Military Prep Schools for Boys

Military prep schools for boys usually focus on the secondary level and combine a military program and leadership training with a college preparatory curriculum. Some also have a Christian affiliation. Military prep schools may serve a male only or a co-ed population, and may be private or public.

Private military prep schools have, on the whole, a longer history in our country than public military prep schools. The oldest public military school is Georgia Military College (GMC) Prep School, established by the Georgia General Assembly in 1879. Franklin Military School (FMS), which claims to the be “first public military school” in the United States opened in 1980. Recently, more and more public military schools have sprung up. The charts below show school name, grades, population, and location for the public military prep schools for boys and the name, day/boarding information, grades, population, affiliation (if any), and location for private military prep schools for boys.

Public Military Prep School Name	Grades	Type	Location
Bataan Military Academy	9-12	Co-ed	Albuquerque, NM
Bronzeville Scholastic Academy HS	9-12	Co-ed	Chicago, IL
GW Carver Military Academy HS	9-12	Co-ed	Chicago, IL
Chicago Military Academy HS	9-12	Co-ed	Chicago,IL
Cleveland Junior Naval Academy	9-12	Co-ed	St. Louis, MS
Delaware Military Academy	9-12	Co-ed	Wilmington, DE
Forestville Military Academy	9-12	Co-ed	Forestville, MD
Franklin Military Academy	9-12	Co-ed	Richmond, VA
Georgia Military College Prep School	6-12	Co-ed	Milledgeville, GA
Kenosha Military Academy	9-12	Co-ed	Kenosha, WI
Marine Academy of Science & Technology	9-12	Co-ed	Sandy Hook, NJ
Marine Math and Science Academy HS	9-10	Co-ed	Chicago, IL
Philadelphia Military Academy	9-12	Co-ed	Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix Military Academy HS	9-12	Co-ed	Chicago, IL
HG Rickover Naval Academy HS	9-12	Co-ed	Chicago, IL
Toole Military Magnet Academy	6-8	Co-ed	Charleston Heights, SC

Private Military Prep School	D/B	Grades	Type	Affiliation	Location
Admiral Farragut Academy	D/B	6-12	Co-ed	Nonsect.	St. Petersburg, FL
American Military Academy	D	PK-12	Co-ed	Nonsect.	San Juan, PR
Army and Navy Academy	D/B	7-12	Boys	Nonsect.	Carlsbad, CA
Benedictine High School	D	9-12	Boys	Rom Cath	Richmond, VA
Benedictine Military School	D	9-12	Boys	Rom Cath	Savannah, GA
Camden Military Academy	B	7-12 *	Boys	Nonsect.	Camden, SC
Carson Long Military Institute	B	6-12	Boys	Nonsect.	New Bloomfield, PA
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy	D/B	7-12	Boys	Presbyt.	Port Gibson, MS
Culver Academies	B	9-12*	Boys	Nonsect.	Culver, IN
Fishburne Military School	B	7-12 *	Boys	Nonsect.	Waynesboro, VA
Florida Air Academy	D/B	6-12	Co-ed	Nonsect.	Melbourne, FL
Fork Union Military Academy	B	6-12 *	Boys	Christian	Fork Union, VA
Hargrave Military Academy	D/B	7-12 *	Boys	Baptist	Chatham, VA
Howe Military School	D/B	5-12	Co-ed	Episcopal	Howe, IN
Lyman Ward Military Academy	D/B	6-12	Boys	Christian	Camp Hill, AL
Marine Military Academy	D/B	8-12 *	Boys	Christian	Harlingen, TX
Massanutten Military Academy	D/B	7-12 *	Co-ed	Christian	Woodstock, VA
Missouri Military Academy	D/B	6-12 *	Boys	Christian	Mexico, MO
New Mexico Military Institute	B	9-12 *	Co-ed	Christian	Roswell, NM
New York Military Academy	D/B	7-12 *	Co-ed	Nonsect.	Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Oak Ridge Military Academy	D/B	7-12	Co-ed	Nonsect.	Oak Ridge, NC
Randolph-Macon Academy	D/B	6-12 *	Co-ed	Methodist	Front Royal, VA
Riverside Military Academy	D/B	7-12	Boys	Nonsect.	Gainesville, GA
St. Catherine's Military Academy	B	K-8	Boys	Rom Cath	Anaheim, CA
St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	D/B	7-12 *	Boys	Episcopal	Delafield, WI
St. John's Military School	B	6-12	Boys	Episcopal	Salina, KS
St. Thomas Academy	D	7-12	Boys	Rom Cath	Mendota Heights, MN
TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	D/B	8-12	Co-ed	Episcopal	San Antonio, TX
Valley Forge Military Academy	D/B	7-12 *	Boys	Nonsect.	Wayne, PA
Wentworth Military Academy & College	D/B	9-12 *	Co-ed	Nonsect.	Lexington, MO

A number of the public schools have been reported not to have made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act, so be sure to check carefully on the school’s reputation and accomplishments before enrolling a child. In addition, one private military prep school, Victory Forge Military Academy in Florida, has had 35 allegations of child abuse from 1994 - 2008 and had its ability to care for the safety and welfare of children questioned by the Florida Department of Children and Families in a report issued in April, 2008, which is why it is not listed in the chart.

Sources

en.wikipedia.org
boardingschoolreview.com
privateschool.about.com
boardingschoolreview.com
sjms.org
cps.edu

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