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Chatham Hall
Grier School
Oldfields School

Highest Percentage Boarding

Among "All-Girls Schools", view the boarding schools with the highest percentage of boarding students (2026).
The percentage of boarding students at a school is only an indicator of the balance between boarding students and day students.
Many boarding schools with a smaller percentage of boarders still have very strong boarding programs, so it helps to look individually at each school.
Chatham Hall
Grier School
Oldfields School
Academy of the Holy Family
St. Margaret's School
St. Timothy's School
Foxcroft School
Miss Hall's School
Westover School
Miss Porter's School
Emma Willard School
The Ethel Walker School
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
The Madeira School
Santa Catalina School
Branksome Hall
Buffalo Seminary
Dana Hall School
Garrison Forest School
% Boarding Students Range: 10% 93% Avg. % Boarding Students: 60%

Highest Percentage Boarding

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 20 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
% Boarding Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-21.-2
Chatham Hall
Chatham Hall Photo - Chatham Hall's campus was built to promote community and collaboration.
All-Girls (Episcopal)
(5)
% Boarding Students: 90%-95%
Grades: 9-12
800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Rank: #1-21.-2
Grier School
Grier School Photo
All-Girls
(6)
% Boarding Students: 90%-95%
Grades: 7-12, PG  | 5-12, PG (day)
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Rank: #33
Oldfields School
Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields School`s Mission is to embrace each student`s authentic self, educate through collaboration, empower the individual voice, and inspire confidence and continual growth, leading to a life of purpose.
All-Girls (non-sectarian)
(12)
% Boarding Students: 80%-85%
Grades: 8-12, PG
1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1009
Rank: #4-64.-6
Academy of the Holy Family
Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club
All-Girls (Roman Catholic)
% Boarding Students: 75%-80%
Grades: 9-12
54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Rank: #4-64.-6
St. Margaret's School
St. Margaret's School Photo - College Preparedness: Challenge yourself with a collaborative STEAM curriculum and rigorous academics, including Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses to start earning college credit. Our college counselor will help you to navigate the different colleges and degree fields to best prepare you for life after graduation from St. Margaret's.
All-Girls (Episcopal)
(7)
% Boarding Students: 75%-80%
Grades: 8-12, PG
PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Rank: #4-64.-6
St. Timothy's School
St. Timothy's School Photo - Completed in 2012, Dixon Hall is our state-of-the-art academic building. The technology-rich facility features the Taft Lecture Hall, the Coleman World Languages and Cultures Center, and a Center for Learning and Teaching.
All-Girls (Episcopal)
(2)
% Boarding Students: 75%-80%
Grades: 9-12, PG
8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401
Rank: #7-97.-9
Foxcroft School
Foxcroft School Photo - Schoolhouse
All-Girls
(9)
% Boarding Students: 70%-75%
Grades: 9-12, PG
22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340
Rank: #7-97.-9
Miss Hall's School
Miss Hall's School Photo - A talented, supportive community of learners awaits you at MHS. Our faculty are dedicated mentors who are passionate about their subjects and creative in their teaching, unafraid to ditch the textbook in favor of collaborative, project-based learning.
All-Girls
(4)
% Boarding Students: 70%-75%
Grades: 9-12, PG
492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
Rank: #7-97.-9
Westover School
Westover School Photo
All-Girls
(12)
% Boarding Students: 70%-75%
Grades: 9-12
1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Rank: #1010
Miss Porter's School
Miss Porter's School Photo
All-Girls
(5)
% Boarding Students: 65%-70%
Grades: 9-12
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Rank: #11-1311.-13
Emma Willard School
Emma Willard School Photo
All-Girls
(9)
% Boarding Students: 60%-65%
Grades: 9-12, PG
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
Rank: #11-1311.-13
The Ethel Walker School
The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.
All-Girls
% Boarding Students: 60%-65%
Grades: 7-12, PG  | 6-12, PG (day)
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Rank: #11-1311.-13
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Our challenging and supportive learning environment encourages appropriate risk-taking by providing a safe space for making mistakes. Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.
All-Girls
(15)
% Boarding Students: 60%-65%
Grades: 7-12, PG
574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711
Rank: #14-1514.-15
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
All-Girls
(2)
% Boarding Students: 50%-60%
Grades: 9-12
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Rank: #14-1514.-15
Santa Catalina School
Santa Catalina School Photo - Come visit our beautiful campus in Monterey, California! Call the admission office at 831.655.9356 or email admission@santacatalina.org to schedule your visit.
All-Girls (Catholic)
(1)
% Boarding Students: 50%-60%
Grades: 9-12
1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
Rank: #16-2216.-22
Branksome Hall
Branksome Hall Photo
All-Girls
% Boarding Students: <50%
Grades: 7-12  | PK-12 (day)
10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741
Rank: #16-2216.-22
Buffalo Seminary
Buffalo Seminary Photo - Our oldest tradition may be forward thinking but we are anchored in many other traditions too. Roses and white dresses for commencement. Our Social & Academic Honor Code. Morning Meeting to start the day. ..
All-Girls (non-sectarian)
% Boarding Students: <50%
Grades: 9-12, PG
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #16-2216.-22
Dana Hall School
Dana Hall School Photo - The Dana Hall Dragons are ready to roar.
All-Girls
(6)
% Boarding Students: <50%
Grades: 9-12  | 5-12 (day)
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
Rank: #16-2216.-22
Garrison Forest School
Garrison Forest School Photo - One of the entrances to Garrison Forest School.
All-Girls
% Boarding Students: <50%
Grades: 8-12  | PK-12 (day)
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Rank: #16-2216.-22
Saint Mary's School
All-Girls (Episcopal)
(1)
% Boarding Students: <50%
Grades: 9-12
900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100

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