<p>bump…</p>
<p>top 30 schools deserve a recognition —> that is less than 10% of the whole boarding school in the nation knowing that there are more than 300 boarding schools in the nation. —> fine with me!</p>
<p>bump 10char</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>I found this thread with scores from 2009, and I thought it would be interesting to look at what the trend has been for the schools over the last three years. I’ve listed the 2012 stats first, then the 2009 stats, then the comparison. If the Boarding School Review #s were older than a year, I tried to find newer ones, but was only successful in a few instances. </p>
<p>Some of my observations: In just three years, competition has dramatically increased for admission into the top boarding schools. The lowest SSAT percentile in 2009 was 60%; now it is 65%. Acceptance rates are down an average of 5% in the schools on the top 50 list. Only 5 of the 50 schools saw their acceptance rates go up. Correspondingly, the lowest SAT score for the top 50 in 2009 was 1830; now it is 1850.</p>
<p>Some of the schools statistics have changed so dramatically I think it must have been a mistake either in 2009 or now. </p>
<p>SAT SCORES 2012 2009 Δ score Δ rank</p>
<ol>
<li> Phillips Exeter 2094 2085 +9 +1</li>
<li> Linden Hall 2095 1860 +235 +38
3-4. Groton 2080 2080 *** ***
3-4. Middlesex 2080 2070 +10 +3</li>
<li> Phillips Andover 2076 2076 *** -1</li>
<li> St Johns 2070 *</li>
<li> Milton 2065 2065 *** ***
8-9. Concord 2050 2040 +10 -1
8-9. Thomas Jefferson 2050 2150 -100 -7<br></li>
<li>Lawrenceville 2046 1998 +48 +4</li>
<li>Mt. Michael Benedict 2039 *<br></li>
<li>Hockaday 2020 2020 *** -2<br></li>
<li>Choate 2018 1981 +37 +2</li>
<li>St. Pauls School 2014 2075 -61 -9</li>
<li>Hotchkiss 2013 2013 *** -4</li>
<li>Cate 2002 1970 +21 +1</li>
<li>Deerfield 2000 2020 -20 -8
18-20. St. James 1990 1910 +80 +8
18-20. Oregon Episcopal 1990 1910 +80 +8
18-20. Webb Schools (CA) 1990 1920 +70 +5</li>
<li>Georgetown 1975 1950 +25 -1</li>
<li>Indian Springs 1970 1965 +5 -3</li>
<li>Thacher 1962 1970 -8 -4<br></li>
<li> Loomis Chaffee 1950 1945 -5 -3
25-26. St. Marks 1940 1970 -30 -9
25-26. St. Stephens 1940 1924 +16 -3</li>
<li>Cranbrook 1939 1891 +48 +6</li>
<li>Emma Willard 1930 1992 +38 +4
29-30. St. Andrews DE 1928 1999 -71 -16
29-30. Taft 1928 1925 +3 -8</li>
<li>Westminster 1926 **</li>
<li>Stevenson 1923 1880 +43 +6</li>
<li>Miss Porters 1920 1908 +12 -5</li>
<li>Oak Grove 1914 **
34-35. Grier 1910 **
34-35. Suffield 1910 *</li>
<li> Peddie 1902 2000 -98 -25</li>
<li>Western Reserve Acad. 1898 </li>
<li>Athenian 1885 1900 -15 -9</li>
<li>Woodside Priory 1883 **</li>
<li>Salem Academy 1880 1880 *** -3<br></li>
<li>Lustre Christian 1875 1885 -10 -5
42-43. Annie Wright 1868 **
42-43. Foxcroft 1868 **<br></li>
<li>Dana Hall 1864 1854 +10 -3</li>
<li>Asheville 1860 1860 *** -5</li>
<li>The Webb School (TN) 1857 *</li>
<li>Hill School 1855 1840 +15 +1
48-51. St. Georges 1850 1900 -50 -19</li>
<li>Ekklesia Mountan High 1850 **</li>
<li>South Kent 1850 **</li>
<li>Miss Halls 1850 1850 *** -7
****</li>
<li> newer results retrieved from school website
** school was not on 2009 list
*** no change from 2009
**** no longer in top 50: Donahue (1841), Blair (1840), Woodberry Forest (1840), Mercersburg (1830), St Annes (1827), Westover (1827), St. Andrews FL (1820), Stony Brook (1819), Episcopal (1768), Santa Catalina (1732), The Masters (na), Tabor (na)</li>
</ol>
<p>SSAT PERCENTILES 12 09 Δ score Δ rank</p>
<p>1-2. Philips Exeter 94% **<br>
1-2. Philips Andover 94% 93% +1% ***
