Best Boarding Schools

mehkins · March 22, 2009, 7:24pm

lol, i know right? stupid middle school.... >: C
(>'')> kirby from nintendo
^ ^ 
are you guys in eigth grade too?

pinkheart23 · March 22, 2009, 7:25pm

yup (tenchar)

mehkins · March 22, 2009, 7:28pm

what does tenchar mean? i've heard the term b4...but
did any of u guys get into sps? we could b classmates

pinkheart23 · March 22, 2009, 7:43pm

CC will only allow you to post if your comment is longer than ten characters long, so you write "tenchar" to push it over the minimum.

intl.jjj · March 22, 2009, 9:35pm

Andover
Hotchkiss
Exeter
Deerfield
Lawrenceville
SPS
(in no specific order)

i however like blair and suffield but they arnt the tops.

benevolent4them · March 22, 2009, 10:09pm

(in no particular order)

Tier 1:

Andover
Exeter
SPS
Hotchkiss
Deerfield
Groton

Tier 2:

Middlesex
Milton
L'ville
Choate

karenasaurus · March 22, 2009, 10:11pm

benevolent4them, I honestly think your definition of "Tier 1" is quite wrong.

principalviola · March 22, 2009, 10:19pm

***PrepReview... One of the ranking services. You can't really rank though... all of these 30 schools can be considered tier 1 because there are close to 400 BS in america, they are all in the top 10% of boarding schools...

If you define the top tier as the top percent you would get (and in this order) SPS, DF, Milton (top percent as defined by these statistics)

If you want to add more (because they are JUST as good) you would add Groton through Hotchkiss. PrepReview is considered the USNWR (cost $$ though!, luckily I got it free) of boarding schools. It looks at SAT score, College matriculation, and a various amount of other things.

Of course if you add pedigree to this list it would be something like (and in this order) A/E, DES, Groton, Milton... Something like that... Remember all of these schools are top notch, and even #30 is 92.5% among all boarding schools which are, automatically, some of the best educational institutions in the country.

College matriculation percents are based off of matriculation into Ivy, MIT, and Stanford. The many other "Ranks" are HYPSM placement rank, endowment, and teacher student ratios.

Because this is somewhat difficult to read I will put the link for this. It will not show the school name, but with the rank given from here you can match it up from this website... [url=<a href="http://www.prepreview.com/ranking/us/boarding_schools.php%5DPrepReview">http://www.prepreview.com/ranking/us/boarding_schools.php]PrepReview</a> Boarding Schools<a href="Doesn't%20look%20like%20it%20but%20it%20is%20a%20link">/url</a>

