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Best Connecticut Private Schools Offering Fencing Sport (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 9 private schools offering fencing as an interscholastic sport serving 3,232 students in Connecticut.
The top ranked offering fencing sport private schools in Connecticut include Hopkins School, Watkinson School, and Cheshire Academy.
The average acceptance rate is 67%, which is lower than the Connecticut private school average acceptance rate of 71%.
33% of private schools offering fencing sport in Connecticut are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

Top Private Schools Offering Fencing Sport in Connecticut (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Hopkins School
Hopkins School Photo - Hopkins is a grade 7-12 grade gender-inclusive learning community located on 108 acres overlooking New Haven.
(6)
986 Forest Road
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 397-1001
Gr: 7-12 | 715 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Rectory School
Rectory School Photo - Rectory School, nestled on 138 acres in Pomfret, Connecticut, is a distinguished K-9 private institution renowned as a "Junior Boarding School." Offering both 5-day and 7-day boarding options for students in grades 5-9, Rectory ensures a comprehensive educational experience.
528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328
Gr: K-9 Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 23 | Extracurrculars: 27 Tuition listed
Ridgefield Academy
Ridgefield Academy Photo - In a school that is Pre-K to Grade 8 by design, childhood is valued and kids are encouraged to stay kids. Students have ample opportunities to play outdoors and indoors, and often can be seen rushing to recess each day on the Outdoor Campus Center, a bi-level playscape that provides endless opportunities for play and learning.
(12)
223 West Mountain Rd
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-1800
Gr: NS-8 | 535 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Watkinson School
Watkinson School Photo - 225 students from 43 towns, reflecting a wide range of academic, personal and socioeconomic backgrounds. Faculty includes 43 teachers, 26 of whom hold master's degrees or above. Student-teacher ratio 6:1. Average class size 14
(2)
180 Bloomfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 236-5618
Gr: 6-12 | 240 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Cheshire Academy
Cheshire Academy Photo - Character development has long been a priority at Cheshire Academy. The Eight Pillars of Bowden are the ways in which we demonstrate our core values and basic beliefs: Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Civility, Citizenship, Morality, Fairness and Trustworthiness.
10 Main St
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250
Gr: 9-12 | 369 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
20 Island Avenue
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 689-5101
Gr: K-8 | 128 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Sacred Heart Greenwich
Sacred Heart Greenwich Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
(7)
1177 King Street
Greenwich, CT 06831
(609) 261-2273
Gr: PK-12 | 680 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Bernard School
St. Bernard School Photo - Saint Bernard School XBSS leaders.
(Catholic)
1593 Norwich New London Tpke
Uncasville, CT 06382
(860) 848-1271
Gr: 6-12 | 410 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 37 Tuition listed
Cold Spring School
Cold Spring School Photo - Cold Spring School's Director is Arati Pandit, an educator with deep experience and belief in progressive education.
Alternative School
(3)
263 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06513
(203) 787-1584
Gr: PK-6 | 155 students Sports: 7 Tuition listed

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