Among "Schools with < 200 Students", view the boarding schools with the highest average ACT scores (2026).
For several key reasons (listed below), these comparisons are intended only as informal reference points for evaluating the ACT taking ability of a school's student body.
A school's average ACT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class).
Average ACT scores, then, can naturally fluctuate year to year while the quality of the overall program and strength of the student body remains consistent.
Schools in the list below are often separated by small statistical differences, which for all intents and purposes, are not meaningful in determining the overall strength of the student body between two schools.
As a final note: average ACT scores should never be used by a family as an expectation of what score they can expect their child to receive if they go to a particular institution.
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36) Range: 19 32 Avg. Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 25
(Out of 36) Range: 19 32 Avg. Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 25
Highest Average ACT Scores
Among Schools with < 200 Students (out of 26 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36)
(Out of 36)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): >32
(Out of 36): >32
Grades: 9-12, PG
476 Skiff Mountain Road
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047
Rank: #2-32.-3
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 30-32
(Out of 36): 30-32
Grades: 7-12
4100 South Lindbergh Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63127
(314) 843-4151
Saint Louis, MO 63127
(314) 843-4151
Rank: #2-32.-3
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 30-32
(Out of 36): 30-32
Grades: 9-12, PG
101 North University
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 860-7725
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 860-7725
Rank: #44
Dublin School
(1)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 28-30
(Out of 36): 28-30
Grades: 9-12
18 Lehmann Way, PO Box 522
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-7075
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-7075
Rank: #5-105.-10
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12
800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Rank: #5-105.-10
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12
500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Rank: #5-105.-10
The Knox School
(1)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 6-12, PG
541 Long Beach Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600
Rank: #5-105.-10
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12, PG
1500 Port Arthur Road
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 609-1723
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 609-1723
Rank: #5-105.-10
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 10-12
1460 Broadway Street #4027
New York, NY 10036
(646) 504-6924
New York, NY 10036
(646) 504-6924
Rank: #5-105.-10
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 26-28
(Out of 36): 26-28
Grades: 9-12
1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Buffalo Seminary
All-Girls (non-sectarian)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12, PG
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12, PG
454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Freeman Academy
(Christian)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 7-12 | K-12 (day)
PO BOX 1000 748 S. Main St.
Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4237
Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4237
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12, PG
255 Olympic Valley Road | P.O. Box 2180
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(245) 582-8690
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(245) 582-8690
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Michigan Lutheran High School
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12
615 East Marquette Woods Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 429-7861
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 429-7861
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Midland School
(4)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12
PO Box 8 / 5100 Figueroa Mountain Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 6-12
174 Ward Circle
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 7-12
405 North Subiaco Avenue
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Rank: #11-2111.-21
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): 24-26
(Out of 36): 24-26
Grades: 9-12, PG
1079 Firetower Road
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9224
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9224
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Lustre Christian High School
(Christian high school)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 9-12
4 Lustre High Circle
Lustre, MT 59225
(406) 392-5735
Lustre, MT 59225
(406) 392-5735
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 7-12, PG
333 Ocean Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 788-0800
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 788-0800
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Northwood School
(1)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 9-12, PG
92 Northwood Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Oakwood Friends School
(Quaker)
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 8-12, PG
PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 6-12
22000 Hwy 27
Lake Wales, FL 33859
(863) 676-6091
Lake Wales, FL 33859
(863) 676-6091
Rank: #20-3220.-32
Average ACT Score
(Out of 36): <24
(Out of 36): <24
Grades: 9-12
3511 Verde Valley School Road
Sedona, AZ 86351
(928) 284-2272
Sedona, AZ 86351
(928) 284-2272
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