, and thomas jefferson, ive never even heard of. (the school, not the person)</p>
<p>i just hear from A LOT of friends
and i definitely trust them
and they're the hard to please kindda type</p>
<p>gunner33: thomas jefferson high school, located in st.louis, mo, has been one of the best high schools with strong academic programs in science, math, classics and so on. the median sat scores of their seniors have always been among the best, 2,000 plus sat scores. although the school is quite small, only about 80 or so students, the academic program is considered top-notch. i just thought it should be brought to the attention of cc participants for consideration. check the following websites: Boarding</a> School Review - College-Prep & Jr. Boarding Schools and <a href="http://www.wekipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_School%5B/url%5D">www.wekipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_School</a></p>
<p>as for concord academy, it's still very much among the best. their seniors' median sat scores always 2,000 plus and among the very best in the nation. a somewhat small boarding school though, only 360 something students.</p>
<p>years ago when i started searching for the best private boarding schools, i found many of the most prestigious and respected schools rarely heard outside the academics circle. apart from exeter, andover, sps, deerfield, and a few others, most are not very well-known and more than quite a few are even unheard of. but the fact remains that they're still among the best.</p>
<p>my top 10 list is not really ranked in order but as a whole although i admittedly believe the top 3 would be exeter, andover and sps. but that's just my personal opinion.</p>
<p>Elite
Exeter
Andover
St. Pauls
Deerfield
Milton
Lawrenceville</p>
<p>Top tier
Groton
Middlesex
Hotchkiss
Choate
Peddie
Thacher</p>
<p>My opinion:</p>
<p>Exeter
Andover
SPS
Milton
Hotchkiss</p>
<p>I think the best schools are (not in order):
Andover
Exeter
Deerfield
Milton
SPS</p>
<p>Taft is definitely in the top group(with Choate/Lawrenceville but under Hotchkiss, Deerfield, St Pauls.. so on. Peddie is really not considered that good. Middlesex is not as good as those top top schools. Thatcher is not as good as those top top schools. Honestly Thomas Jefferson.....it has 80 students no one cares.</p>
<p>Bescraze, what are you basing your ratings on? (it also only has one t- sorry, pet peeve!) Thacher has a 19% acceptance rate, 90% of their seniors go to what US Weekly deems "Top Trier Schools", they have some of the best SAT scores in the country... and as for size- it doesn't matter! Size does not make a school great. Whether or not it's a large or a small school, it's still a top trier school.</p>
<p>Bescraze, just curious....are you an adult or a kid?</p>
<p>Another BS ranking system:</p>
<p>The ranking was determined based on SAT score, endowment/student, number of AP classes, number of Sports club, number of Extracurricular activities, boarding students ratio, students to teachers ratio, percentage of the advanced degree holding faculties, students per class, and its history(foundation year)</p>
<ol>
<li>Phillips Exeter Academy, NH</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>Phillips Academy, MA</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>Groton School, MA</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li>The Hotchkiss School, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>Deerfield Academy, MA</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>St. Paul’s School, NH</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>The Lawrenceville School, NJ</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>The Taft School, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>Choate Rosemary Hall, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13, 10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Milton Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>St. Andrew’s School, DE</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li><p>St. Mark’s School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Mercersburg Academy, PA</p></li>
<li><p>Episcopal High School, VA</p></li>
<li><p>The Thacher School. CA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Middlesex School. MA</p></li>
<li><p>St. George’s School, RI</p></li>
<li><p>Cate School, CA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li>Woodberry Forest School, VA</li>
</ol>
<p>Boys Only, US News Best Boys School</p>
<ol>
<li>Georgetown Preparatory School, MD</li>
</ol>
<p>Boys Only</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Peddie School, NJ</p></li>
<li><p>Western Reserve Academy, OH</p></li>
</ol>
<p>US News Top 13</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Concord Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Miss Porter’s School, CT</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls Only, US News Best Girls School</p>
<ol>
<li>The Hill School, PA</li>
</ol>
<p>10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li>Emma Willard School, NY</li>
</ol>
<p>Girls only</p>
<ol>
<li>The Loomis Chaffee School, CT</li>
</ol>
<p>10 Schools Admission Organization</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Northfield Mount Hermon School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Westminster School, CT</p></li>
