Boarding Schools for boys are becoming more popular each year. Boys boarding schools in the USA come with a wide variety of programs. Military Academies have been popular for several years, as have the academic preparatory schools. Also popular are therapeutic boarding schools to help boys learn positive communication skills and manage behavior problems, the art schools for boys with musical, performing or creative talents and the sports focused schools, which can help boys get top placement in universities with sports scholarships, by devoting time each day to improving their game.

Boarding schools for boys generally accept students from 9th to 12th grade, but some take on younger students. The Linden Hill School in Northfield, MA specializes in the late elementary to the middle years, accepting boys from third to 9th grade. Saint Catherine's Military Academy in Anaheim, California and the Greenwood School in Putney, Vermont both accept boys in 4th grade, but Saint Catherine's will only keep them until 8th grade while the Greenwood School has students in 9th grade, too. Hillside School in Marlborough, MA houses boys in grades 5 through 9. and the Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan, New Hampshire serves boys in grades 6-9.

Some schools offer both middle school and high school, like the Carson Long Military Institute in New Bloomfield, PA, the Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, VA and the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, MO, all of which house boys in grades 6 through 12. The Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, and the Camden Military Academy in Camden, South Carolina, the School at Church Farm in Exton, PA and the Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA and the Phelps School in Malvern, PA and Saint John's Military Academy in Delafield, WI the Gow School in South Wales, NY and finally the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, PA all welcome boys from 7th grade through 12th grade. The Christ School in Arden, NC and the Christchurch School in Christchurch, VA and the Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, VA and the Subiaco School in Subiaco, AR and the Saint Thomas Moore School in Oakdale, CT accept boys in grades 8 through 12.

Some schools also offer post-graduate courses, like the Avon Farms School in Avon, CT, the Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, ME, the grand River Academy in Austinburg, OH, the Kiski School in Saltsburg, PA, the Oxford Academy in Westbrook, CT, the Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT, the South Kent School in South Kent, CT, tand the Trinity Pawling School in Pawling, NY. Each of these schools begins in 9th grade and offers classes through the post-graduate level. The remainder of boys boarding schools in the USA are strictly for boys in grades 9 through 12, like the Blue Ridge School in St. George, VA, the Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge in Antrim, NH, the McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN, and the Woodberry Forest School in Woodberry Forest, VA.

An exhaustive search through school directories is the best way to find the boys boarding school in the USA that's just right for your family's needs. Some schools that offer middle school and high school also offer post-graduate courses. Military Schools don't always have the world military in their name and sometimes you need to request information from each school in order to determine which works best for you. Be sure to consider a coed education, too. Coed schools will often house boys and girls in separate dormitories, and only bring them together for meals and other supervised social activities. The school closest to your home might not always be the best environment for every boy, since each person has individual temperament, talents and preferences. A boy who thrives in the out-of-doors might do better in a school which allows him to climb trees and explore the natural world, rather than in a big city school with little time to play. Similarly, a boy who thrives in a highly structured and scheduled environment will do better in a stricter, setting.

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