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Tower Hill at a Glance

Lower school students at Tower Hill in a performing arts class.

Diversity

  • 40% of students identify as people of color
  • Tower Hill School is non-sectarian and welcomes students of all religions
  • Students come from 40 cities and towns and four states

Financial Aid

  • $4.2 million provided for families in 2024, 38% of students receive financial assistance

Nature and Culture in Our Backyard

  • 104-Acre Rockford Park and historic Rockford Tower across the street.
  • Copel Sculpture Garden and Delaware Art Museum less than a mile away.
  • Brandywine Zoo and Hagley Museum down the road.

Tower Hill School campus including athletics facilities.

Campus

  • 44-Acre campus comprised of historic exteriors that buzz with innovatively renovated life inside
  • All students, Tots through 12, under one roof, allowing collaboration, mentorship and community across divisions
  • Only indoor track in the state
  • State-of-the-art existing math and science facilities, including a telescope and observatory and a STEM center under construction for opening winter 2025!
  • Experiential Outdoor Classroom where Lower School students garden, play and learn in fresh air
  • Newly renovated library and collaboration space, THE Hub, housing a Teaching and Learning Center where students and teachers learn alongside each other
  • Music building with ample practice spaces and beautifully restored performance theaters
  • Woodshop, photography lab and dark room, ceramics studio and design lab
  • Tower Hill Apiary which makes our own Hiller Honey

Study Abroad

Students travel to Australia, Peru, Spain, Costa Rica, Scotland, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Quebec, Rome, Paris, Uruguay and others.

Extended Day and Summer Camp

Learn more about these programs

Tower Hill students in athletics.

Athletics

  • 23 DIAA Varsity Teams
  • 82 athletic state titles
  • In 2023, 15 senior athletes signed with colleges out of 65 senior varsity athletes
  • New turf fields and LED video scoreboard
  • Only indoor track in the state of Delaware

College

  • 100% of students attend a four-year college
  • 95% of the class of 2024 received early admission acceptances
  • Class of 2024 admitted to 145 colleges
  • 4 college counselors with a counselor to student ratio of 20:1
  • $3 million in scholarships was awarded to the graduating class of 2024

Teacher with lower school students in class at Tower Hill.

Student Support

  • The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
  • 2 Lower School Learning Specialists
  • 3 Middle and Upper School Learning Specialists
  • 2 Full-time Psychologists
  • Academic Coaching
  • Study Skills
  • Writing Support through the TLC

Teaching and Learning

  • Dean of Faculty added to the Senior Leadership Team in 2024.
  • Position focuses on faculty coaching, professional development support and academic program design.