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Admissions Process

Ravenscroft is committed to our students’ success and our families’ satisfaction. To ensure that your student’s admission is a good fit and in keeping with our mission, vision and values, all applications are reviewed and assessed by considering the following factors:

Developmental readiness, or level of academic achievement, of the applicant
Evidence of the applicant’s potential for success in our college-preparatory program
Evaluation of the applicant’s interpersonal skills and ability to adjust to the Ravenscroft community
Evidence of parental cooperation and support

Applying to Ravenscroft takes just a few steps, outlined below. Please be sure to note the dates and deadlines so your student’s application process is a smooth and efficient one.

1. Begin Your Application Online
2. Complete Your Admissions Checklist

1. Begin Your Application Online

The first step to a Ravenscroft education is beginning your application in the admissions portal. The portal will keep track of your entire application process and allow you to easily pay application fees.

Application Fees
PreK-Grade 1: $125
Grades 2-12: $70

Once the application fee is received, your admissions checklist will be available in the portal and your admissions coordinator will contact you.

Begin Application

2. Complete Your Admissions Checklist

Admissions Process Checklist

Applicants to PreK and Kindergarten

Applicants to Grade 1

Applicants to Grades 2-5

1. Attend classroom visit day.
2. Admissions Testing: See the screening and testing section below.
3. Submit two teacher recommendation forms - one to your child’s current teacher and one to your child’s teacher from the previous year.
4. Submit Parent Questionnaire.
5. Provide an applicant photo.
6. Submit School Records Release Form to your child’s current school.

Applicants to Grades 6-12

1. Submit the Parent Questionnaire.
2. Submit the Student Questionnaire.
3. Provide an applicant headshot photo.
4. Submit the Transcript/Report Card Request Form to the student’s current
school.
5. Submit the Teacher Recommendation Forms to the student’s current English and math teachers.
6. Admissions Testing: See the screening and testing section below.
7. Attend a Student Visit Day.
8. Student interviews will be conducted during the Student Visit Day. Contact your admissions coordinator for accommodations if you are not a local family.
9. Once available in January, submit a copy of the first semester or first trimester report card from the current year.

Screening and Testing

Applicants to PreK and Kindergarten

Applicants to Grade 1

Applicants to Grades 2-12

Testing is required for all applicants for grades 2-12. There are two testing options available. We will accept test scores from the two options listed below if testing was completed within the past 12 months. Otherwise, an updated test score will be required.

• ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam)
Applicants to grades 2-12
• SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test)
Applicants to grades 3-12

Students may take the exam anywhere it is offered.

All scores must be received by the Jan. 24, 2025 deadline in order to be included for first consideration.

School Codes (if needed):
ISEE: 343233
SSAT:6010