Tower Hill School
| Tower Hill School | |
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| Address | |
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2813 W 17th St, Wilmington Wilmington, DE 19806 USA |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′53″N 75°34′38″W / 39.764716°N 75.577355°WCoordinates: 39°45′53″N 75°34′38″W / 39.764716°N 75.577355°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private College Preparatory School |
| Motto |
Multa Bene Facta (Many Things Done Well) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Founders | Walter S. Carpenter, Jr., R. Ruliph M. Carpenter, Irénée du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, Josiah Marvel, Hugh Rodney Sharp, William Winder Laird, Charles Marshall Barton, and Dr. Albert Robin |
| School board | Michelle Shepherd, Ellen J. Kullman, William Daiger, Linda Boyden, Jon Abramczyk, Theodore H. Ashford, Dr. Anthony Cucuzzella, Regis de Ramel, Ben duPont, Charles Elson, W. Whitfield Gardner, Laird Hayward, Dr. Eric Johnson, Henry Mellon, Ann Rose, Dr. David Roselle, Matthew Twyman, Carmen Wallace, and Gina Ward |
| CEEB code | 080205 |
| Headmaster | Mrs. Elizabeth "Bessie" Speers |
| Grades | Preschool K-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 735 |
| Average class size | Preschool: 13 Lower School: 15 Middle School: 15 Upper School: 14 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Schedule | Day |
| Color(s) | Kelly White |
| Mascot | White Tiger and Hiller |
| Website | http://www.towerhill.org/ |
Tower Hill School is a private college preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-school through 12th grade.
Tower Hill was founded in 1919. The school is a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference and fields 23 competitive varsity sports.
The school offered US$2,000,000 a year of need-based financial aid to 28% of its students for the 2016-2017 school year.
Elizabeth “Bessie” Cromwell Speers currently serves as the Tower Hill's Head of School, having been selected to be headmaster starting the 2015-2016 school year.
The Wall Street Journal ranked Tower Hill 24th in the nation and 1st in Delaware, in percentage of students attending eight top colleges.
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