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1 St. Paul's School NH 34% 2049 20 unranked 13 9 17 1 : 5 19 9th-12th Coed School $37,250 (USD) $334 million (USD)
2 Deerfield Academy MA 32% 2040 17 12 18 unranked 20 1 : 5 19 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $27,000 (USD) $36,130 (USD) $308 million (USD)
2 Milton Academy MA 32% 2062 8 8 unranked unranked 5 1 : 5 11 9th-12th Coed School $29,550 (USD) $36,775 (USD) $140 million (USD)
4 Groton School MA 31% 2100 7 unranked 20 unranked unranked 1 : 5 13 8th-12th Coed School $29,890 (USD) $39,850 (USD) $237 million (USD)
5 Middlesex School MA 30% 2010 9 16 unranked unranked unranked 1 : 5 19 9th-12th Coed School $31,075 (USD) $38,850 (USD) $78 million (USD)
6 Phillips Academy Andover MA 29% 2008 11 4 18 unranked unranked 1 : 5 14 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $27,450 (USD) $35,250 (USD) $623 million (USD)
6 Phillips Exeter Academy NH 29% 2073 20 12 unranked 13 10 1 : 5 19 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $26,600 (USD) $34,500 (USD) $806 million (USD)
8 Noble and Greenough School MA 28% 1355 19 unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 7 19 9th-12th Coed School $28,900 (USD) $33,300 (USD) $42 million (USD)
9 St. Albans School DC 25% 20 unranked 4 unranked 10 1 : 7 14 9th-12th Boys School $28,860 (USD) $40,824 (USD) $35 million (USD)
10 Lawrenceville School NJ 22% 2020 unranked unranked unranked unranked 9 1 : 8 11 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $30,010 (USD) $36,820 (USD) $200 million (USD)
11 Hotchkiss School CT 20% 2015 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 5 18 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $28,315 (USD) $33,310 (USD) $357 million (USD)
12 Choate Rosemary Hall CT 19% 1332 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 6 19 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $27,350 (USD) $37,300 (USD) $213 million (USD)
13 Hockaday School TX 18% 1990 unranked 12 unranked 2 unranked 1 : 14 19 8th-12th Girls School $20,805 (USD) $38,045 (USD) $100 million (USD)
14 Peddie School NJ 17% unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 6 10 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $26,900 (USD) $35,500 (USD) $249 million (USD)
15 St. Andrew's School DE 16% 1305 unranked unranked unranked 19 unranked 1 : 5 11 9th-12th Coed School $35,500 (USD) $170 million (USD)
15 Belmont Hill School MA 16% 1340 6 unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 7 10 9th-12th Boys School $27,900 (USD) $33,590 (USD) $47 million (USD)
17 Blair Academy NJ 12% 1855 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 6 21 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $30,000 (USD) $41,600 (USD) $61 million (USD)
17 Taft School CT 12% 1293 16 unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 6 19 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $27,300 (USD) $36,800 (USD) $172 million (USD)
19 St. George's School RI 11% 1291 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 5 19 9th-12th Coed School $24,550 (USD) $36,550 (USD) $95 million (USD)
19 Indian Springs School AL 11% 1305 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 8 18 9th-12th Coed School $14,825 (USD) $27,500 (USD) $25 million (USD)
21 Cate School CA 10% 1310 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 5 19 9th-12th Coed School $27,700 (USD) $36,350 (USD) $60 million (USD)
21 Concord Academy MA 10% 2023 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 6 14 9th-12th Coed School $30,580 (USD) $37,820 (USD) $41 million (USD)
23 Cranbrook Schools MI 8-10% 1921 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 8 16 9th-12th Coed School $23,900 (USD) $32,900 (USD) $150 million (USD)
23 Georgetown Preparatory School MD 8-10% unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 8 16 9th-12th Boys School $22,650 (USD) $39,650 (USD) $80 million (USD)
23 Loomis Chaffee School CT 8-10% unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 5 14 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $28,000 (USD) $37,000 (USD) $150 million (USD)
23 Northfield Mount Hermon School MA 8-10% 1202 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 7 15 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $26,900 (USD) $37,100 (USD) $137 million (USD)
23 Miss Porter's School CT 8-10% 1865 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 8 18 9th-12th Girls School $28,350 (USD) $36,950 (USD) $87 million (USD)
23 Emma Willard School NY 8-10% 1910 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 5 16 9th-13th (PG) Girls School $22,000 (USD) $34,800 (USD) $102 million (USD)
23 Episcopal High School VA 8-10% unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 7 18 9th-12th Coed School $35,650 (USD) $126 million (USD)
30 Kent School CT 5-8% unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 7 19 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $31,300 (USD) $39,900 (USD) $73 million (USD)
30 Webb Schools CA 5-8% 1300 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 7 19 9th-12th Coed School $27,860 (USD) $39,170 (USD) $15 million (USD)
30 Woodberry Forest School VA 5-8% 1310 unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 8 19 9th-12th Boys School $33,700 (USD) $165 million (USD)
30 Culver Academies IN 5-8% unranked unranked unranked unranked unranked 1 : 9 15 9th-13th (PG) Coed School $21,000 (USD) $28,900 (USD) $157 million (USD)

karenasaurus · March 22, 2009, 10:36pm

O.O
holy crap PPV, nice....

principalviola · March 22, 2009, 10:37pm

Hard to read, though. I wish there was a sdafasdfasdsaf with bb code.

fslzcl · March 23, 2009, 11:44am

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.

