Among "Schools with 200-400 Students", view the boarding schools with the highest average SSAT score (2026).
The Secondary School Admission Test, or SSAT, is an admissions test administered to students in grades 5-11 to help determine placement into independent or private junior high and high schools.
Despite its similarities, the SSAT is not related to the SAT Reasoning test and is not administered by the College Board.
A school's average SSAT score is based on a relatively small sample of students from year to year (typically less than 100 students for a graduating class).
Average SSAT 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.
A school's average SSAT score should not be interpreted as the minimum score needed to gain acceptance - a school's student body will have a wide range of students whose SSAT score falls above and below the school average.
% SSAT Range: 45
87
Avg. % SSAT: 66
Highest Average SSAT Score
Among Schools with 200-400 Students (out of 20 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
% SSAT
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-41.-4
Cate School
(19)
% SSAT: >85%
Grades: 9-12
1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
Rank: #1-41.-4
% SSAT: >85%
Grades: 9-12
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Rank: #3-83.-8
% SSAT: 75%-85%
Grades: 9-12
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Rank: #3-83.-8
% SSAT: 75%-85%
Grades: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day)
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
Rank: #3-83.-8
% SSAT: 75%-85%
Grades: 9-12
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Rank: #3-83.-8
% SSAT: 75%-85%
Grades: 9-12
25 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118
Rank: #7-167.-16
% SSAT: 65%-75%
Grades: 9-12, PG
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Rank: #7-167.-16
% SSAT: 65%-75%
Grades: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
Rank: #7-167.-16
% SSAT: 65%-75%
Grades: 9-12, PG
PO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
Rank: #7-167.-16
% SSAT: 65%-75%
Grades: 8-12, PG
14 Pine Valley Road
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
Rank: #7-167.-16
% SSAT: 65%-75%
Grades: 9-12
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
Rank: #7-167.-16
% SSAT: 65%-75%
Grades: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
975 Westtown Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12
360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Rank: #13-2613.-26
Brewster Academy
(10)
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12, PG
80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12, PG
101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12, PG
7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 6-12, PG
66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12, PG
204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12, PG
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Rank: #13-2613.-26
% SSAT: <65%
Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241
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