St. Andrew's School Schola Sancti Andreae | |
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Address | |
350 Noxontown Rd , Delaware 19709 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°25′59″N 75°41′19″W / 39.432945°N 75.688505°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, boarding |
Motto | "Pistis Kai Episteme" ("Faith and Learning") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Episcopal |
Established | 1929 |
Founder | A. Felix du Pont |
CEEB code | 080095 |
Head of School | Joy McGrath |
Faculty | 76 |
Enrollment | 318 |
Average class size | 12 students |
Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
Campus size | 2,200 acres (890 ha) |
Color(s) | Cardinal red, white |
Athletics | 22 varsity interscholastic teams |
Athletics conference | Delaware Independent School Conference |
Mascot | Cardinal, saint, and griffin |
Newspaper | The Cardinal |
Yearbook | The Griffin |
Endowment | $220 million |
Website | standrews-de |
St. Andrew's is a private, Episcopal, co-educational 100% boarding school near Middletown, Delaware. It is one of only three co-ed college preparatory schools in the United States where all students board. St. Andrew's has 318 students, and is highly selective, accepting 18% for the 2021–2022 school year.[1]
Despite its relatively small student body, it has one of the largest secondary school campuses in the United States, spanning 2,200 acres.[2] In 2024, Architectural Digest named St. Andrew's one of the "World's 9 Most Beautiful Boarding Schools."[3] St. Andrew's offers 130 courses each year, in 10 disciplines.[4]