Why Choose a Texas Boarding School?

Boarding schools provide students a healthy and stable home environment as well as a focused educational setting beyond what a public or private day school can offer. Parents will appreciate the comprehensive education that fosters maturity and excellence both in and out of the classroom and the personalized attention that is lacking in today's large and impersonal public schools.

Texas boarding schools offer a change in environment, individualized academic attention and improved opportunity to participate in extra-curricular activities which is often the catalyst that sparks a student's self-confidence and achievement. There are eight well-known boarding schools spread throughout Texas. To learn more about each of these schools read the article Boarding Schools in Texas: An Interactive Map.

Military boarding schools add a extra layer to the experience by teaching respect, good manners, self-discipline, tenacity and teamwork. These are valuable skills which are useful throughout a person's life. These schools set high expectations so students are continually challenged, focused and sharpened.

A Unique Texas Boarding School: The Marine Military Academy

Our purpose is to prepare students for success in college by inspiring positive academic, physical, and moral growth of our students. To achieve this, we provide a structured, distraction-free setting that allows students to focus on their educational and personal development. We are not a "bad boy's school." We do have a diverse student body ranging from the academically gifted to those who require a structured environment or personalized attention to excel.

We transform boys into young-men by teaching respect, good manners, self-discipline, tenacity and teamwork. These are valuable skills which are useful throughout a person's life.

Our all-boys military school is conveniently located in Harlingen, Texas adjacent to the international airport.

A Rock-Solid Education

Marine Military Academy’s college preparation curriculum is grounded in the core disciplines of

• Mathematics
• Science
• English
• Social Science
• Foreign Language

Honors and Advanced Placement classes are available for students seeking additional challenges or desiring college credit.

On average, the GPA for new students increases by 1.71 points and 100% of MMA graduates are accepted into colleges or universities.