Dana Hall School
Wellesley · MA · Private independent · K-12 combined
Private
📄 Shareable scorecard →
Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Wellesley Sr High → The Rivers School → Walnut Hill School For The Arts → Brandon School & Residental Treatment → Needham High → Weston High → Riverside School → Natick High →
📖18 AP courses
🏅5 National Merit Semifinalists
📋 At a glance
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.
💡
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.
For Parents
📬
Follow Dana Hall School
Get an email when Dana Hall School's numbers change — new admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores. A few updates a year, no spam.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |