About Us

Springer Middle School is named after Willard Springer, a well known banker in North Wilmington. He served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Alfred I. Dupont School. Mr. Springer died in 1956. His grandchildren still reside in the original Springer home located in Rockland, DE. The Springer family donated the portrait of Mr. Springer located in the main office of the school in the mid 70’s. The Springer family tree dates back further than the DuPont family in the Brandywine Hundred area.
  
The original school building was built in 1958. It was totally renovated in 2009. Major structural and building changes were made.  These included moving the main stair case and front office. Changes to the interior of the building were made to enhance the educational programs of a modern middle school. Over 100 seats were added to the auditorium. The library was expanded into a modern media center and the cafeteria was transformed into a "food court".  This allowed for a greater variety of menu items. All major mechanical and electrical systems were replaced with energy efficient ones.  State of the art telephone, security and building control systems were added. We proudly display the original SPRINGER letters in our lobby.