What is the best TV show set at a boarding school?

From cutthroat elite academies to witchy dorms and secret-society intrigue, these campuses hide as much scandal as homework. Underground favorites square off against era-defining hits — cast your vote!

1

Elite

Netflix Spanish teen thriller set at Las Encinas, an elite boarding school rocked by murder after working-class students enroll.

1000pts

2

Deadly Class

Syfy drama set at King's Dominion, a secretive boarding school that trains teenagers to become professional assassins.

705pts

3

Looking for Alaska

Hulu miniseries based on John Green's novel, following students at the Culver Creek boarding school in Alabama.

685pts

4

Higher Ground

Drama set at Mount Horizon, a therapeutic boarding school where troubled teens confront addiction and personal crises.

633pts

5

Greenhouse Academy

Netflix teen drama set at Greenhouse Academy, an elite boarding school where two rival houses compete academically and athletically.

621pts

6

Vampire Academy

Peacock fantasy drama set at St. Vladimir's Academy, a boarding school training vampire princesses and their guardians.

621pts

7

Wednesday

Netflix mystery-comedy following Wednesday Addams as a student at Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for outcasts.

548pts

8

Malory Towers

BBC/CBBC family drama based on Enid Blyton's novels, following girls navigating friendship and mischief at a 1940s English boarding school.

548pts

9

Legacies

The CW supernatural drama set at the Salvatore School, a boarding school for young witches, vampires, and werewolves.

548pts

10

Zoey 101

Nickelodeon sitcom following Zoey Brooks and friends navigating life at Pacific Coast Academy, a Southern California boarding school.

464pts

11

House of Anubis

Nickelodeon mystery series set at Anubis House, a boarding house at the fictional Frobisher-Smythe boarding school, centered on ancient Egyptian secrets.

365pts

12

El Internado

Spanish mystery drama set at Laguna Negra, a remote boarding school where students uncover dark secrets and disappearances.

365pts

13

Rebelde

Mexican teen drama (and its 2022 reboot) set at the Elite Way School, a prestigious boarding school where students form the band RBD.

249pts

14

Fate: The Winx Saga

Netflix fantasy drama set at Alfea College, a magical boarding school where fairies train to control their powers.

249pts

15

The Worst Witch

CBBC fantasy series following young witch Mildred Hubble at Cackle's Academy, a boarding school for witches.

249pts