TATNALL College Preparatory Education for Age 3 to Grade 12
The School The Tatnall School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school situated on 110-acres in Greenville, Delaware, near Wilmington. Tatnall is composed of four academic divisions that enroll students from age 3 through grade 12. We are a school that respects each students’ unique intellectual, emotional, social and physical needs and gifts. Tatnall’s challenging academic curriculum encourages students to achieve and to succeed. Our state-of-theart classrooms, combined with an award-winning faculty are propelling Tatnall’s tradition of excellence into the 21st century. There are 32 members of the Upper School faculty; they hold a total of 32 advanced level degrees. The average class has 13 students. Most Tatnall students come from New Castle County, Delaware, and southeastern Pennsylvania. The school also draws from lower Delaware and neighboring New Jersey and Maryland. There are 620 students enrolled in Preschool through twelfth grade. The Upper School (grades 9-12) enrolls 241 students, of whom 41% receive need-based financial aid. The Class of 2014 has 58 members (29 boys and 29 girls). Typically, all members of a graduating class attend degreegranting four-year colleges.
1501 Barley Mill Road | Wilmington, Delaware 19807 Telephone: 302.998.2292 Fax: 302.892.4322 www.tatnall.org CEEB Code 080200
2013-2014 Profile The Community The Tatnall School is located on the western edge of the City of Wilmington, Delaware. Residents have easy access to major mid-Atlantic cities and to the resources of the University of Delaware and other area post-secondary institutions.
Academic Expectations Tatnall’s school year has three terms made up of roughly 54 days each. Final exams are given at the end of the second and third terms. Many math and foreign language classes are 45 minutes in length and meet every day. Many English, science, and history courses are 90 minutes and meet every other day. Students are expected to take at least five academic courses per term, plus a sixth elective. Students are required to complete 17 courses for graduation, including: ■■
4 years of English
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4 years of mathematics
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3 years of history
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3 years of science (two years of laboratory science)
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3 years of foreign language
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Classes in art and physical education
Science experiences for Tatnall students include classroom and laboratory work, as well as outdoor environmental field studies utilizing Tatnall’s 110-acre campus.