Tower Hill School

Prep school in Wilmington, Delaware, US

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Tower Hill School

Address

2813 West 17th Street

Wilmington

Delaware

19806

United States

Coordinates| 39°45′53″N 75°34′38″W﻿ / ﻿39.764716°N 75.577355°W﻿ / 39.764716; -75.577355
Information
School type| Private College Preparatory School
Motto| Multa Bene Facta[3]
(Many Things Done Well)
Religious affiliation(s)| Non-denominational
Founded| 1919 (106 years ago) (1919)[1]
Founders| Walter S. Carpenter Jr., R. Ruliph M. Carpenter, Irénée du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont, Alexis Felix du Pont, Josiah Marvel, Hugh Rodney Sharp, William Winder Laird, Charles Marshall Barton, and Dr. Albert Robin[1][better source needed]
CEEB code| 080205
Chair| Ben duPont
Head of school| Sarah Baker[2]
Grades| Preschool K–12
Gender| Coeducational
Enrollment| 867[4]
Student to teacher ratio| 7:1[3]
Schedule| Day
Color(s)| Kelly green and white
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Athletics| Independent Conference(DISC)
Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA)
Mascot| White Tiger and Hiller
Publication| The Dial
Website| www.towerhill.org

Tower Hill School is a private college preparatory school in Wilmington, Delaware, offering instruction for pre-school through 12th grade.

## History

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Tower Hill was founded in 1919.[1][5][better source needed] Its main building was designed by Wilmington architects Brown & Whiteside and completed in 1920.[6] The school is situated at the high point of Wilmington's neighborhood, The Highlands, where the dominant landmark is Rockford Tower, erected in 1901 to control the city's water supply. Tower Hill, in London, is the birthplace of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, who landed in Delaware, in 1682.[citation needed]

## Recognition

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The school is a member of the Delaware Independent School Conference.[7][better source needed] The school offered US$2,000,000 a year of need-based financial aid to 28% of its students for the 2016–2017 school year.[3] The Wall Street Journal ranked Tower Hill 24th in the nation and 1st in Delaware, in percentage of students attending eight top colleges.[8] Tower Hill School is ranked 47th in the nation for best private day schools.[9]

## Notable alumni

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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article and are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (November 2022)

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* Adrienne Arsht, philanthropist and attorney
* Michael N. Castle, Governor of Delaware (1985–1992) and US Congressman (Delaware) (1993–2011)
* Alfred D. Chandler, distinguished and innovative historian, Harvard University
* Chris Coons, US Senator (Delaware)
* Crawford Hallock Greenewalt Jr., leading archaeologist University of California, Berkeley
* Kathryn Day, opera singer
* Harry G. Haskell Jr., US Congressman (Delaware) (1957–1959) and Mayor of Wilmington (1969–1973)
* Deborah Kean, former First Lady of New Jersey (1982–1990)[10]
* Orin Kerr, law professor at UC Berkeley School of Law
* Ellen J. Kullman, former chief executive officer of DuPont and vice chair of the Tower Hill School board of trustees
* Jim Morris (film producer), President of Pixar Animation Studios
* Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show, cardiologist, Republican Party nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania[11]
* Donnan Plumb, Olympic equestrian[12]
* Virginia A. Seitz, former assistant attorney general and distinguished appellate lawyer
* John A. H. Sweeney, museum curator and author
* Pat Williams, Orlando Magic senior vice president

