Lawrence Academy Photo

Top 20 Best Massachusetts Private High Schools Belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 24 private high schools belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) serving 7,998 students in Massachusetts. You can also find more schools membership associations in Massachusetts.
The top ranked private high schools belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in Massachusetts include Middlesex School, Groton School, and The Governors Academy.
The average tuition cost is $64,397, which is higher than the Massachusetts private high school average tuition cost of $40,328.
13% of private high schools belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in Massachusetts are religiously affiliated (most commonly Episcopal).

Top Ranked Private High Schools Belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in Massachusetts (2024-25)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Buxton School
Buxton School Photo - Mountain Day!
Special Program Emphasis
291 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-3919
Grades: 9-12
| 60 students
Fay School
Fay School Photo - Fay School is located on a 66-acre campus 25 miles from Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts, and is the oldest junior boarding school in the United States. Fay currently serves students in Kindergarten through grade nine, with an optional boarding program starting in grade seven.
(9)
48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 490-8201
Grades: K-9
| n/a students
The Governors Academy
The Governors Academy Photo
(1)
1 Elm St
Byfield, MA 01922
(978) 465-1763
Grades: 9-12
| 415 students
Middlesex School
Middlesex School Photo - Eliot Hall
1400 Lowell Road
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 371-6524
Grades: 9-12
| 426 students
Miss Hall's School
Miss Hall's School Photo - "The best thing about MHS is how friendly everyone is and how easy it is to become part of the community. I had an abundance of new friends on the first day of orientation, and I had bonded with my teachers by the end of the first week of classes." - Current Student
All-girls | Special Program Emphasis
(11)
492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
Grades: 9-12
| 205 students
The Newman School
The Newman School Photo
(4)
247 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 267-4530
Grades: 7-12
| 258 students
Tabor Academy
Tabor Academy Photo - Situated on the shores of Sippican Harbor, Tabor's 88-acre campus includes direct and immediate access to the water allowing for place-based learning like no other.
(7)
66 Spring Street
Marion, MA 02738
(508) 291-8300
Grades: 9-12
| 508 students
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham & Monson Academy Photo
(4)
423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-6811
Grades: 6-12
| 412 students
The Bement School
The Bement School Photo
(11)
94 Old Main St
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-7061
Grades: K-9
| 229 students
Brooks School
Brooks School Photo
(Episcopal)
1160 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 725-6255
Grades: 9-12
| 351 students
785 Beaver Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-0804
Grades: 7-12
| 200 students
Cushing Academy
39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7000
Grades: 9-12
| 400 students
Dana Hall School
Dana Hall School Photo
All-girls
(1)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Grades: 5-12
| 456 students
The Fessenden School
The Fessenden School Photo
All-boys
250 Waltham Street
West Newton, MA 02465
(617) 630-2300
Grades: PK-9
| 537 students
Groton School
Groton School Photo - Groton Circle
(Episcopal)
282 Farmers Row
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-3363
Grades: 8-12
| 378 students
Hillside School
Hillside School Photo - Soccer and lacrosse play on our new turf.
All-boys
404 Robin Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 485-3483
Grades: 4-9
| 142 students
Lawrence Academy
Lawrence Academy Photo
(1)
26 Powderhouse Rd
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1530
Grades: 9-12
| 408 students
The Macduffie School
The Macduffie School Photo - The MacDuffie School
(2)
66 School St
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
Grades: 6-12
| 185 students
Milton Academy
Milton Academy Photo - Milton Academy is only eight miles from Boston's museums, schools and attractions, but it has the benefits of a 130-acre New England campus-with green quads and lots of fall foliage.
170 Centre Street
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 898-1798
Grades: K-12
| 1,020 students
St. Mark's School
St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School
(Episcopal)
(2)
25 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 377 students
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3231
Grades: 7-12
| 490 students
The Winchendon School
The Winchendon School Photo
(3)
172 Ash Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-1223
Grades: 9-12
| 280 students
84 Alford Rd
Great Barrington, MA 01230
(413) 644-4400
Grades: 9-10
| 50 students
Eagle Hill School
Eagle Hill School Photo - A birds eye view of our 300 acre campus.
Special Program Emphasis
242 Old Petersham Rd
Hardwick, MA 01037
(413) 477-6000
Grades: 8-12
| 211 students

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