#1 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Foxcroft School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Middleburg, VA
A+Overall gradeAll girls147 students6 students per teacher
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Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Virginia. Top 12 of 12 schools.
#2 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Chatham Hall
Episcopal school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Chatham, VA
A+Overall gradeAll girls122 students6 students per teacher
#3 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Episcopal High School
Episcopal school · Grades 9–12
The largest Christian school in Alexandria
Alexandria, VA
A+Overall grade466 students7 students per teacher
#4 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Stuart Hall School
Episcopal school · Grades 6–12
Smaller classes than 74% of Christian schools in Virginia
Staunton, VA
A+Overall grade124 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
St. Margaret's School
Episcopal school · Grades 8–12
Smaller classes than 92% of Christian schools in Virginia
Tappahannock, VA
A+Overall gradeAll girls68 students5 students per teacher
#6 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Fork Union Military Academy
Baptist school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Fork Union, VA
A+Overall gradeAll boys252 students9 students per teacher
#7 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Hargrave Military Academy
Baptist school · Grades 7–12
Smaller classes than 62% of Christian schools in Virginia
Chatham, VA
A+Overall gradeAll boys146 students7 students per teacher
#8 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Woodberry Forest School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Woodberry Forest, VA
A+Overall gradeAll boys393 students7 students per teacher
#9 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Massanutten Military Academy
Independent school · Grades 5–12
94% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Woodstock, VA
A+Overall grade138 students7 students per teacher
#10 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Randolph-Macon Academy
Methodist school · Grades 6–12
The largest Christian school in Front Royal
Front Royal, VA
AOverall grade317 students10 students per teacher
#11 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
Christchurch School
Episcopal school · Grades 9–12
Small classes: about 8 students per teacher
Christchurch, VA
B+Overall grade219 students8 students per teacher
#12 Best Boarding Schools in Virginia
The Madeira School
Independent school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in McLean
McLean, VA
B+Overall gradeAll girls335 students10 students per teacher
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