Sanford School

Sanford School
Location
6900 Lancaster Pike

,
Delaware
19707

United States
Coordinates39°46′23″N 75°40′37″W / 39.773°N 75.677°W / 39.773; -75.677
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoNo Talent Lies Latent
Established1930 (1930)
FounderSanford and Ellen Sawin
CEEB code080070
HeadmasterJaime L. Morgan '02
GradesPreschool to 12
Enrollment600
ColorsBlue and gold
  
NicknameSanford Warriors
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Websitewww.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.