3-6. Georgetown 90% 90% *** ***
3-6. Groton 90% 90% *** ***
3-6. Milton 90% 90% *** ***
3-6. Thacher 90% 83% +7% +13
7. St. Pauls 89% *<br>
8. Middlesex 88% 87% +1% -2
9-10. Deerfield 87% 88% -1% -4
9-10. Hotchkiss * 87% 83% +4% -1
11-13. Choate 85% *<br>
11-13. Indian Springs 85% 70% +15% +14
11-13. Woodside Priory 85% **
14-18. Concord 84% 80% +4% +2<br>
14-18. Lawrenceville 84% 81% +3% -2
14-18. St. Andrews DE 84% * 83% +2% -4
14-18. St. Marks 84% 82% +3% -4
14-18. Taft 84% 82% +2% -3
19. Cate 83% 80% +3% -4
20. St. Georges 81% 81% *** -6
21-24. Madeira 80% **
21-24. Midland 80% 61% +19% +25
21-24. St. Albans 80% 80% *** -3
21-24. Verde Valley 80% **<br>
25-26. Hill 79% 77% +2% -3
25-26. Loomis Chaffee 79% 79% *** -5
27. Linden Hall 78% 78% *** -6
28-29. Governors 75% 75% *** -5
28-29. Webb (CA) 75% **<br>
30-31. Lake Forest 74% 74% *** -6
30-31. Peddie 74% 70% +4% -3
32. Colo. Rocky Mtn. 73% 80% -7% -16
33. Portsmouth Abbey 72% 65% +7% +5
34-37. Blair 70% 70% *** -5
34-37. Episcopal 70% 80% -10% -15
34-37. Miss Porters 70% 70% *** -8
34-37. Westminster 70% 70% *** -8
38-39. Cranbrook 68% 66% *** -3
38-39. Kent 68% 73% -5% -13
40-42. Northfield Mt. Hermon 67% 67% *** -8
40-42. Stevenson 67% 67% *** -8
40-42. Westtown 67% 67% *** -8
43-46. Asheville 66% **
43-46. Emma Willard 66% 65% +1% -6
43-46. Miss Halls 66% **
43-46. Stoneleigh-Burnham66% **
47-54. Berkshire 65% **
47-54. Brooks 65% 65% *** -10
47-54. Ethel Walker 65% 60% +5% +1<br>
47-54. Hawaii Preparatory 65% **
47-54. Holderness 65% 65% *** -10
47-54. Lawrence Academy65% 65% *** -10
47-54. Millbrook 65% **
47-54. Tabor 65% 65% *** -10</p>
<hr>
<ul>
<li> newer results from school website
** school was not on 2009 list
*** no change from 2009
**** no longer in the top 50: Florida Air Academy (na), CFS(50%), Woodberry Forest(na), Canterbury(55%), Pomfret(62%), Dana Hall(52%), Westover (61%), Avon Old Farms(60%), Foxcroft(na)</li>
</ul>
<p>ACCEPTANCE RATES 12 09 Δ rate Δ rank
- THINK Global 12% **
2-3. Deerfield 13% 16% -3% -1
2-3. Thacher 13% 20% -7% +1 - Andover 14% 17% -3% -2
- Groton 15% 19% -4% -2
- Hotchkiss 16% 20% -4% ***
- Exeter 17% 21% -4% ***
- SPS 18% 22% -4% ***
- Choate 19% 24% -5% +7
- Peddie 20% 24% -4% +3
11-13. Middlesex 22% 25% -3% +4
11-13. Hockaday 22% 20% +2% -6
11-13. Cate 22% 27% -5% +5
14-19. Brooks 23% 40% -17% +38
14-19. Eagle Hill 23% **
14-19. Georgetown 23% 23% *** -4
14-19. Governors 23% 29% -6% +5
14-19. Lawrenceville 23% 22% +1% -5
14-19. Taft 23% 24% -1% *** - Milton 24% 28% -4% -3
- North Central Texas 25% **
- St. Andrews School DE 26% 30% -4% +1
- St. Georges 27% 28% -1% -5
24-25. Loomis Chaffee 28% 33% -5% ***
24-25. Westminster 28% 23% +5% -13
26-27. Northfield Mount Hermon 29% 46% -17% +33
26-27. St. Marks 29% 29% *** -7
28-31. Annie Wright 30% 50% -20% +41
28-31. Berkshire 30% 36% -6% +2
28-31. Blair 30% **<br>
28-31. Knox 30% 55% -25% +57
32-33. Concord 32% 34% -2% -5
32-33. Suffield 32% 32% *** -8 - Williston Northhampton 33% 43% -10% +13
- Mercersburg 34% 37% -3% -4
36-37. Hill 35% 38% -3% -4
36-37. St. Stephens 35% 44% -9% +14
38-39. CFS (Church Farm) 36% 29% +7% -19
38-39. Emma Willard 36% 50% -14% +25 - St. Albans 37% 40% -3% -4
41-42. Cranbrook 38% 42% -4% ***
41-42. Pennington 38% 39% -1% -7
43-45. Canterbury 39% 35% +4% -25
43-45. Kent 39% 44% -5% +7
43-45. Salisbury 39% 39% *** -8
46-50. Hoosac 40% 50% -10% +17
46-50. Idyllwild Arts Academy 40% 66% -26% +87
46-50. The Masters School 40% 45% -5% +7
46-50. St. Andrews School FL 40% 42% -2% ***
46-50. The Webb Schools CA 40% 42% -2% ***</p>