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Forever Green: A Commemorative History of Tower Hill School". Our History. Tower Hill School Association. 1994. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
2. ^ "Installation of 11th Head of School" Towerhill.org. Tower Hill School, 13 Oct. 2023. https://www.towerhill.org/about/head-of-school .
3. ^ a b c d "Tower Hill at a Glance". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
4. ^ Tower Hill School. "Student Directory." TowerNet. Last modified Sep 2024. https://towerhill.myschoolapp.com/app/parent#directory/778.
5. ^ "Tower Hill School Homepage". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
6. ^ W. Barksdale Maynard, Buildings of Delaware (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008): 144.
7. ^ "Athletics at Tower Hill". Tower Hill School. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
8. ^ "How the Schools Stack Up". Wall Street Journal. December 28, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
9. ^ "Top 50 Private day schools/accessdate=October 25, 2015". September 13, 2017.
10. ^ Deak, Mike (April 24, 2020). "Deborah Kean, wife of former NJ Gov. Thomas Kean, dies". Bridgewater Courier News. MyCentralJersey.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
11. ^ Oz, Mehmet (October 5, 2011). "Delaware Today Health and Wellness: Closing Thought with Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Tower Hill School graduate, about cholesterol, blood pressure and heart health". Delaware Today. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
12. ^ "Donna Sharp PLUMB". Olympics.com. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

## External links

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* Official website

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City of Wilmington

Areas|

| Historic districts|

* Baynard Boulevard
* Brandywine Village
* Church Street
* Cool Spring Park
* Delaware Ave
* Shipley Run
* Wawaset Park
* West 9th Street Commercial

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Education|

* Brandywine SD
* Christina SD
* Colonial SD
* Red Clay Consolidated SD
* Cab Calloway School of the Arts
* NCCVTSD
* Howard HS of Tech
* Charter of Wilmington

* Padua Acad
* St. Elizabeth HS
* Salesianum Sch
* Serviam Girls Acad
* Tower Hill Sch
* Ursuline Acad

| Closed|

* Delaware College of Art and Design
* P. S. Dupont HS
* Wilmington HS
* Charles B. Lore ES
* St. Mary's

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Transportation|

* Wilmington station
* Wilmington Airport (near Wilmington)

Landmarks|

* Bancroft Mills
* Brandywine Park
* Brandywine Zoo
* Delaware Art Museum
* Delmarva Power & Light Building
* Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
* Grand Opera House
* Old Town Hall
* Howard R. Young Correctional Institution

| NRHP sites|

* Fort Christina
* St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)

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History|

* Timeline
* Race riot of 1919
* Riot of 1968

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Education in New Castle County, Delaware

Public
schools|

| Appoquinimink SD|

* Appoquinimink HS
* Middletown HS
* Odessa HS

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Brandywine SD|

* Brandywine HS
* Concord HS
* Mount Pleasant HS

Christina SD|

* Christiana HS
* Glasgow HS
* Newark HS
* Delaware School for the Deaf

Colonial SD|

* William Penn HS

Red Clay
Cons. SD|

* Alexis I. duPont HS
* John Dickinson (HS)
* Thomas McKean HS
* Cab Calloway School of the Arts
* Conrad Schools of Science

| Closed|

* Wilmington HS

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Smyrna SD|

* Note that Smyrna HS is located in Kent County

NCCVTSD|

* Delcastle Tech HS
* Hodgson Vo-Tech HS
* Howard HS of Tech
* St. Georges Tech HS

Charter|

* Charter of Wilmington
* Delaware Military Acad
* MOT Charter
* Newark Charter

| Closed|

* Pencader Charter HS

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Historical|

* NCCSD
* P. S. Dupont HS
* Wilmington HS
* Charles B. Lore ES
* Redding Comprehensive HS

Private
schools|

* Archmere
* Delaware Valley Classical
* Centreville Layton
* Padua
* Red Lion
* St. Andrew's
* St. Anne's Episcopal
* St. Elizabeth
* St. Mark's
* Salesianum
* Sanford
* Tatnall
* Tower Hill
* Ursuline
* Wilmington Christian
* Wilmington Friends
* Wilmington Montessori

| Closed|

* St. Mary's

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Tertiary|

* University of Delaware
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* Goldey–Beacom College
* Wilmington University

Libraries|

* Hagley Museum and Library
* Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library

This list is incomplete.

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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