美国中学分为公立和私立两种。公立学校对美国当地学生是免费的,国际学生如需就读公立学校,只能通过专门的交流项目申请入学,而且必须交纳学费,就读时间不能超过一年。私立学校可以面向国内和国际学生招生,国际学生的比例按学校不同有很大区别,但所有学生的收费标准是一样的。
每年美国都有私立寄宿学校根据SAT平均成绩的排名。SAT(Scholastic Assessment Tests)测验是美国高中学生能否进入大学学习的决定性考试,相当于中国的高考。它分为SAT I 和SAT II 两种,是由美国大约4,300 所大学组成的文教组织--美国大学委员会(The College Board)委托教育测验服务社(Educational Testing Service,ETS)定期举办的世界性测验。美国各大学会参考此成绩,决定是否接受学生的入学申请。
私立寄宿学校的SAT平均成绩排名是中国家长为孩子选择一个合适学校的重要依据。
排名 |
学校 |
州 |
1 |
MA |
|
2 |
MA |
|
3 |
NH |
|
4 |
MA |
|
5 |
MA |
|
6 |
CA |
|
7 |
CA |
|
8 |
CA |
|
9 |
NJ |
|
10 |
CA |
|
11 |
MA |
|
12 |
NY |
|
13 |
NE |
|
14 |
MD |
|
15 |
MI |
|
16 |
AL |
|
17 |
OR |
|
18 |
NH |
|
19 |
MI |
|
20 |
MA |
|
21 |
MA |
|
22 |
MA |
|
23 |
CT |
|
24 |
TX |
|
25 |
DC |
|
26 |
FL |
|
27 |
NY |
|
28 |
CA |
|
29 |
LA |
|
30 |
MA |
|
31 |
NY |
|
32 |
CT |
|
33 |
Heavenly Mountain Ideal Girls School |
NC |
34 |
TX |
|
35 |
CT |
|
36 |
NY |
|
37 |
CT |
|
38 |
WA |
|
39 |
VA |
|
40 |
NJ |
|
41 |
VA |
|
42 |
PA |
|
43 |
NJ |
|
44 |
MD |
|
45 |
DE |
|
46 |
MA |
|
47 |
RI |
|
48 |
IL |
|
49 |
NC |
|
50 |
CA |
|
51 |
OH |
|
52 |
NY |
|
53 |
VA |
|
54 |
MN |
|
55 |
IL |
|
56 |
Winston |
|
57 |
AL |
|
58 |
The Governor French Academy |
IL |
59 |
NY |
|
60 |
MN |
|
61 |
CT |
|
62 |
IL |
|
63 |
Santa CatalinaSchool |
CA |
64 |
VillanovaPreparatory School |
CA |
65 |
MontclairCollege Preparatory School |
CA |
66 |
The Hill School |
PA |
67 |
GarrisonForest School of Baltimore |
MD |
68 |
McDonoghSchool |
MD |
69 |
SaintJames School |
MD |
70 |
Western ReserveAcademy |
OH |
71 |
NorthwoodSchool |
NY |
72 |
OakleySchool |
UT |
73 |
The Masters School |
NY |
74 |
SandySpring Friends School |
MD |
75 |
Southwestern Academy |
AZ |
76 |
The Mercersburg Academy |
PA |
77 |
WalnutHill School |
MA |
78 |
NorthfieldMount Hermon School |
MA |
79 |
WestminsterSchool |
CT |
80 |
Saint Andrew's School |
FL |
81 |
WesttownSchool |
PA |
82 |
The Bolles School |
FL |
83 |
MontverdeAcademy |
FL |
84 |
The Patterson School |
NC |
85 |
WoodberryForest School |
VA |
86 |
TaborAcademy |
MA |
87 |
The Williston Northampton School |
MA |
88 |
DunnSchool |
CA |
89 |
WoodsidePriory School |
CA |