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Best Massachusetts Private Schools Belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 26 private schools belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) serving 8,342 students in Massachusetts. You can also find more schools membership associations in Massachusetts.

The private schools belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in Massachusetts include Middlesex School, Groton School, and Tabor Academy.

The average tuition cost is $64,385, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $26,467.

15% of private schools belonging to The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in Massachusetts are religiously affiliated (most commonly Episcopal and Christian).

Fay School Photo - Fay School is located on a 66-acre campus 25 miles from Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts, and is the oldest junior boarding school in the United States. Fay currently serves students in Kindergarten through grade nine, with an optional boarding program starting in grade seven.

Miss Hall's School Photo - The MHS graduate is a thinker, a creator and a contributor to the common good. She is a global citizen, a self-aware, resilient, and courageous participant in a multicultural society. Empowered by skills and knowledge, the MHS graduate is able to solve problems with intellect and creativity while embracing a spirit of exploration and curiosity.

Tabor Academy Photo - Tabor has 4 docks and over 140 "things that float" including a 115-foot double masted schooner that serves as a research vessel, sail boats, crew shells, and more.

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".

The Williston Northampton School Photo - The Williston Northampton School campus is centrally located in Easthampton, Massachusetts.

Hillside School Photo - Hillside School is located on 150 acres of land that is 45 minutes from Boston and 20 minutes from Worcester.

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.

St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School

Eagle Hill School Photo - A birds eye view of our 300 acre campus.

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