Name | Comments | Photo(s) Other |
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Absalom Jones | 310 Kiamensi Road, Belvidere Constructed in 1923, the school was named for Absalom Jones in 1930, who was a priest in the Episcopal Church. He died in 1818. |
YES |
Archmere Academy | 3600 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont Founded in 1932 on the estate of John J. Raskob, an executive with DuPont and GM. It was purchased by the Norbertine religious order. Archmere was an all-boys school until 1975, when it became co-ed. |
YES |
Arden School | 2119 The Highway, Arden The original (1924) two-room building destroyed by a fire in 1944. A new three-room building was constructed and enlarged over the years. It was the first school in the state to integrate. The school closed in 1969. |
YES |
Associated Hebrew School | 515 French Street 6th & Washington Streets |
YES |
Austin D. Baltz School —› See Oak Grove Schools |
Spruce Avenue, Elsmere | |
W. P. Bancroft Junior High School | 700 Block Pine Street | YES |
Thomas F. Bayard Junior High School | Chestnut & DuPont Streets originally opened as an elementary school in 1932 |
YES |
Brandywine High School | 1400 Foulk Road Opened in the mid-1960s |
YES |
Brandywine Springs Middle School | 2916 Duncan Road Purchased by Hercules, Inc. in 1982 for use as an office building |
YES |
Brandywood Elementary School | 2115 Anson Road Opened in the mid-1960s. |
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Brookside Elementary School Opened in 1954 |
Marrows Road | YES |
Earl C. Brown School Formerly the Dunleith School |
Closed in 1978. Sold in 1983 | |
H. Fletcher Brown Vocational High School | 14th & Market Streets | #1 #2 #3 |
Caravel Academy | 2801 Del Laws Road Bear | |
George Washington Carver Vocational School | 5th & French Streets, 1942-1953 | YES |
Carrcroft Elementary School | 503 Crest Road Opened in 1955 |
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Castle Hills Elementary School opened in 1958 |
Moores Lane, New Castle | YES |
Cedar Hill Elementary School | 1300 Cedar Street Opened in 1958 to replace Public School #19. Now Pulaski Elementary School |
YES |
Central Elementary School | S. Academy Street, Newark Built in 1907, the building was condemned in 1948 and was abandoned in 1950. |
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Chanin Elementary School | 2503 Naamans Road Opened in the mid-1960s. |
YES |
Christ Our King School | 28th & Monroe Streets Opened in 1928, closed in 2006 |
YES |
Christiana High School | Salem Church Road Opened in 1963 |
YES |
Claymont High School | 3209 Green Street, Claymont | YES |
Colwyck Elementary School | Landers Lane & New Castle Avenue Opened in 1987 |
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Colwyck Junior High School | Landers Lane, Swanwyck Opened in 1955 |
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Cool Spring School | 10th & Van Buren Streets Opened in 1967 |
YES |
Concord High School | Ebright & Naamans Roads Opened in 1970 |
YES |
Henry C. Conrad High School | Woodcrest Now Henry C. Conrad Schools of Science In 1978, it became Conrad Junior High School |
Website |
Corpus Christi | 912 New Road, Elsmere | |
Darley Road Elementary School | 500 Darley Road, Claymont Opened in 1959 |
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De La Warr High School | Chase Avenue, Garfield Park | YES |
Delcastle Technical High School | 1417 Newport Road | YES |
John Dickinson High School | 1801 Milltown Road Opened in 1961 |
YES |
Carrie Downie Elementary School | Frenchtown Raod, New Castle Opened in 1952 |
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John R. Downes School | Cherry Hill, Newark Opened in 1965 |
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Dunleith School Later became the Earle C. Brown School |
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Alexis I. du Pont High School (now Jr High) | 3130 Kennett Pike Opened in 1893. Moved to its new location in 1966 |
YES |
