Sanford School
| Sanford School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
6900 Lancaster Pike , Delaware 19707 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°46′23″N 75°40′37″W / 39.773°N 75.677°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | No Talent Lies Latent |
| Established | 1930 |
| Founder | Sanford and Ellen Sawin |
| CEEB code | 080070 |
| Headmaster | Jaime L. Morgan '02 |
| Grades | Preschool to 12 |
| Enrollment | 600 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Sanford Warriors |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | www |
Sanford School is a co-educational private school in Hockessin, Delaware for students from preschool to high school.
The school was founded by Sanford and Ellen Sawin as the 'Sunny Hills School' on September 23, 1930. The school's name was changed to 'Sanford School' in 1966.[1]
It is ranked 3rd out of 17 for best private K-12 schools in Delaware, and 366th out of 3,180 for best private K-12 schools in the United States.[2]
Sports
Sanford School competes in interscholastic sports as a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference.
Sanford School has won ten boys' basketball championships and five girls' basketball championships.[3] They are the first school in their conference to win both the girls and boys state basketball championships for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011.[4][5]
Notable alumni
- Trevor Cooney, Syracuse basketball player[6]
- Walter Davis, UNC player and NBA star[1]
- Luis Estevez, Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer[7]
- Richard Hell, punk musician, member of Television, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Heartbreakers, and Neon Boys[8][9]
- Deon Jones, basketball player[10]
- Tom Verlaine, punk musician, member of Television and Neon Boys[11][9]
References
- ^ a b "Sanford School History | The Making of an Independent School". www.sanfordschool.org. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Schools, Niche (2025). "2025 Sanford School Ranking- Niche". Niche.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin. "Sanford School to spend $2 million on sports center renovation". The News Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "DIAA Boys' Basketball State Champions" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Girls' Basketball State Champions" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Frank, Martin. "Ex-Sanford star Trevor Cooney hopes for his NBA chance". Delaware Online. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Luis Estevez". Santa Barbara Magazine. 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "Richard Hell". Pitchfork.
- ^ a b "Punk'd by Memory".
- ^ "Deon Jones College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Exclusive Book Excerpt: 'Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever'". Rolling Stone. November 8, 2011.