- AcademicsA
- DiversityA
- TeachersB
- College PrepA-
- Clubs & ActivitiesC+
- SportsB-
Address
444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Applying
Tuition
Yearly Tuition
$18,400
Tuition is for the highest grade offered and may have changed for the current school year. For more information, please contact the school.
Boarding (Tuition + Boarding)
$49,900
Received Financial Aid
66%
Average Financial Aid
$26,920
From St. Margaret's School
St. Margaret's School provides a learning environment where girls, grades 8-12, and in a postgraduate year know they belong, are challenged and supported to believe in themselves, and prepared to become their best. Founded on the Episcopal tradition, girls develop honor and character, an appreciation for the uniqueness of each individual, and a desire to give to the world. In addition to learning academic and life skills, they become independent, creative, and morally courageous women who are effective communicators. St. Margaret's girls know who they are, what they can do, and how to do it.
St. Margaret's School Rankings
Niche ranks nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents.
Academics
Culture & Safety
Poll
- 86%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school.7 responses
Poll
- 57%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there.7 responses
Students
Diversity
A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
110
- 71%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.7 responses
- 57%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.7 responses
- 86%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.7 responses
Teachers
Poll
- 71%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students.7 responses
Poll
- 71%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom.7 responses
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
C+
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
—
Boys Athletic Participation
—
- 43%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.7 responses
- 43%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need.7 responses
- 57%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations.7 responses
St. Margaret's School Reviews
37 reviews
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Sending our daughter to St. Margaret’s School was the best decision and has helped our daughter grow into a very strong young woman. Study skills are taught, teacher assistance is available every day and many people throughout the school help the girls. As a junior last year my daughter realized that everything a college is looking for is what she has and is accomplishing at St. Margaret’s. She’s a senior this year and is holding several leadership positions, has volunteered in the community in many different ways, has taken increasingly more difficult classes (including dual enrollment classes), has made friends with a very diverse group (local, domestic as well as international), played a varsity sport for 4 years and has had the opportunity to try other sports that she may not have been able to in public school.
I would recommend that anyone consider SMS for your daughter!
I would recommend that anyone consider SMS for your daughter!
I look forward to my daughter starting her journey in the Fall at St. Margaret’s. I completed a very thorough research in Girls Boarding schools. Yes, there are other schools with more bells and whistles;however in my search my key question was, What is the best “fit” for my daughter? How does the campus feel? Did it feel too elitist or like an academic family? As an African American single mom with a bi-racial white/Mexican adopted daughter, diversity, personalized attention, strong college prepatory academics, traditions, growth mindset instruction and strong community was important in my search! St. Margaret’s met every criteria! There “is” technology and robotics. I have faith and believe that I made the right choice for my daughter. Remember it’s about “fit”.
SMS will be a great place for students who do not have their academics straight, and who do not have any college potential otherwise. Students are programmed from the minute they wake up till the minute they go to bed. They can’t skip classes, or not do homework, or the punishments are gonna be severe. However, for those who actually already have college potential, SMS can be a living hell. Everyone’s grades will drop significantly once they enter SMS, regardless. Many teachers pick favorites and they will grade based on favor. Everyone knows the drill: “grades does not matter”. But let’s be real, the school already limit you from various college scholarships opportunities, and your college admissions chances will drop. They will say that SMS is a hard school and colleges know that - no they don’t. Except for some local colleges in Virginia, SMS is pretty much unknown to every other college. When looking at the curriculum, SMS does not rank well among good boarding schools.