St. Elizabeth School Photo

Best Delaware Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Delaware Association of Independent Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 10 private elementary schools belonging to Delaware Association of Independent Schools serving 3,699 students in Delaware. You can also find more schools membership associations in Delaware.
The top ranked private elementary schools belonging to Delaware Association of Independent Schools in Delaware include St. Elizabeth School, The Tatnall School, and Wilmington Friends School.
The average acceptance rate is 88%, which is lower than the Delaware private elementary school average acceptance rate of 90%.
40% of private elementary schools belonging to Delaware Association of Independent Schools in Delaware are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Episcopal).

Top Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Delaware Association of Independent Schools in Delaware (2025)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Centreville Layton School
Centreville Layton School Photo - Beautiful campus
Alternative School
6201 Kennett Pike
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 571-0230
Gr: K-12 | 83 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Wilmington Friends School
Wilmington Friends School Photo - Quaker education teaches students that they share in the obligation to answer what is best in themselves and in others--developing talents to the fullest, and respecting the strengths, efforts, and perspectives of all.
(Friends)
(1)
101 School Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 576-2900
Gr: NS-12 | 690 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 39 Tuition listed
The Hockessin Montessori School
The Hockessin Montessori School Photo
Montessori School
(1)
1000 Old Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-1240
Gr: PK-8 | 234 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Independence School
The Independence School Photo
(2)
1300 Paper Mill Road
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 239-0332
Gr: NS-8 | 470 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition listed
St. Annes Episcopal School
St. Annes Episcopal School Photo
(Episcopal)
(1)
211 Silver Lake Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 378-3179
Gr: NS-8 | 294 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Edmond's Academy
St. Edmond's Academy Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
2120 Veale Rd
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-5370
Gr: PK-8 | 162 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition listed
St. Elizabeth School
St. Elizabeth School Photo
(Catholic)
1500 Cedar St
Wilmington, DE 19805
(302) 656-3369
Gr: PK-12 | 433 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
Sanford School
Sanford School Photo
(2)
6900 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-6503
Gr: NS-12 | 685 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Tatnall School
The Tatnall School Photo - Tatnall's 110-acre campus is located just west of Wilmington in Greenville, Delaware. Housing a National Wildlife Federation-accredited schoolyard habitat, five outdoor classrooms and bordering the Downs Nature Conservancy, the spacious campus provides expansive playing fields and opportunities for outdoor environmental study.
(13)
1501 Barley Mill Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 892-4296
Gr: NS-12 | 486 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition listed
Wilmington Montessori School
Wilmington Montessori School Photo - Primary (3- to 6-year-old) Program - Preschool and Kindergarten - Students work together to create the Montessori Pink Tower.
Montessori School
(1)
1400 Harvey Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-0555
Gr: NS-8 | 162 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition listed

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