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The average private school acceptance rate in Massachusetts is approximately 71% per year (2021).
The most selective school in Massachusetts is currently Groton School, with an acceptance rate of 11%.
The most selective private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).

Most Selective Private Schools in Massachusetts (2021)

  • School Acceptance Rate Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Groton School
    Groton School Photo - Groton Circle
    Special Program Emphasis (Episcopal)
    Acceptance Rate: 11%
    Grades: 8-12282 Farmers Row
    Groton, MA 01450
    (978) 448-3363
  • Rank: #22.
    Phillips Academy Andover
    Phillips Academy Andover Photo - We are the Big Blue! With Big Blue sports, it's team first.
    Acceptance Rate: 13%
    Grades: 9-12180 Main Street
    Andover, MA 01810
    (978) 749-4050
  • Rank: #33.
    Milton Academy
    Milton Academy Photo - Milton Academy is only eight miles from Boston's museums, schools and attractions, but it has the benefits of a 130-acre New England campus-with green quads and lots of fall foliage.
    Acceptance Rate: 14%
    Grades: K-12170 Centre Street
    Milton, MA 02186
    (617) 898-1798
  • Rank: #44.
    Deerfield Academy
    Deerfield Academy Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 15%
    Grades: 9-127 Boyden Lane
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413) 774-1400
  • Rank: #55.
    Middlesex School
    Middlesex School Photo - Eliot Hall
    Acceptance Rate: 18%
    Grades: 9-121400 Lowell Road
    Concord, MA 01742
    (978) 371-6524
  • Rank: #66.
    The Governors Academy
    The Governors Academy Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 23%
    Grades: 9-121 Elm St
    Byfield, MA 01922
    (978) 465-1763
  • Rank: #77.
    Noble & Greenough School
    Acceptance Rate: 24%
    Grades: 7-1210 Campus Drive
    Dedham, MA 02026
    (781) 326-3700
  • Rank: #8-98.-9.
    Concord Academy
    Concord Academy Photo - The view of Concord Academy's chapel from the fields on the banks of the Sudbury River.
    Acceptance Rate: 25%
    Grades: 9-12166 Main Street
    Concord, MA 01742
    (978) 402-2250
  • Rank: #8-98.-9.
    Winsor School
    Winsor School Photo
    All-girls
    Acceptance Rate: 25%
    Grades: 5-12103 Pilgrim Road
    Boston, MA 02215
    (617) 735-9503
  • Rank: #1010.
    Brooks School
    Brooks School Photo
    (Episcopal)
    Acceptance Rate: 26%
    Grades: 9-121160 Great Pond Road
    North Andover, MA 01845
    (978) 725-6272
  • Rank: #1111.
    Berkshire School
    Berkshire School Photo - The Gallery, which opened in the fall of 2013, is a modern and bright exhibition space located in the new Fine Arts Center. With Berkshire's commitment to artistic excellence, the gallery's exhibitions reflect a wide range of artwork representing all fields of study offered at Berkshire. Annual exhibits showcase artwork from students, alumni and friends of Berkshire.
    Acceptance Rate: 27%
    Grades: 9-12245 North Undermountain Road
    Sheffield, MA 01257
    (413) 229-1003
  • Rank: #1212.
    St. Mark's School
    St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School
    (Episcopal)
    (2)
    Acceptance Rate: 29%
    Grades: 9-1225 Marlboro Road
    Southborough, MA 01772
    (508) 786-6000
  • Rank: #13-1513.- 15.
    Acera
    Special Program Emphasis
    Acceptance Rate: 30%
    Grades: K-105 Lowell Ave.
    Winchester, MA 01890
    (781) 729-3489
  • Rank: #13-1513.- 15.
    Meridian Academy
    Meridian Academy Photo - Students in our 8th grade Marine Science class carry out original field research in the Charles River with Sea Perches -- remotely-operated submersible vessels designed at MIT and built by the students.
    (9)
    Acceptance Rate: 30%
    Grades: 6-1254 Brookside Avenue
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
    (617) 277-1118
  • Rank: #13-1513.- 15.
    Tenacre Country Day School
    Tenacre Country Day School Photo - Tenacre fifth and sixth graders play interscholastic sports every season. Centennial Field is used for soccer, field hockey and flag football in the fall and baseball and softball in the spring. The Dareshori Gymnasium is used for boys' and girls' basketball in the winter.
    (4)
    Acceptance Rate: 30%
    Grades: PK-678 Benvenue Street
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    (781) 235-2282
  • Rank: #1616.
    Northfield Mount Hermon School
    Northfield Mount Hermon School Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 32%
    Grades: 9-12One Lamplighter Way
    Gill, MA 01354
    (413) 498-3227
  • Rank: #1717.
