List of girls' schools in the United States

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Here are lists of schools which only admit girls, or which only admit girls in certain grade levels, or which separate students by gender, in the United States

Contents

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Los Angeles area
San Francisco Bay Area
San Diego area
Sacramento area
Monterey area
Former schools

Connecticut

Merged:

Former:

Delaware

Former

District of Columbia (Washington, DC)

Florida

Miami area
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Other

Georgia

Pinecrest Academy (Cumming) puts boys and girls in separate classes.

Former girls' schools

Hawaii

Illinois

Chicago area
Closed
Merged
Became coeducational
Closed

Iowa

Closed

Kentucky

Louisville
Northern Kentucky
former girls' schools

Louisiana

Became coeducational:

Maine

former girls' schools

Maryland

Baltimore area
Washington, DC area

Former girls' schools:

Closed

Massachusetts

Former girls' schools

Became coeducational
Closed

Michigan

Detroit area
Former

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Former girls' schools

Became coeducational
Closed

Nebraska

New Jersey

New York City area
Philadelphia area
Closed
Merged

New York

Public (all in New York City)

Private:

Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Staten Island
Hudson Valley
Long Island
Capital District
Western New York
Became coeducational
Closed

North Carolina

Ohio

Columbus
Cincinnati area
Cleveland area
Toledo area
Former girls' schools

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia area
Pittsburgh area

Closed:

Merged:

Rhode Island

Former girls' schools

Texas

Austin area
Dallas-Fort Worth
El Paso
Houston
Lubbock area
San Antonio
Closed
Merged
Became coeducational

Virginia

In addition King Abdullah Academy, while coeducational, has separate girls' secondary classes.

Washington (state)

Wisconsin

Guam

Former girls' schools

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