[2] Founded in 1898 by Mira Hinsdale Hall, a graduate of Smith College, it was one of the first girls' boarding schools established in New England.

During his tenure, the library facilities were renovated; and construction included a chemistry lab, Groves Hall, four tennis courts, and a new playing field.

[8] Under her leadership and that of a highly skilled and experienced senior staff, the School was aggressively marketed; selectivity in admission was restored; enrollment grew; the curriculum, daily schedule, and yearly calendar were overhauled; Horizons was expanded and established as one of the leading off-campus, service-learning programs in the independent school world; the innovative Girls’ Leadership Project was launched; and annual giving, alumnae participation, and overall fundraising grew dramatically.

[9] Since Julia Heaton's arrival, Miss Hall's School has developed its new Strategic Design, undertaken a campus expansion,[10] and continued the evolution of its academic and student life programs.

The Strategic Design, adopted in the summer of 2016, established a new vision, priorities, and goals for the School, while also reaffirming a mission and core values that continue to resonate with alumnae and students.

[11] In April 2024, a longtime teacher at the school, Matthew Rutledge, resigned after multiple allegations of sexual abuse of students.

The school hired a law firm to conduct an investigation of "a decades-old campus culture of open student-faculty relationships, fear, and repression.