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Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø High Schools in Massachusetts

The average private high school in Massachusetts was founded around 1945 (2026-27).
The oldest private high school in Massachusetts is The Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MA Schools Ranked: 194
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1645–1876
  • MA School Avg.: 1945
  • National School Avg.: 1967

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # MA Schools Ranked: 194
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1645–1876
  • MA School Avg.: 1945
  • National School Avg.: 1967
Show school map — Massachusetts (year founded range: 1645–1876, avg 1945)
Year Founded Range: 1645 1893 Avg. Year Founded: 1850

Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø High Schools in Massachusetts (2026-27)

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The Roxbury Latin School Photo
#1The Roxbury Latin School
Gr: 7-12 | 310 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 13
All-boys
101 Saint Theresa Avenue
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 477-6316
1645year founded
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The Governors Academy Photo
#2The Governors Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 405 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 17
1 Elm St
Byfield, MA 01922
(978) 465-1763
(1)
1763year founded
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Phillips Academy Andover Photo
#3Phillips Academy Andover
Gr: 9-12 | 1,154 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 25 | Extracurriculars: 54
180 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 749-4050
(1)
1778year founded
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Lawrence Academy Photo
#4Lawrence Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 379 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 21 | Extracurriculars: 32
26 Powderhouse Rd
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1530
(1)
1793year founded
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Deerfield Academy Photo
#5Deerfield Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 651 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 23 | Extracurriculars: 44
7 Boyden Lane
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-1400
1797year founded
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Milton Academy Photo
#6Milton Academy
Gr: K-12 | 1,020 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 56
170 Centre Street
Milton, MA 02186
(617) 898-1798
1798year founded
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Wilbraham & Monson Academy Photo
#7Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 412 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 23 | Extracurriculars: 36
423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-6811
(4)
1804year founded
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Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School Photo
#8Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School
Gr: 8-12 | 200 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 26
785 Beaver Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781) 314-0804
(1)
1828year founded
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Perkins School For The Blind Photo
#9Perkins School For The Blind
Gr: PK-12
Avg. class size: 4 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7
Special Education School
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 972-7573
1829year founded
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Worcester Academy Photo
#10Worcester Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 502 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 19
81 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 754-5302
1834year founded
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The Williston Northampton School Photo
#11The Williston Northampton School
Gr: 7-12 | 490 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 23 | Extracurriculars: 24
19 Payson Avenue
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 529-3231
(1)
1841year founded
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Map of Notre Dame Academy
#12Notre Dame Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 450 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 19 | Extracurriculars: 28
All-girls (Catholic)
1073 Main Street
Hingham, MA 02043
(781) 749-5930
(1)
1853year founded
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Academy Of Notre Dame Photo
#13Academy Of Notre Dame
Gr: NS-12 | 444 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 28
Catholic
180 Middlesex Road
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
(978) 649-7611
(9)
1854year founded
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Map of Cushing Academy
#14(°Õ14–T15)Cushing Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 390 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 20
39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7000
1865year founded
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St. Mark's School Photo
#14(°Õ14–T15)St. Mark's School
Gr: 9-12 | 383 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 74
Episcopal
25 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6000
(2)
1865year founded
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Fay School Photo
#16(°Õ16–T17)Fay School
Gr: K-9
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 14
48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 490-8201
(9)
1866year founded
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Map of Noble And Greenough School
#16(°Õ16–T17)Noble And Greenough School
Gr: 7-12 | 620 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 18
10 Campus Drive
Dedham, MA 02026
(781) 320-7271
1866year founded
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Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo
#18 Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Gr: 7-12 | 140 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 17
All-girls
574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711
(5)
1869year founded
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Map of Beverly School For The Deaf
#19(°Õ19–T20)Beverly School For The Deaf
Gr: PK-12 | 157 students
Special Education School
6 Echo Ave
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 927-7070
1876year founded
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Tabor Academy Photo
#19(°Õ19–T20)Tabor Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 508 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 72
246 Front Street
Marion, MA 02738
(508) 291-8300
(7)
1876year founded
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Map of Thayer Academy
#21Thayer Academy
Gr: 5-12 | 686 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
745 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184
(781) 664-2201
1877year founded
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Northfield Mount Hermon Photo
#22Northfield Mount Hermon
Gr: 9-12 | 630 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 23 | Extracurriculars: 43
One Lamplighter Way
Gill, MA 01354
(413) 498-3227
(2)
1879year founded
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Brimmer and May School Photo
#23(°Õ23–T24)Brimmer and May School
Gr: PK-12 | 404 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 23
69 Middlesex Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 566-7462
(4)
1880year founded
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Newton Country Day School Photo
#23(°Õ23–T24)Newton Country Day School
Gr: 5-12 | 381 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 26
All-girls (Catholic)
785 Centre St
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 244-4246
1880year founded
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Dana Hall School Photo
#25(°Õ25–T26)Dana Hall School
Gr: 5-12 | 441 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 36
All-girls
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
(1)
1881year founded
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St. Marys High School Photo
#25(°Õ25–T26)St. Marys High School
Gr: 6-12 | 517 students
Avg. class size: 22 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 12
Catholic
35 Tremont St.
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 586-2014
1881year founded
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South Lancaster Academy Photo
#27South Lancaster Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 276 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 3
Seventh Day Adventist
180-198 George Hill Road
South Lancaster, MA 01561
(978) 368-8544
1882year founded
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Groton School Photo
#28Groton School
Gr: 8-12 | 379 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 14
Episcopal
282 Farmers Row
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-3363
1884year founded
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Map of St. Vincent School
#29St. Vincent School
Gr: 8-12 | 32 students
Special Education School
2425 Highland Ave
Fall River, MA 02720
(508) 235-3470
(2)
1885year founded
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The Cambridge School Of Weston Photo
#30(°Õ30–T31)The Cambridge School Of Weston
Gr: 9-12 | 310 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 53
45 Georgian Road
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 642-8650
(2)
1886year founded
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Winsor School Photo
#30(°Õ30–T31)Winsor School
Gr: 5-12 | 471 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 12
All-girls
103 Pilgrim Road
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 735-9503
1886year founded
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The Macduffie School Photo
#32(°Õ32–T33)The Macduffie School
Gr: 6-12 | 198 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 20
66 School St
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
(2)
1890year founded
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Springfield Commonwealth Academy Photo
#32(°Õ32–T33)Springfield Commonwealth Academy
Gr: 6-12 | 125 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 3
1 Ames Hill Dr
Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 203-9801
(1)
1890year founded
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Map of Cotting School
#34(°Õ34–T35)Cotting School
Gr: K-12 | 103 students
Special Education School
453 Concord Ave
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 862-7323
1893year founded
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Map of Fall River Deaconess Home School
#34(°Õ34–T35)Fall River Deaconess Home School
Gr: 7-12 | 20 students
All-girls | Special Education School
259 Prospect Street
Fall River, MA 02720
(508) 674-4847
(1)
1893year founded
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