Thornton Academy

Thornton Academy is a private boarding and day school founded in 1811 in Saco, Maine, serving grades 6-12. The school operates as Maine's largest independent school with 1,600 local and international students from more than 30 local towns and 52 different countries. They offer comprehensive athletics with 50+ sports teams alongside over 200 academic courses and extensive arts programs. The school emphasizes diversity, multiculturalism, and individual student development through their Core Pillars of Respect, Responsibility, Compassion, and Investment. Their campus spans over 80 acres and includes both middle school (TAMS) and upper school programs.