Groton School

Groton · MA · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

Private
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📝SAT 1480 avg 🏅12 National Merit Semifinalists

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Programs & features
  • 🏆 12 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1480 (25-75: 1420–1540)
  • 📝 ACT avg 33.5 (25-75: 32–35)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Groton School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1480 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.5 (≈ top 2%) · 12 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on SAT mean.
  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Pepperell Christian Academy, South Lancaster Academy, Immaculate Heart Of Mary School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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.

See the full University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 382 in 2020 to 379 in 2022 — over 2 years.
-0.8%
Why only 2 data points?

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 Groton School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.groton.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 379 students:

2023
378
2025
375
2027
372

≈ 7 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 7 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $112,000/year in tuition at risk.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Pepperell Christian Academy
Pepperell
Private 4.5 5
South Lancaster Academy
South Lancaster
Private 11.5 259 -4.4%
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School
Harvard
Private 7.9 126 -10.6%
Lawrence Academy
Groton
Private 1.1 424 +8.2%
Seven Hills At Groton
Groton
Private 1.3 31
Academy Of Notre Dame
Tyngsboro
Private 9.6 356 -26.6%
St Bernard'S High School Inc
Fitchburg
Private 10.2 187 +21.4%
Trivium School
Lancaster
Private 10.6 92 +29.6%

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