    The Rivers School
    The Rivers School Photo
    (3)
    Acceptance Rate: 34%
    Grades: 6-12333 Winter St
    Weston, MA 02493
    (781) 235-9300
  • Rank: #1818.
    Derby Academy
    Derby Academy Photo - Founded in 1784, Derby Academy is a coeducational, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 school that nurtures the development of the child by providing opportunities for the maximum intellectual, emotional and physical growth of each student.
    Acceptance Rate: 36%
    Grades: PK-856 Burditt Ave
    Hingham, MA 02043
    (781) 749-0746
  • Rank: #1919.
    Lawrence Academy
    Lawrence Academy Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 37%
    Grades: 9-1226 Powderhouse Rd
    Groton, MA 01450
    (978) 448-1530
  • Rank: #20-2120.- 21.
    Tabor Academy
    Tabor Academy Photo
    Acceptance Rate: 38%
    Grades: 9-1266 Spring Street
    Marion, MA 02738
    (508) 748-2000
  • Rank: #20-2120.- 21.
    Thayer Academy
    Acceptance Rate: 38%
    Grades: 6-12745 Washington Street
    Braintree, MA 02184
    (781) 843-3580
  • Rank: #22-2522.- 25.
    Berkshire Country Day School
    Berkshire Country Day School Photo - Kayaking in the Spring for PE
    Acceptance Rate: 40%
    Grades: NS-855 Interlaken Rd.
    Stockbridge, MA 01262
    (413) 637-0755
  • Rank: #22-2522.- 25.
    Birches School
    Birches School Photo - Kindergarden Geometry
    (5)
    Acceptance Rate: 40%
    Grades: K-8100 Bedford Road
    Lincoln, MA 01773
    (781) 728-5438
  • Rank: #22-2522.- 25.
    Dana Hall School
    Dana Hall School Photo - Dana Hall fosters sisterhood and lifelong friendships.
    All-girls
    Acceptance Rate: 40%
    Grades: 5-1245 Dana Road
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    (781) 489-1331
  • Rank: #22-2522.- 25.
    The Winchendon School
    The Winchendon School Photo
    (3)
    Acceptance Rate: 40%
    Grades: 9-12172 Ash Street
    Winchendon, MA 01475
    (978) 297-4476
  • Rank: #2626.
    The Bement School
    The Bement School Photo
    (8)
    Acceptance Rate: 44%
    Grades: K-994 Old Main St
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    (413) 774-7061
  • Rank: #2727.
    Blessed Stephen Bellesini OSA Academy
    Blessed Stephen Bellesini OSA Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
    Acceptance Rate: 45%
    Grades: 5-894 Bradford St
    Lawrence, MA 01840
    (978) 989-0004
  • Rank: #2828.
    Walnut Hill School for the Arts
    Walnut Hill School for the Arts Photo
    Special Program Emphasis
    Acceptance Rate: 47%
    Grades: 9-1212 Highland Street
    Natick, MA 01760
    (508) 650-5020
  • Rank: #29-3429.- 34.
    Atrium School
    Atrium School Photo
    (5)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: PK-869 Grove St
    Watertown, MA 02472
    (617) 923-4156
  • Rank: #29-3429.- 34.
    Cambridge Montessori School
    Cambridge Montessori School Photo
    Montessori School
    (4)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: NS-8161 Garden St
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    (617) 492-3410
  • Rank: #29-3429.- 34.
    Holy Trinity School
    (Roman Catholic)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: PK-864 Lamphor St
    Fall River, MA 02721
    (508) 673-6772
  • Rank: #29-3429.- 34.
    The Newman School
    The Newman School Photo - Every day Newman students benefit from the experiential learning of our "city classroom" in the Back Bay of Boston, "the education city".
    (4)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: 7-12247 Marlborough Street
    Boston, MA 02116
    (617) 267-4530
  • Rank: #29-3429.- 34.
    Stetson School, An affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation
    Stetson School, An affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation Photo - Cutting Lodge
    All-boys | Special Education School
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: 3-12455 South St
    Barre, MA 01005
    (978) 355-4541
  • Rank: #29-3429.- 34.
    Wilbraham & Monson Academy
    Wilbraham & Monson Academy Photo
    (4)
    Acceptance Rate: 50%
    Grades: 6-12423 Main Street
    Wilbraham, MA 01095
    (413) 596-6811
  • Rank: #35-3635.- 36.
    The Cambridge School Of Weston
    The Cambridge School Of Weston Photo - With over 250 courses to choose from, our dynamic curriculum allows students to balance engaging foundational courses with exploration and in-depth study as they choose from offerings like: "Multivariable Calculus," "The Biology of Cancer," "Wearable Art," "Japanese Women Writers," and "U.S. Cold War and Vietnam."
    Acceptance Rate: 55%
    Grades: 9-1245 Georgian Road
    Weston, MA 02493
    (781) 642-8650
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