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Sanford School
Address
6900 Lancaster Pike Hockessin , Delaware 19707 United States
Coordinates	39°46′23″N 75°40′37″W / 39.773°N 75.677°W / 39.773; -75.677
Information
Type	Private school
Motto	No Talent Lies Latent
Established	1930 (94 years ago) (1930)
Founder	Sanford and Ellen Sawin
CEEB code	080070
Headmaster	Mark Anderson
Grades	PreK to 12
Enrollment	600
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Website	www.sanfordschool.org

Sanford School is a co-educational private school located in Hockessin, Delaware, that serves students from preschool to high school.

The school was founded by Sanford and Ellen Sawin as the 'Sunny Hills School' on September 23, 1930. The school's name was changed to 'Sanford School' in 1966.^[1]

Sanford School competes in interscholastic sports as a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference.

Sanford School is known for its basketball prowess, having won 10 boys basketball state championships, more than any other school. The Warriors have also won 5 girls basketball state championships.^[2] They are the first school to win both the girls and boys state basketball championships for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011.^[3][4]

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• Trevor Cooney, Syracuse basketball player^[5]
• Walter Davis, UNC player and NBA star^[1]
• Luis Estevez, Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer^[6]
• Richard Hell, punk musician, member of Television, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Heartbreakers, and Neon Boys^[7][8]
• Tom Verlaine, punk musician, member of Television and Neon Boys^[9][8]

• Official website