Thayer Academy
Braintree · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Cats Academy → Boston Higashi School → The Woodward School → Fusion Hingham → Beacon Scholastic Academy → Meridian Academy → British International School Of Boston → Noble And Greenough School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 4 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1340 (25-75: 1280–1410)
- 📝 ACT avg 30 (25-75: 28–32)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 80% (avg score 3.9)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Thayer Academy compares for families
What families should know about Thayer Academy.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cats Academy, Boston Higashi School, The Woodward School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Thayer Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.thayer.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 709 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 22 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $352,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cats Academy Braintree |
Private | 2.5 | 331 | -15.8% |
| Boston Higashi School Randolph |
Private | 3.1 | 88 | -41.7% |
| The Woodward School Quincy |
Private | 3.2 | 46 | — |
| Fusion Hingham Hingham |
Private | 5.4 | 28 | — |
| Beacon Scholastic Academy Millbury |
Private | 7.7 | 21 | — |
| Meridian Academy Jamaica Plain |
Private | 8.8 | 77 | +24.2% |
| British International School Of Boston Boston |
Private | 9.3 | 423 | +8.5% |
| Noble And Greenough School Dedham |
Private | 9.9 | 621 | +1.5% |