<li><p>The Governor’s Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Kent School, CT</p></li>
<li><p>Westover School, CT</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls Only</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Blair Academy, NJ</p></li>
<li><p>Lake Forest Academy, IL</p></li>
<li><p>Cranbrook School, MI</p></li>
<li><p>Asheville School, NC</p></li>
<li><p>The Madeira School, VA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls only</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Brooks School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Pomfret School, CT</p></li>
<li><p>Indian Springs School, AL</p></li>
<li><p>Fountain Valley School of Colorado, CO</p></li>
<li><p>Tabor Academy, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Santa Catalina School, CA</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Girls only</p>
<ol>
<li>Culver Academy, IN</li>
</ol>
<p>Military Type</p>
<ol>
<li><p>The Webb Schools. CA</p></li>
<li><p>Westtown School, PA</p></li>
<li><p>The Williston Northampton School, MA</p></li>
<li><p>Stevenson School, CA</p></li>
<li><p>Wyoming Seminary, PA</p></li>
<li><p>The Masters School, NY</p></li>
</ol>
<p> </p>
<p>51-60 (alphabetic order)</p>
<p>Avon Old Farms School, CT, Boys only</p>
<p>The Canterbury School, CT</p>
<p>Chatham Hall, VA, Girls only </p>
<p>Dana Hall School, MA, Girls only</p>
<p>McCallie School, TN, Boys only</p>
<p>Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, GA</p>
<p>Saint James School, MD</p>
<p>Saint Mary’s School, NC, Girls only</p>
<p>St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, TX</p>
<p>Suffield Academy, CT</p>
<p>BS ranking</p>
<p>The following is the 2007-2008 ranking determined based on SAT score, College matriculation data, number of AP class, endowment/student by
a prepschool preparation institute. </p>
<p>1
Phillips Exeter Academy</p>
<p>2
St. Paul's </p>
<p>3
Phillips Academy Andover</p>
<p>4
Groton School</p>
<p>5
Deerfield Academy</p>
<p>6
Choate Rosemary Hall</p>
<p>7
Hotchkiss School</p>
<p>8
Lawrenceville Academy</p>
<p>9
Milton Academy</p>
<p>10
St. Andrew School (DE)</p>
<p>11
Thacher School</p>
<p>12
Middlesex School</p>
<p>13
Peddie School</p>
<p>14
Taft School</p>
<p>15
Concord Academy</p>
<p>16
Cate School</p>
<p>17
Loomis Chaffee School</p>
<p>18
St. Mark's School</p>
<p>19
Westminster School</p>
<p>20
Emma Williard</p>
<p>21
Woodberry Forest School</p>
<p>22
Episcopal High School</p>
<p>23
Webb school (CA)</p>
<p>24
Miss Porter's School</p>
<p>25
Blair Academy</p>
<p>26
Mercersburg Academy</p>
<p>27
Asheville School</p>
<p>28
Hill School</p>
<p>29
Governor Dummer Academy</p>
<p>30
Brooks School</p>
<p>31
Northfield Mount Hermon </p>
<p>32
Pomfret School</p>
<p>33
Kent School</p>
<p>34
Tabor Academy</p>
<p>35
Suffield Academy</p>
<p>36
Cranbrook Schools</p>
<p>37
Stevenson School</p>
<p>38
Western Reserve Academy</p>
<p>39
Portsmouth Abbey School ( C)</p>
<p>40
Williston Northampton School</p>
<p>41
Santa Catalina School ( C)</p>
<p>42
George School</p>
<p>43
Masters School</p>
<p>44
Madeira School</p>
<p>45
St. James School</p>
<p>46
Westover School</p>
<p>47
Holderness School</p>
<p>48
Virginia Episcopal School</p>
<p>49
St. Catherine's School</p>
<p>50
Salisbury School</p>
<p>51
Annie wright School</p>
<p>52
McCallie School</p>
<p>53
St. Stephen's Episcopal School</p>
<p>54
Kimball Union Academy</p>
<p>55
Berkshire School</p>
<p>56
Canterbury School ( C)</p>
<p>57
Cambridge School of Weston</p>
<p>58
Lawrence Academy</p>
<p>59
Gunnery</p>
<p>60
Avon Old Farms School</p>
<p>61
Proctor Academy</p>
<p>62
Dana Hall</p>
<p>63
WESTTOWN</p>
<p>64
Worcester Academy</p>
<p>65
Culver Academy</p>
<p>66
Baylor School</p>
<p>67
Fountain Valley School of Colorado</p>
<p>68
Mount Michael Benedictine (C )</p>
<p>69
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School</p>
<p>70
Cushing Academy</p>
<p>71
Ethel Walker School</p>
<p>72
Stony Brook School</p>
<p>73
Wyoming Seminary</p>
<p>74
Millbrook School</p>
<p>75
Lake Forest Academy</p>
<p>76
Tilton School</p>
<p>77
Brewster Academy</p>
<p>78
Wilbraham & Monson Academy</p>
<p>79
Trinity-Prawling School</p>
<p>80
New Hampton School</p>
<p>81
Putney School</p>
<p>82
Hun School</p>
<p>83
Foxcroft School</p>
<p>84
Darlington School</p>
<p>85
Shattuck-St. Mary's School</p>
<p>86
St. Timothy's School</p>
<p>87
Christ School</p>
<p>88
Webb school (TN)</p>
<p>89
Wayland Academy</p>
<p>90
St. John's Prepatory School (c )</p>
<p>91
Kiski</p>
<p>92
Purnell School</p>
<p>93
Blue Ridge School</p>
<p>94
Villanova Prepatory School ( c )</p>
<p>95
Hawaii Prepatory Academy</p>
<p>96
Vermont Academy</p>
<p>97
Kents Hill School</p>
<p>98
Gould Academy</p>
<p>99
Stoneleigh-Burnham School</p>
<p>100
Walnut Hill School</p>
<p>101
Subiaco Academy (c )</p>
<p>102
Colorado Rocky Mountain School</p>
<p>103
Hebron Academy</p>
<p>104
Chirstchurch School</p>
<p>105
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School</p>
<p>106
St. Bernard Prep ( c)</p>
<p>107
St. Stanislaus College Prep ( c)</p>
<p>108
Girard College</p>
<p>109
Andrews School</p>
<p>110
Northwood School</p>
<p>Bescraze, what gave you the impression that Peddie wasn't "that good"? JW because I want to hear other peoples prospectives about these schools. Thacher, Middlesex, and Peddie all have very high SAT scores/ low acceptance rates (around 20%).</p>