School type Private, PreK-12 Opened 1905 Grades K-12 Mascot Tiger Color Purple and white | Religious affiliation(s) Christianity Head of School Brent Bell Phone +1 706-235-6051 Founded 1905 | |
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Chairperson Linda Grizzard Owens '79 Motto Wisdom More Than Knowledge, Service Beyond Self, Honor Above Everything. Accreditations AdvancED, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools Profiles | ||
Darlington School is an American private, coeducational, college-preparatory day and boarding school in Rome, Georgia. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12, divided into a lower, middle and upper school. The student body represents 38 countries. The Head of School is Brent Bell, the Upper School Director is Matthew Peer, and the Lower School Director is Hope Jones.
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Founded in 1905 by local residents John Paul and Alice (Allgood) Cooper, Darlington School was named by former students in honor of a local teacher. Joseph James Darlington taught at the local J. M. Proctor School for Boys in Rome. The school originally used Thornwood House and its associated property. In 1920 the school moved to the current location of Desoto Park and has expanded around this 500 acre area.
Darlington School uses an English public school-style house system in the upper school. Each house is led by a Head of House faculty member and a resident and day student prefect. Boys' houses include Summerbell (freshman), Moser, and Neville. Girls' houses include Cooper (freshman), Regester, and Thornwood.
The school participates in Greater Opportunities for Access to Learning (GOAL), a Georgia program which offers a state income tax credit to donors of scholarships to private schools.