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Top 3 Best Delaware Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 private elementary schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) serving 2,347 students in Delaware. You can also find more schools membership associations in Delaware.
The top ranked private elementary schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) in Delaware include Tower Hill School, Wilmington Friends School and Sanford School.
The average acceptance rate is 77%, which is lower than the Delaware private elementary school average acceptance rate of 89%.
25% of private elementary schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) in Delaware are religiously affiliated (most commonly Friends).

Top Ranked Private Elementary Schools Belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) in Delaware (2024-25)

School
Location
Grades
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
| 687 students
Sanford School
(1)
6900 Lancaster Pike
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 235-6503
Grades: NS-12
| 656 students
Tower Hill School
Tower Hill School Photo - Tower Hill School resides on a 44-acre campus with state-of- the-art athletic facilities and impressive academic and arts areas.
2813 W 17th Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
(302) 575-0550
Grades: NS-12
| 860 students
The Pilot School
The Pilot School Photo - Our 50 acre campus provides ample opportunities for our students to learn outside the traditional school walls. Surrounded by 2,000 acres of parkland, our campus was built with nature at its center and this is woven into the curriculum and into free time.
Special Education School
(4)
208 Woodlawn Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
(302) 478-1740
Grades: PK-8
| 144 students

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