In our Featured School series, we’ll be profiling some of the schools that use the SSAT as part of their admissions package. We hope to demonstrate the enormous diversity of competitive schools in the US, Canada, and abroad.
The first school we drew out of our hat is Pingree in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Let’s take a look.
Nestled among the farms and forests of northeastern Massachusetts, Pingree began as a school for girls in 1961. The school gets its name from the Pingree family, who generously donated its fifty acre homestead to house a school. The 9th through 12th grade high school has been growing ever since, welcoming boys in 1971 and expanding its facilities to meet the needs of a diversifying student body.
Today, Pingree enrolls around 350 high schoolers at its spacious day-school campus.
Fast Facts:
Pingree draws students from around western Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
Due to its distance from central Boston, Pingree isn’t quite as competitive as some other top private day schools. That said, Pingree draws many applicants with its idyllic rural setting and quality academic and athletic programs.
Students applying to Pingree can take the SSAT or ISEE. To have a good shot at acceptance, applicants should aim for the 70th percentile or above on these tests.
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