Meridian Academy

Jamaica Plain · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How Meridian Academy compares for families

What families should know about Meridian Academy.

  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: British International School Of Boston, Winsor School, Ivy Street 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.

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

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Meridian Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 114 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Agnes Scott College Alfred University American University Anna Maria College Bard College Bath University (U.K.) Bennington College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Boston University - University Scholar Boston University School of Theatre Brandeis University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Cambridge University (U.K.) Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Clark University The College of The Atlantic The College of William and Mary The College of Wooster Columbia University-Simmons College 5-year, Dual-degree Engineering Program Connecticut College Cornell College CUNY Hunter Curry College Dickinson University Denison University
and 84 more
Drew University Drexel University Durham University (U.K.) Earlham College Eckerd College Fordham University Goucher College Hampshire College Haverford College Hartwick University Hobart and William Smith Hofstra University Howard University Ithaca College James Madison University Johnson and Wales University, Providence Juniata College Kalamazoo College Keene State College Lasell College Lawrence University Lesley College Lewis and Clark College Macalester College Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) McGill University Montserrat College of Art Mount Holyoke College Muhlenberg College New College of Florida New England Conservatory of Music New York University (NYU) Northeastern University Northeastern University - Honors College Northwestern University Oberlin College Occidental College Philadelphia University Providence College Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Sarah Lawrence College Scripps College Simmons College Skidmore College Smith College Spelman College Suffolk University SUNY Binghamton SUNY Purchase Tufts University University of Edinburgh, Royal School of Veterinary Studies (UK) University of Rhode Island University of Denver University of Hartford University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Honors College University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of New Hampshire University of New England University of Michigan - The Residential College University of the Pacific University of Pittsburgh University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Rochester University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Vermont University of Western Ontario Ursinus College Vassar College Warren Wilson College Wentworth Institute of Technology Wheaton College Whittier College Willamette University

These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Meridian Academy — Full College Acceptance List (Meridian Academy website) ↗. Found at: "College Acceptance at Meridian" page body, full institution list.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 62 in 2018 to 77 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+24.2%
Why only 3 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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +5.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 77 students:

2023
81
2025
91
2027
101

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

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
British International School Of Boston
Boston
Private 1.4 423 +8.5%
Winsor School
Boston
Private 1.9 478 +2.6%
Ivy Street School
Brookline
Private 2.4 50
Boston University Academy
Boston
Private 2.7 220 +14.0%
Bay Cove Academy
Brookline
Private 2.8 27
The Newman School
Boston
Private 2.9 212 -23.5%
The Newman School
Boston
Private 2.9 235 -9.6%
Commonwealth School
Boston
Private 3.0 148

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