Alfred I. du Pont Elementary School | 3606 Concord Pike Closed in 1981. Now a shopping center |
YES |
P. S. duPont High School (now an elementary school | 34th & Van Buren Streets | #1 #2 #3 |
Eastlake School | • 30th & Madison Streets Formerly Public School #23 Demolished to be made a park |
YES |
Eden School | Bear Station, Bear | YES |
Edgemoor Elementary School | Edgemoor Road & Brandywine Boulevard | |
Samuel G. Elbert School | Townsend & Buttonwood Streets Opened in 1931 |
YES |
Faulk Elementary School | 1401 Foulk Road Built in 1953; Closed in 1978; now Foulkstone Plaza Office Park |
YES |
Forrest Oak School | 55 S. Meadowood Drive, Meadowood | |
Forwood Junior High School | 2000 Westminster Drive, Holiday Hills Opened in the mid-1960s. |
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Friends School | School Road, Alapocas Drive | YES |
Robert S. Gallaher Elementary School | 800 Brownleaf Road, Tanglewood | |
Glasgow High School | Rt. 896 Opened in 1973 |
YES |
George Gray School | 22nd & Locust Streets Opened in 1926 |
YES |
Green Street Elementary School | Claymont | YES |
Greenville Elementary School | Kennett Pike, Greenville | |
Willard Hall School | 8th & Adams Streets, built in 1884-1885. Previously, it was Public School #28. It was renamed the Willard Hall High School, 1886-1901. Later, it was used for city services and demolished in the early 1960s for I-95 construction. |
#1 #2 |
Hanby School | The original one-room school opened in the early 1900s on (2502) Marsh Road, north of Naamans Road. The school consolidated into the Alfred I. du Pont School District in 1931. In the mid-1960s, a new school, Hanby Junior High, was built off of Grubb Road, near Chalfonte III. Later, it became an elementary school. | YES |
David W. Harlan School | 36th & Jefferson Streets | YES |
Harmony School | Limestone Road | |
Highlands School | Delaware Avenue & Bancroft Parkway | YES |
Hockessin School | YES | |
Hodgson Vo-Tech | Glasgow | |
Holy Angel's | Newark | |
Holy Rosary | Philadelphia Pike, Claymont | |
Howard High School | • 1210-1220 Orange Street (old school, previously PS #16, 1867), demolished in 1933, now a parking building. • 13th & Poplar Street (new school, 1928). Funds were provided by Pierre S. duPont • View/Download 1953 Yearbook • View/Download 1975 Yearbook |
YES 1953 Yearbook 1975 Yearbook |
Henrik J. Krebs School | 234 N. James Street, Newport Closed in 1980 due to low enrollment and put up for sale. Bids were placed by Wilmington Christian School (1982) and the Delaware Valley Broadcasters (1983). The site was sold to Pettinaro Construction in 1984. |
#1 #2 |
Immaculate Heart of Mary | Weldin & Shipley Roads | YES |
Lancashire Elementary School | 2000 Naamans Road Opened in the mid-1960s. |
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Lombardy Elementary School | 412 Foulk Road Opened in the mid-1960s. |
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Charles B. Lore School Opened in 1932. Previously Public School #25 |
#1 #2 #3 #4 | |
R. Elizabeth Maclary School | Chapel Hiil, Newark | |
Manor Park School | Bassett Avenue, Manor Park | |
Maple Lane Elementary School | 20 Maple Road, Claymont | |
Marbrook School | Centerville Road | |
Marshallton School | 1703 School Lane | YES |
Calvin R. McCullough Middle School | Chase Avenue, Garfield Park Formerly De La Warr High School Name changed in 1978 as De La Warr was abolished |
YES |
Thomas McKean High School | 301 McKennan Church Road | YES |
McVey Elementary School | Robscott Manor, Newark | |
E. Frances Medill Elementary School | 1532 Capitol Trail, Newark; named for a Newark resident and teacher. Opened in 1953 with twelve classrooms. Twelve additional classrooms were later added. In 1983 this school merged with the Wilmer E. Shue School next door creating the Shue-Medill School |
YES |
Middletown School | 120 Silver Lake Road | YES |
Minquadale School | DuPont Highway | YES |
Mount Pleasant Junior School | Duncan Road, Bellefonte 5201 Washington Street |
#1 #2 |
