The Hill School Photo - All students are required to attend sit-down family-style meals together in the Dining Room for lunch, and boarding students attend seated dinners several nights a week. Faculty members and their families join the students in a relaxed, yet formal atmosphere, where they enjoy interaction with one another outside of the classroom.

Best Winter Track Boarding Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 31 boarding schools offering winter track as an interscholastic sport, serving 16,166 students.

Top Winter Track Boarding Schools (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Ashbury College
(4)
362 Mariposa Avenue
Ottawa, Canada K1M 0T3
(613) 749-9630
Gr: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 750 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 17 students Acceptance rate: 65% Tuition listed
Baylor School
(4)
171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 1,050 student Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Avg. class size: 14 students Acceptance rate: 40% Tuition listed
Blair Academy
(9)
2 Park St
Blairstown, NJ 07825
(908) 362-2009
Gr: 9-12, PG | 475 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 15% Tuition listed
Culver Academies
(21)
1300 Academy Road
Culver, IN 46511
(574) 842-7100
Gr: 9-12 | 835 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 14 students Acceptance rate: 49% Tuition listed
Emma Willard School
Emma Willard School Photo
(9)
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Gr: 9-12, PG | 356 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition listed
Episcopal High School
Episcopal High School Photo - Football
(Episcopal)
(12)
1200 N. Quaker Lane
Alexandria, VA 22302
(703) 933-4062
Gr: 9-12 | 464 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 33% Tuition listed
Fork Union Military Academy
(Baptist General Association of Virginia)
(6)
PO Box 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-4205
Gr: 7-12, PG | 330 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 55% Tuition listed
Foxcroft Academy
(1)
975 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8664
Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 62% Tuition listed
Fryeburg Academy
Fryeburg Academy Photo
(1)
745 Main Street
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2013
Gr: 9-12, PG | 690 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Acceptance rate: 80% Tuition listed
Garrison Forest School
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Gr: 8-12 | PK-12 (day) | 548 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
George School
(Quaker)
(9)
1690 Newtown Langhorne Road
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 579-6547
Gr: 9-12 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 14 students Tuition listed
Georgetown Preparatory School
(Catholic)
(3)
10900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 214-1215
Gr: 9-12 | 500 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
1 Elm Street
Byfield, MA 01922
(978) 499-3120
Gr: 9-12 | 408 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 23% Tuition listed
The Hill School
The Hill School Photo - The Hill School sets a high standard for students in their dress and appearance to express pride in themselves and their respect for one another. Academic Dress is worn throughout the academic day whenever students are in an academic or public area, chapel services, sit-down meals, required evening performance, or any other designated occasion.
(8)
860 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 326-1000
Gr: 9-12, PG | 527 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 25% Tuition listed
Lawrenceville School
(6)
2500 Main Street
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 895-2030
Gr: 9-12, PG | 822 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 18% Tuition listed
The Madeira School
The Madeira School Photo - Capitol Hill internships in the offices of senators and representatives are a hallmark of the junior year at Madeira
(2)
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Gr: 9-12 | 344 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 37% Tuition listed
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy Photo
(20)
100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173
Gr: 9-12, PG | 439 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 25% Tuition listed
Oldfields School
(non-sectarian)
(12)
1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1009
Gr: 8-12, PG | 30 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Avg. class size: 4 students Tuition listed
Perkiomen School
(Independent)
(5)
200 Seminary Street
Pennsburg, PA 18073
(215) 679-9511
Gr: 6-12, PG | 369 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition listed
Phillips Academy Andover
(16)
180 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 749-4050
Gr: 9-12, PG | 1,169 student Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate: 13% Tuition listed
Phillips Exeter Academy
(29)
20 Main Street
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 777-3437
Gr: 9-12, PG | 1,106 student Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 17% Tuition listed
St. Andrew's School, DE
(Episcopal)
(13)
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Gr: 9-12 | 314 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate: 22% Tuition listed
St. Johnsbury Academy
(3)
1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 751-2130
Gr: 9-12, PG | 924 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
St. Margaret's School
(Episcopal)
(7)
PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Gr: 8-12, PG | 80 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition listed
Solebury School
Solebury School Photo - Solebury School's Math and Science (STEM) program offers students opportunities to pursue AP and Honors classes, as well as Engineering courses that will prepare them for college.
(4)
6832 Phillips Mill Road
New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-5261
Gr: 9-12, PG | 260 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Tuition listed
Via Collina d'Oro
Montagnola, Switzerland 6926
41919605151
Gr: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 737 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate: 70% Tuition listed
Wasatch Academy
(4)
120 South 100 West
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400
Gr: 8-12, PG | 148 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate: 70% Tuition listed
Washington Academy
PO Box 190, 66 Cutler Road
East Machias, ME 04630
(207) 255-8301
Gr: 9-12, PG | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition listed
Westtown School
(Quaker)
(44)
975 Westtown Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 366 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Acceptance rate: 53% Tuition listed
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
(11)
423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107
Gr: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Acceptance rate: 40% Tuition listed
Woodberry Forest School
(Non-denom. / Christian)
(2)
241 Woodberry Station
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Gr: 9-12 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 9 students Acceptance rate: 51% Tuition listed

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