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For the 2021 school year, there are 112 top private schools in New Castle County, Delaware, serving 20,319 students.
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 10:1.
53% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Christian).

Top New Castle County Private Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Centerville Layton School
    Centerville Layton School Photo
    Special Education School
     6201 Kennett Pike
    Wilmington, DE 19807
    (302) 571-0230
    Grades: PK-12 | 102 students
  • Destiny Calling Academy
    Destiny Calling Academy Photo
    (Christian)
    (4)
     5810-C Kirkwood Highway
    Wilmington, DE 19808
    (800) 677-7904
    Grades: K-12 | n/a students
  • Learning Express Academy
    Learning Express Academy Photo
    302 Darling St
    Newark, DE 19702
    (302) 737-8260
    Grades: K-8 | 73 students
  • NCCL School (Newark Center for Creative Learning)
    NCCL School (Newark Center for Creative Learning) Photo - NCCL School
    (5)
     401 Phillips Avenue
    Newark, DE 19711
    (302) 368-7772
    Grades: K-8 | 83 students
  • Red Lion Christian Academy
    Red Lion Christian Academy Photo - ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND
    (Presbyterian)
     1390 Red Lion Road
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 834-2526
    Grades: NS-12 | 574 students
  • St. Peter Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     515 Harmony St
    New Castle, DE 19720
    (302) 328-1191
    Grades: PK-8 | 187 students
  • Wilmington Friends School
    Wilmington Friends School Photo - Technology, including the one-to-one program for all students preschool - 12th grade, supports collaborative learning at Friends. The point is not the hardware but what it makes possible in teaching and engaging students in 21st century skills.
    (Friends)
    (1)
     101 School Road
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 576-2900
    Grades: NS-12 | 699 students
  • Wilmington Montessori School
    Wilmington Montessori School Photo
    Montessori School
    (1)
     1400 Harvey Road
    Wilmington, DE 19810
    (302) 475-0555
    Grades: NS-8 | 199 students
  • Advoserv
    Special Education School
     2520 Wrangle Hill Rd # 200
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 365-8050
    Grades: NS | 86 students
  • Albert Einstein Academy
    Albert Einstein Academy Photo - Kindergarteners are Scientists!
    (Jewish)
    (1)
     101 Garden Of Eden Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 478-5026
    Grades: K-5 | 38 students
  • Aquinas Academy Inc
    Aquinas Academy Inc Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     2370 Red Lion Rd
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 838-9601
    Grades: K-12 | 85 students
  • Archmere Academy
    (Roman Catholic)
    (7)
     3600 Philadelphia Pike
    Wilmington, DE 19703
    (302) 798-6632
    Grades: 9-12 | 515 students
  • Astra Zeneca Child Development Center
    Daycare / Preschool
     1920 Rockland Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 654-9120
    Grades: K | 90 students
  • Bank Of America Child Developmental Ctr Wilmington
    Daycare / Preschool
     1000 N French St
    Wilmington, DE 19801
    (302) 432-3660
    Grades: PK-K | 32 students
  • Brandywine Valley Christian Presch
    Alternative School (Christian)
     7 Mount Lebanon Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 478-4255
    Grades: PK-K | 88 students
  • Bright Horizons Family Solutions
    Daycare / Preschool
     1401 Faulkland Road
    Wilmington, DE 19805
    (302) 633-1600
    Grades: PK-K | 24 students
  • Cacc Montessori School
    Montessori School
     1313 Little Baltimore Rd.
    Hockessin, DE 19707
    (302) 239-2917
    Grades: PK-K | 66 students
  • Caravel Academy
     2801 Del Laws Rd
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 834-8938
    Grades: PK-12 | 1,117 students
  • Casho Mill KinderCare
    Casho Mill KinderCare Photo - Casho Mill KinderCare Front
    Daycare / Preschool
     1520 Casho Mill Rd
    Newark, DE 19711
    (302) 738-5953
    Grades: NS-PK | 33 students
  • Children S House Montessori
    Montessori School
     2848 Grubb Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19810
    (302) 529-9259
    Grades: PK-K | 102 students
  • Christ Church Episcopal Preschool
    Christ Church Episcopal Preschool Photo
    Daycare / Preschool (Episcopal)
    (3)
     505 East Buck Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19807
    (302) 472-0021
    Grades: NS | 69 students
  • Christ The Teacher
    Christ The Teacher Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     2451 Frazer Rd
    Newark, DE 19702
    (302) 838-8850
    Grades: NS-8 | 570 students
  • The Claremont School
    Daycare / Preschool
    (1)
     1501 Marsh Road
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 478-4531
    Grades: NS-K | 3 students
  • The College School
    Special Education School
     459 Wyoming Road
    Newark, DE 19716
    (302) 831-0222
    Grades: 2-8 | 153 students
  • Concord Christian Academy
    Concord Christian Academy Photo - Concord Christian Academy
    (Christian)
    (10)
     2510 Marsh Road
    Wilmington, DE 19810
    (302) 475-3247
    Grades: PK-12 | 210 students
  • Concord Preschool And Childcare
    Concord Preschool And Childcare Photo
    Alternative School (Presbyterian)
     1800 Fairfax Blvd
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 654-9629
    Grades: PK-K | 155 students
  • Cornerstone Early Ed & Youth Center
    Daycare / Preschool (Methodist)
     3135 Summit Bridge Rd
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 836-6445
    Grades: NS | 92 students
  • Creative Learning Academy
     1458 Bear Corbitt Road
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 834-5259
    Grades: PK-1 | 19 students
  • Delaware Tarbiyah School
    (Islamic)
     698 Old Baltimore Pike
    Newark, DE 19702
    (302) 533-8114
    Grades: PK-8 | 188 students
  • Delaware Valley Classical School
    Delaware Valley Classical School Photo - At Delaware Valley Classical School, we desire to train, mentor, and encourage students throughout the course of their education to love God with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind and to love their neighbor as themselves (Luke 10:27).
    (Christian)
    (1)
     903 East Basin Road
    New Castle, DE 19720
    (302) 455-8740
    Grades: K-12 | 152 students
  • Developing Minds Preschool And Learning Center
    Daycare / Preschool
    (1)
     2106 Saint James Church Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19808
    (302) 995-9611
    Grades: PK-K | 32 students
  • Edu-care Preschool & Daycare
    Daycare / Preschool
     345 Polly Drummond Hill Rd
    Newark, DE 19711
    (302) 453-7326
    Grades: K-1 | 102 students
  • Educational Enrichment Center
    Daycare / Preschool
     730 Halstead Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 478-8697
    Grades: PK-K | 44 students
  • Fairwinds Christian School
    Fairwinds Christian School Photo
    (Baptist)
    (1)
     801 Seymour Rd
    Bear, DE 19701
    (302) 328-7404
    Grades: NS-12 | 262 students
  • Faith Preschool & Child Care
    Daycare / Preschool (Presbyterian)
     720 Marsh Rd
    Wilmington, DE 19803
    (302) 764-8624
    Grades: PK-K | 54 students
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