Mount Pleasant High School | Phila. Pike & Duncan Road 5201 Washington Street |
#1 #2 |
Anna P. Mote School | Edwards Avenue & Capitol Trail | YES |
Newark Elementary School Newark Junior and Senior High School |
'History' provided by "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" | Photos History |
North East Elementary School | Todds Lane & Bowers Street | |
Oak Grove School (Original) See Oak Grave Elementary and Junior High School |
Poplar Avenue, Elsmere | |
Oak Grave Elementary and Junior High School (Now Baltz School) |
Spruce Avenue, Elsmere | #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Website |
Old Mill Lane Elementary School | #1 #2 | |
Padua Academy | 9th & Scott Streets New school located at 905 Broom Street |
YES |
Palmer School | Claymont & Lobdell Streets | YES |
William Penn High School | Delaware Avenue, New Castle | YES |
Pleasantville School, Glasgow | Christiana Road | |
Public School #1 | 500 Block French Street Was Wilmington's first public school in 1834 and enlarged in 1852. It became Wilmington's first high school, 1871-1886. |
YES |
Public School #2 | 11th & Washington Streets Opened in 1855. Army reservists trained in the former school, which was owned by the Coca Cola Bottling Company |
YES |
Public School #3 | 210½ Jefferson Street Abandoned when Mary C. I. School opened |
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Public School #4 | 213-215 Washington Street Abandoned in 1932 |
YES |
Public School #5 | 1213-1223 Walnut Street | YES |
Public School #6 | 309 Walnut Street | |
Public School #7 Also known as David W. Harlan School |
5th & Pine Streets | YES |
Public School #8 | 7th & Spruce Streets | |
Public School #9 Name changed to Wollaston School, to honor Samuel Wollaston. The school was built on the Wollaston estate. He was also one of the organizers of the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery. |
8th & Wollaston Streets Later used for offices by the school administration |
YES |
Public School #10 | Elm & Adams Streets | |
Public School #11 | 9th & Scott Streets Abandoned when Charles B. Lore School opened |
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Public School #12 | 22nd & Market Streets | |
Public School #13 | 17th & Union Streets | YES |
Public School #14 | 309 S. Claymont Street | |
Public School #15 | 3rd & Harrison Streets Abandoned when Mary C. I. School opened, 1932 |
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Public School #16 | 1210-1220 Orange Street | |
Public School #17 | 16th & Claymont Streets Later named James A. Garfield School |
YES |
Public School #18 | 422-424 Townsend Street | |
Public School #19 | Oak & Harrison Streets Opened in 1881. In 1959, the students were reassigned to the Cedar Hill School. The building was leased to the St. Hedwig's Church Parrish in 1959 and sold to the parrish in 1963 to become the St. Hedwig's High School. The school was closed in 1978. It later became a professional building. |
YES |
Public School #20 | 10th & Kirkwood Streets | YES |
Public School #21 | 5th & Scott Streets | YES |
Public School #22 | 2nd & Juston Streets | YES |
Public School #23 | 30th & Madison Streets | YES |
Public School #24 | 14 Hundred Block Washington Street | YES |
Public School #25 | 3rd & Bayard Avenue Opened in 1890. Demolished in 1932 and became C. B. Lore School |
YES |
Public School #26 | 1417 Thatcher Street later named the Mendinhall School and secondly, the Little Flower Parochial School |
YES |
Public School #27 | Rockford Road & Park Avenue | |
Public School #28 | 8th & Adams Streets It was renamed the Willard Hall High School, 1886-1901. Later, it was used for city services and demolished in 1962 for the Adams-Jackson Streets Freeway construction. |
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Public School #29 | 12th & Poplar Streets | YES |
Public School #30 | Concord Avenue & Baynard Boulevard Opened in 1913 and later renamed the Even G. Shortlidge School, a former city mayor. From 1961 to 1975, it was the home for the Opportunity School and later, transformed into condominiums. |
