Groton School
Groton · MA · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
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Pepperell Christian Academy → South Lancaster Academy → Immaculate Heart Of Mary School → Lawrence Academy → Seven Hills At Groton → Academy Of Notre Dame → St Bernard'S High School Inc → Trivium School →A parent's read
- Where graduates go: #6 feeder school to UChicago. Groton School's own list (2022–2026), enrolled: UChicago (58), Harvard (18), Tufts (16), Boston College (14), Dartmouth College (14). Feeder standing: #6 UChicago.
- Students who test here average 1500 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Groton School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2022–2026): 23 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at University of Chicago (58), Harvard University (18), Tufts University (16). See the full list ↓
Feeder standing #6 to University of Chicago — from its own published counts, ranked per class year
At a glance
- SAT avg 1500
- ACT avg 34
- APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list. exam pass rate 96%
Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Groton School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 23 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2022–2026
The ten largest counts, enrolled
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Lawrence Academy
| College | Groton School | Lawrence Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Boston University | — | ✓ named |
| Brown University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Carnegie Mellon University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Cornell University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Dartmouth College | ✓ named | — |
| Duke University | — | ✓ named |
| Georgetown University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Harvard University | ✓ named | — |
| New York University | — | ✓ named |
| Northeastern University | — | ✓ named |
| Northwestern University | ✓ named | — |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
As the document prints them
College · Students
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Groton School — Groton School — Matriculations (full list), via Academics > College Counseling ↗. Found at: 'Colleges where five or more Groton students have matriculated, 2022–2026' (numbered) and 'Colleges where fewer than five Groton students have matriculated, 202.
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How Groton School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1500 (≈ top 1% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 34.0 (≈ top 1%) · 96% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 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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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
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For a more current snapshot, see Groton School's own published school profile (as of 2025-26): www.groton.org/about/fast-facts ↗
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantGroton School is a private high school in Groton, MA, enrolling 379 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is down 1% from 2020 to 2022.
Groton School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2026: 23 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Chicago (58), Harvard University (18), Tufts University (16), Boston College (14), Dartmouth College (14). Source: Groton School — Matriculations (full list), via Academics > College Counseling.
Groton School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #6 UChicago.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Groton School graduates go to college? Groton School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2022–2026: 23 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are University of Chicago (58), Harvard University (18), Tufts University (16), Boston College (14), Dartmouth College (14). Source: Groton School — Matriculations (full list), via Academics > College Counseling.
Which colleges is Groton School a top feeder school to? Groton School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #6 UChicago.
How many students attend Groton School? Groton School is a private high school in Groton, MA, enrolling 379 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
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