Highest Average SSAT Score

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.
Cate School
Miss Porter's School
The Madeira School
Ross School
St. Andrew's School, DE
St. Mark's School
Emma Willard School
Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy
Holderness School
Hoosac School
Portsmouth Abbey School
Westtown School
Asheville School
Brewster Academy
Canterbury School
Kimball Union Academy
The MacDuffie School
Proctor Academy
Salisbury School
The Williston Northampton School
% 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)
Cate School Photo - Day Walk
#1(T1–T4)Cate School
Gr: 9-12
1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
(19)
Miss Porter's School Photo
Gr: 9-12
All-girls
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
(5)
The Madeira School Photo - Capitol Hill internships in the offices of senators and representatives are a hallmark of the junior year at Madeira
Gr: 9-12
All-girls
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
(2)
Ross School Photo
#3(T3–T8)Ross School
Gr: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day)
18 Goodfriend Drive
East Hampton, NY 11937
(631) 907-5400
St. Andrew's School, DE Photo - St. Andrew's seminar style discussions, which include faculty and students seated at a central round table, are heard throughout English, history and language classes.
Gr: 9-12
Episcopal
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
(13)
St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School
Gr: 9-12
Episcopal
25 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118
(7)
Emma Willard School Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-girls
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
(9)
Hawai'i Preparatory Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321
(4)
Holderness School Photo - In the Holderness classroom, each student is literally in the front row, with an average class size of 12. We offer AP courses spanning multiple disciplines and encourage students to pursue an intellectual passion of their own in their twelfth-grade year as part of the Senior Thesis program.
#7(T7–T16)Holderness School
Gr: 9-12, PG
Episcopal
PO Box 1879
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1747
(8)
Hoosac School Photo - Hoosac School was founded in 1889.
#7(T7–T16)Hoosac School
Gr: 8-12, PG
Episcopal
14 Pine Valley Road
Hoosick, NY 12089
(518) 686-7331
(1)
Portsmouth Abbey School Photo
Gr: 9-12
Catholic
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
(5)
Westtown School Photo - Main building
#7(T7–T16)Westtown School
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
Quaker
975 Westtown Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
(44)
Asheville School Photo - Asheville School. An Education for an Inspired Life.
#13(T13–T26)Asheville School
Gr: 9-12
nondenominational Christian heritage
360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
(4)
Brewster Academy Photo - Welcome to Wolfeboro! Brewster's lakeside location provides students with a variety of resources on and off campus. Our outdoor facilities include six athletic fields, nine tennis courts, and a boathouse which provides storage and work areas for rowing shells and "420" racing sailboats.
#13(T13–T26)Brewster Academy
Gr: 9-12, PG
80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
(10)
Canterbury School Photo - At Canterbury, you will develop the skills most essential to meeting future challenges and succeeding in college. These start with critical thinking, excellence in writing, and a solid foundation in digital literacy.
#13(T13–T26)Canterbury School
Gr: 9-12, PG
Catholic heritage
101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 210-3832
(1)
Kimball Union Academy Photo
#13(T13–T26)Kimball Union Academy
Gr: 9-12, PG
7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
(5)
The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
#13(T13–T26)The MacDuffie School
Gr: 6-12, PG
66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
(1)
Proctor Academy Photo - A community built on authentic relationships.
#13(T13–T26)Proctor Academy
Gr: 9-12, PG
204 Main Street - P.O. Box 500
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6652
(12)
Salisbury School Photo - Salisbury School
#13(T13–T26)Salisbury School
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-boys (Episcopalian)
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
(2)
The Williston Northampton School Photo - Williston promises an academic culture that respects your ability to think for yourself and gives you the right balance of structure and freedom to make the most of it. You'll be immersed in a challenging curriculum that cultivates active, lifelong learning. And with an average class size of 13 students, your teachers are truly going to know you.
Gr: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3241
(17)

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