CATS Academy Boston
โ Grades 8-12 boarding and day; 422 students in 2025-26 (388 boarding); 46 nationalities; average class size 18; 11 AP courses; CEEB 221541Check accreditation yourself
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DAPIP - U.S. Department of Education โAbout CATS Academy Boston
An independent boarding and day high school for Grades 8-12 in Braintree, Massachusetts, about 20 km south of downtown Boston. 422 students in 2025-26, of whom 388 board, drawn from 46 nationalities. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
- 422 students in the 2025-26 year, of whom 388 board and 34 are day students: 134 in Grade 12 (including 10 post-graduates), 153 in Grade 11, 86 in Grade 10, 42 in Grade 9 and 7 in Grade 8. Average class size 18, and 46 nationalities represented. (2025-26 School Profile, CEEB 221541.)
- Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; also a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Honor Society, NACAC, NEACAC and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.
- Eleven Advanced Placement courses: Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Statistics, Computer Science A, Microeconomics, English Language & Composition, Physics C: Mechanics, United States History, World History and Multi-Variable Calculus. Grade 12 students take at most four AP courses and Grade 11 students at most three. The school does not rank students and does not weight GPA โ say so on any application that asks for class rank.
- Published fees for 2027-2028 (USD): high-school diploma tuition 43,260 for two semesters or 21,630 for one, with the school stating the single semester may start in September OR January. Full-time dormitory boarding 35,700 for two semesters; five-day boarding 27,040. Registration fee 500; deposit 2,500 for international students. Health insurance, meals, extracurricular activities and sports are included in the boarding fee.
- Entry into Grade 12 is possible: the fee schedule carries a College Counseling Preparation Program of 4,725 that is compulsory for Grade 12 transfer students. English requirements for international applicants are TOEFL 60 / IELTS 5.0 for Grade 11 and TOEFL 65 / IELTS 5.5 for Grade 12; below that, students take the CATS Extra programme.
- The Ivy Plus Program, run with Foundation Global Education, covers Grades 9-12. The Planning Module for Grades 9-10 gives 50 hours per student per year; the Application Module for Grades 11-12 gives 80 hours per student per year across 12 group workshops and 40 weekly one-to-one sessions.
- The school states 'over 2,400 university acceptances since 2020', '$11.7 million in university scholarships secured since 2020' and acceptances to '85 of the Top 100 Universities in the U.S'. These count the whole cohort since 2020, not any one student's odds. The Class of 2026 included one place at Cornell and one at Brown.
Enrolment, grade distribution, class size, 46 nationalities, the AP list, accreditation and the CEEB code come from the 'CATS Academy Boston 2025-26 School Profile' (school-issued, November 2025, read 16 September 2026). Fees for 2027-2028 at catsacademyboston.com/admissions/fees/, English requirements at /admissions/, the Ivy Plus Program at /academics/signature-programs/ivy-plus-program/, the cumulative figures at /academics/results-destinations/, and the Class of 2026 result in the school's own news post. NOT VERIFIED: any year-by-year chain of Ivy League admissions โ the school's acceptance list is pooled for 2021-2025 with no year attached, and Stanford does not appear on it at all. The school uses no 'guarantee' language anywhere about Top 100 admission. The A+ grade is awarded by Niche, not by an education authority. Fees change from year to year.
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CATS Academy Boston sits in the High tuition band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for the program you choose during consultation. The school publishes no scholarship list on its website. The Ivy Continuum Scholarship โ USD 80,000 across Grades 11 and 12, for January or September 2027 entry into Grade 11, applications to 30 November 2026 or until the places are taken โ is an allocation VNIS receives from the school, not a published school award. Ask VNIS for the current wording of the terms before you build a plan around it..
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Where is CATS Academy Boston located?
CATS Academy Boston is located in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, a private boarding school.
What are the tuition and scholarships at CATS Academy Boston?
Tuition sits in the "High" band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for your chosen program during consultation. The school publishes no scholarship list on its website. The Ivy Continuum Scholarship โ USD 80,000 across Grades 11 and 12, for January or September 2027 entry into Grade 11, applications to 30 November 2026 or until the places are taken โ is an allocation VNIS receives from the school, not a published school award. Ask VNIS for the current wording of the terms before you build a plan around it..
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