YES |
Pulaski Elementary School | 1300 Cedar Street Opened in 1958. Previously, Cedar Hill Elementary School |
YES |
Sarah Webb Pyle Elementary School | 5th & Lombard Streets | YES |
George Reed Junior High School | Basin Road, New Castle | |
Richardson Park Elementary and Junior High Schools | The original one room Richardson School opened in 1780. As Richardson Park developed, the current school was constructed in 1924. The junior high section opened in 1950. | #1 #2 Website |
River Road Elementary School | 1314 River Road Sold in 1984 - Now condominiums |
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Rose Hill School | Lambson Lane & West Avenue | YES |
Sacred Heart School | 10th & Monroe Streets | |
St. Andrew's School | Middletown | YES |
St. Anne's Episcopal School | 211 Silver Lake Road, Middletown | |
St. Anthony's School | 9th & Scott Streets | |
St. Catherine of Siena School | 2501 Centerville Road | |
St. Edmonds Academy | 2120 Veale Road | |
St. Elizabeth's Elementary/High School | 1500 Cedar Street Opened in 1908 High School opened in 1940 |
YES |
St. Hedwig's School | Linden & Harrison Streets Then, Oak & Harrison Streets |
#1 #2 |
St. Helena's School | 200 Bellefonte Avenue | |
St. Joseph's Elementary School | French Street | |
St. Mark's High School | Kirkwood Highway | |
St. Mary Magdalen School | Concord Pike & Sharply Road | |
St. Matthews School | 1 Fallon Ave | |
St. Michael's School | 700 Walnut Street | |
St. Paul's School | 312 N. Van Buren Street | |
St. Peter's School | 6th & Tatnall Streets | YES |
St. Thomas School | 4th & Bancroft Parkway, previously Grant Avenue | YES |
Salesianum High School | Original location 8th & West Moved to 18th & Broom Streets in 1959 |
#1 #2 |
Sanford Preparatory School | Lancaster Pike, Hockessin | YES |
Shipley Elementary School | 2723 Shipley Road Opened in the mid-1960s. |
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Shortlidge Elementary School | 18th & West Streets | |
Wilmer E. Shue School | 1500 Capitol Trail, opened in 1967 In 1983 this school merged with the Medill School next door creating the Shue-Medill School |
YES |
Silverside Elementary School | Silverside & Carr Road Now an office park |
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Skyline Junior High School | 2900 Skyline Drive | |
Jennie E. Smith Elementary School | Ogletown | |
Springer Junior High School | 2220 Shipley Road Opened in the mid-1960s |
YES |
Stanton Junior High School | 1800 Limestone Road | |
Sunny Hills School | Lancaster Pike, Hockessin Opened 1930. The school became Sanford Preparatory School in the mid-1970s. |
YES |
Talley Junior High School | Opened in the mid-1960s | |
Tatnall School | 1501 Barley Mill Road | #1 #2 |
Tower Hill School | 2813 W. 17th Street | YES |
Townsend School | 126 Main Street, Townsend | YES |
Ursuline Academy | 1106 Pennsylvania Avenue | YES |
Emalea Pusey Warner Junior High School | 18th & Van Buren Streets Wilmington's first Junior High School, 1930 |
YES |
Washington School | 14th & Washington Streets | |
West Park Place Elementary School | West Park Place, Newark Opened in 1955 |
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Wilmington High School, nicknamed "High School" | 800 Delaware Avenue The 50 year old building and its 40 year old annex was demolished in 1964 to make way for two new buildings, one being the IBM building. Yearbooks: |
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 1964 |
Wilmington Manor Elementary School | E. Roosevelt Avenue | |
Wilmington Trade School | 6th & French Streets | |
Mary C. I. Williams Elementary School | 3rd & Monroe Streets. Opened in 1932. Demolished in 1983 to make way for the Adams Four Shopping Center. | YES |
Wollaston School | 8th & Wollaston Streets See Public School #9 |
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Yorklyn School | Sold in 1983 | YES |
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