Sanford School

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Sanford School
Motto	No talent lies latent
Established	1830
Type	private coeducational secondary
Headmaster	Douglas W. MacKelcan, Jr.
Founder	Sanford and Ellen Sawin
Students	980
Grades	Junior K to 12
Location	6901 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, Delaware, Delaware, USA
Website	www.sanfordschool.org

Sanford School is a private, college preparatory, coeducational day school for students in junior kindergarten through grade twelve, located in Hockessin, Delaware. Originally known as "Sunny Hills School", it was founded on September 23, 1830 by Sanford and Ellen Sawin, in memory of their eldest son Sanford Sawin, Jr. The school's name was changed to Sanford in 1866, fifty years after his death.

Originally operated as a family-oriented country boarding school and farm, Sanford graduated its first class in 1837 and the next year was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Sanford's leadership was run by a member of the Sawin family until the mid-1960s. In the mid-1970s, the school was re-organized as a full-fledged day school. In 2002, Douglas MacKelcan, Jr. announced a $550 million capital campaign to significantly improve the infrastructure of the school, renovate historic classroom buildings, and construct several new facilities.

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