1
Phillips Exeter Academy

2
St. Paul's

3
Phillips Academy Andover

4
Groton School

5
Deerfield Academy

6
Choate Rosemary Hall

7
Hotchkiss School

8
Lawrenceville Academy

9
Milton Academy

10
St. Andrew School (DE)

11
Thacher School

12
Middlesex School

13
Peddie School

14
Taft School

15
Concord Academy

16
Cate School

17
Loomis Chaffee School

18
St. Mark's School

19
Westminster School

20
Emma Williard

21
Woodberry Forest School

22
Episcopal High School

23
Webb school (CA)

24
Miss Porter's School

25
Blair Academy

26
Mercersburg Academy

27
Asheville School

28
Hill School

29
Governor Dummer Academy

30
Brooks School

31
Northfield Mount Hermon

32
Pomfret School

33
Kent School

34
Tabor Academy

35
Suffield Academy

principalviola · March 23, 2009, 11:46am

Can you provide a link to this website? I am surprised because PrepReview does this as their main focus... They have been fairly accurate (even with the fluctuation in matriculation).

And in terms of matriculation, there is no way that anything is ahead of SPS, DF/Milton... Look at the data, it should be on their websites.

HockeyDad95 · March 23, 2009, 12:09pm

I'm sure it just depends on how the weighting / combination of the various statistics is made. SPS seems to do very well on matriculation (I assume that is the 34% statistic above). However, what is more important? -- difference between 34% and 29% matriculation between SPS and Exeter, or higher average endowment per student at Exeter or 24 point higher SAT score. I'm sure the mix of students in the schools is much different. For example, Exeter/Andover probably focus more than SPS on attracting top level athletes / PG students as part of their admissions diversity goals. However, it is much more likely that these athletes will attend non-Ivy schools for financial reasons since Ivy's don't give D1 athletic scholarships. Could easily move matriculation average from 29% to 34% if this difference in student body mix is reflected. For SPS entering class of about 150 students(?), 5% Ivy matriculation difference works out to 8 student atheletes. Then again, I can easily see why highest matriculation % would be a very important selling point from a parent's perspective, so choosing the list with the appropriate drivers of rankings is very important. I think there is a saying somewhere about "Lies and Statistics".

principalviola · March 23, 2009, 12:11pm

"There are lies, there are liars, then there are statistics"

watertester · March 23, 2009, 12:14pm

Assuming the matriculation info at prepreview is accurate (which I highly doubt), then if it can flutuate from 32% (prepreview) to 24 (2008 data on deefield website) for Deerfield, or from 32% (prep review) to 22 (2008 data on milton website) for Milton, what conclusion can you draw from looking at one year's ranking, in terms of college matriculation? principalviola, when you say "They have been fairly accurate (even with the fluctuation in matriculation). ", how do you support your statement?

gtm · March 23, 2009, 12:17pm

The ranking depends on how they weigh each factor!. That means the ranking is different depending on who publishes! The top five is SPS, Adndover, Exeter, Deerfirled, Groton(not in order), and the rest of them are hard to decide ranking. I'd accept the fslzcl's ranking as the top 30-35 without order, and they belong to tier 1 since there are more than 400 BS in the nation. Of course there will be still some arguement about the schools around 35th. But it always happens arind the cutoff line even for the college. For collge, they publish top 50 or top 100. Many colleges complain about the ranking(even top colleges).

principalviola · March 23, 2009, 12:17pm

I called a few schools (I think I put this in another post) and they said students are looking at other, just as good, schools. Milton/DF/SPS/Andover are ahead of the other schools, in every year, and it doesn't change so quickly.

Remember to take the crisis into consideration, less people will be able to afford ivies.

GTM I agree with that, the blue print in my post basically says that. All of these schools are top in their field. If you want the top % you would get: HADES+Milton+Choate+Groton, and so on. Other than the combined top ten (from both lists, which have a big overlap) I doubt you can make tiers.

Why do I say the combined top ten? Even though the other schools provide just as good of an education, with the public these schools have a pedigree. Exeter was known for their Yale matriculation, until the 70s the headmaster could just call and say "hey I'm sending XXX over"... Milton and Andover were known for their Harvard admission. Lawrenceville with their princeton matriculation.

gtm · March 23, 2009, 2:26pm

The following is a ranking published by a Korean private BS prep institute. They regard the follwoing school as first rate borading school. That is an objective evaluation. So we can say the follwoing 35 schools are Tier1. If you want to pick top 5 out of the follwoing, it is up to you. However, it will be a good idea to pick in your own without posting not to offend others. I think this list is just for your information only since there is no absolute ranking.

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)

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