St. Grottlesex is a moniker used to describe the quintessential New England elite boarding school following in the English public school tradition and is sometimes used in a notional sense in this respect. The term is a portmanteau derived from the names of a select group of the most prestigious schools in the United States with international reputations and who are amongst the global top-tier both in terms of academic excellence and in terms of the facilities and opportunities offered.
With the exception of Middlesex School, all of the schools were founded in the Episcopalian (Anglican) faith as the descendants of America's great families increasingly followed the Episcopal Church unlike their Puritan forefathers for whom the famous Academies of New England and the Mid-Atlantic States were founded.
All of these schools are regarded as being amongst the most prestigious in the United States and are included in our Great Schools group.
All schools are members of the Independent School League and were included in E. Digby Baltzell's Select 16 schools as being the preferred destinations for aspiring Philadelphia gentleman.
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Groton School Independent Private College-Preparatory School Co-educational Ages 13-18 (grades 8-12) Boarding & Day School Episcopalian (Anglican) Est. 1884 |
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Middlesex School Independent Private College-Preparatory School Co-educational Ages 14-18 (grades 9-12) Boarding & Day School Non-denominational Est. 1901 |
 | St. George's School Independent Private College-Preparatory School Co-educational Ages 14-19 (grades 9-12) Boarding & Day School Episcopalian (Anglican) Est. 1896 |
 | St. Mark's School Independent Private College-Preparatory School Co-educational Ages 14-18 (grades 9-12) Boarding School Episcopalian (Anglican) Est. 1865 |
 | St. Paul's School Independent Private College-Preparatory School Co-educational Ages 14-18 (grades 9-12) Boarding School Episcopalian (Anglican) Est. 1856 |
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See also: GLADCHEMMS | HADES | Select 16