Saco is a friendly, close-knit community that boasts of natural beauty. Opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts abound with beaches, rivers, forests, and mountains to explore, including The Eastern Trail and Ferry Beach State Park. Students at Thornton Academy benefit from close proximity to larger metropolitan areas. Thornton Academy is a short 15 miles from Portland, Maine—a thriving, artistic city that has continually won national awards for its outstanding quality of life—and just 90 miles from Boston, Massachusetts