Sanford School

Not to be confused with the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.

Sanford School
Location
6900 Lancaster Pike Hockessin , Delaware 19707 United States
Coordinates	39°46′23″N75°40′37″W / 39.773°N 75.677°W / 39.773; -75.677
Information
Type	Private school
Motto	No Talent Lies Latent
Established	1930(95 years ago) (1930)
Founder	Sanford and Ellen Sawin
CEEB code	080070
Headmaster	Jaime L. Morgan '02
Grades	Preschool to 12
Enrollment	600
Colors	Blue and gold
Nickname	Sanford Warriors
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Website	www.sanfordschool.org

Sanford School is a co-educational private school in Hockessin, Delaware that teaches students from preschool to high school.

The school was founded by Sanford and Ellen Sawin as the Sunny Hills School on September 23, 1930.

In 1966, the name Sunny Hills School was changed to Sanford School.

In 2025 Niche ranked Sanford School at No. 3 on a list 17 of the best private K-12 schools in the state of Delaware, and No. 366 out of 3,180 private K-12 schools in the United States. ^[1]

Sports

Sanford School competes in interscholastic sports as a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference.

Sanford School has won 10 boys' basketball championships and five girls' basketball championships. ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [4]}

Notable alumni

• Trevor Cooney, Syracuse basketball player ^[5]
• Walter Davis, UNC player and NBA star ^[6]
• 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

1. Schools, Niche (2025). "2025 Sanford School Ranking- Niche". Niche.
2. Tresolini, Kevin. "Sanford School to spend $2 million on sports center renovation". The News Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
3. "DIAA Boys' Basketball State Champions" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
4. "Girls' Basketball State Champions" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
5. Frank, Martin. "Ex-Sanford star Trevor Cooney hopes for his NBA chance". Delaware Online. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
6. "Sanford School History | The Making of an Independent School". www.sanfordschool.org. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
7. "In Memoriam: Luis Estevez". Santa Barbara Magazine. 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
8. "Richard Hell". Pitchfork .
9. "Punk'd by Memory".
10. "Deon Jones College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
11. "Exclusive Book Excerpt: 'Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever'". Rolling Stone . November 8, 2011.

External links

• Official website