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<p>** Not on 2009 list
*** No Change
**** No longer in the top 50: Miss Halls(49%), Athenian(43%), Indian Springs(62%), Hawaii Prep(42%), Stevenson (42%), Stony Brook(41%), New Hampton (60%), Episcopal(42%), Dana Hall(50%), Bolles(50%), Bishop Strachen(53%)</p>
<p>@RuralMama</p>
<p>thanks for finding and posting these data. Interesting. I had not realized Exeter broke thru TJ for highest SAT score in 2012, but it seems the years have a fair amount of variability.</p>
<p>It is interesting that TJ fell by 100 points - that’s quite a bit. It is also interesting to me that SAT scores don’t connect directly with the perceived prestige of that the acronym schools have. Concord (acceptance rate 32%), TJ, and Linden Hall don’t seem to have the kids breaking down their gates like the GLADCHEMMS schools…I wonder why?</p>
<p>^^^^^</p>
<p>I have heard that Linden Hall is a “globally focused campus” and admits applicants with that goal in mind. The high SAT scores probably correlate to the recruitment from cultures with an emphasis on achievement in those areas.</p>
<p>I knew NMH was getting more competitive, but WOW, it has really dropped down there into the >30% range and top 30 finish in admit rate. Impressive.</p>
<p>@RuralMama</p>
<p>TJ (Thomas Jefferson) does not have kids breaking down the doors to get in because you have to live in their district - it is an amazing, test entry public school. Wish there were a lot more like it all over the country.</p>
<p>@2prepMom-</p>
<p>I think you’re thinking of Thomas Jefferson in NJ. This one is a boarding/day school in MO.</p>
<p>[Thomas</a> Jefferson School :: About TJ :: An Unmatched Tradition](<a href=“http://www.tjs.org/]Thomas”>http://www.tjs.org/)</p>
<p>FYI: When they are referring to ‘TJ’ in this thread, they are referring to the Thomas Jefferson School of Science and Technology in Fairfax County, VA. TJ is a public magnet school often rated the number one high school in America, with the highest SAT scores of any school of it’s size in the United States, public or private, including the top private boarding schools. Their website is here: [TJHSST</a> - Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology](<a href=“http://www.tjhsst.edu/]TJHSST”>http://www.tjhsst.edu/) . In order to attend TJ, you have to actually live in Northern Virgina, take the TJ entrance exam, write essays and student profiles, get letters of recommendations, and all of the usual things that elite private schools require. TJ admission is strictly based on merit. They admit over 400 students annually out over over 3,300 applications. There is no consideration other than academic merit. There are no ‘hooks’, ‘legacies’ or ‘racial/ethnic preferences’. They don’t care how well their football team does.</p>
<p>Northfield Mt Hermon reduced the size of their student body, thus the acceptance rate had to decrease if number of applications was stable.</p>
<p>The average SAT score for 2012 for Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology in Virginia was 2186. Google it.</p>
<p>I would like to knowvyour suggestions. Thanks</p>
<p>Lol, my mom went to hockaday in 5th through 9th grade</p>
<p>I live in Dallas, not too far from Hockaday. They don’t have many boarders. The last time I talked to a student she said there was about 120 boarders. It’s a really nice school, but I didn’t want to a all girl school plus it’s too close to home.</p>
@2prepMom
TJ, the public magnet, is in Virginia. My cousins went there are loved it!
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