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Dana Hall School

Wellesley · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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📖18 AP courses 🏅5 National Merit Semifinalists

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Programs & features
  • 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1390 (25-75: 1330–1460)
  • 📝 ACT avg 31.0 (25-75: 29–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 86.0% (avg score 4.1)

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 Dana Hall School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1390 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.0 (≈ top 7%) · 86% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Wellesley Sr High, The Rivers School, Walnut Hill School For The Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Wellesley Sr High
Wellesley
Public 0.8 1,256 -10.0%
The Rivers School
Weston
Private 2.8 515 +5.1%
Walnut Hill School For The Arts
Natick
Private 2.9 277 -4.5%
Brandon School & Residental Treatment
Natick
Private 2.9 45
Needham High
Needham
Public 3.0 1,633 -2.2%
Weston High
Weston
Public 3.3 658 +3.1%
Riverside School
Needham
Private 3.5 4
Natick High
Natick
Public 3.9 1,637 +5.9%

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