Dates & Testing

Admission Notification Dates

As independent schools, we are varied in our educational philosophies and programs but united in our commitment to ethical practices in our admission offices. The Heads of the undersigned Los Angeles schools have agreed to the following principles of good practice for K – 12 admissions:

In order to minimize timing dilemmas for applicant families, we have agreed to the below recommended common notification and reply dates for fall 2024 admission:

Grades K-12:

  • Grades K-12: Notification letters will be sent on Friday, March 8, 2024
  • Email notifications can be sent starting at 5 PM on Friday, March 8, 2024
  • Replies are due on Friday, March 15, 2024, by 12:00 PM

We are mindful of the disruption to students’ education in their current schools that additional visits to prospective schools can cause, so we do not encourage such visits. However, schools that receive requests from newly admitted students and/or parents may grant those requests at their discretion.

We share an interest in making the independent school application experience as informative and enjoyable as possible and are joined in our conviction that the independent school world can offer unique and rich educational opportunities for young people.

Admission Testing Requirements for 2024-25 Entry

In an effort to increase transparency and efficiency for families applying to Los Angeles-area independent schools, we have created this reference about admission testing requirements, specifically for the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Examination) and the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test) and a reminder of our common transcript forms request.

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WILL NOT REQUIRE or CONSIDER ISEE-SSAT:

(do not send scores)

  • Archer School for Girls
  • Brentwood School
  • Bridges Academy
  • The Buckley School
  • Campbell Hall
  • Country School
  • Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
  • Kadima Day School
  • Marlborough School
  • Marymount High School
  • New Roads School
  • Park Century
  • Peninsula Heritage School
  • Pilgrim School
  • Pressman Academy
  • Rolling Hills Prep
  • Turning Point School
  • The Wesley School
  • Westerly School
  • Westmark
  • Westside Neighborhood School
  • Westside Waldorf School
  • Wildwood School

TEST-OPTIONAL POLICY:

  • Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School
  • Berkeley Hall School
  • Calvary Christian School
  • Chadwick School
  • Harvard-Westlake School
  • Milken Community School
  • Mirman School
  • Oakwood School
  • The School of Los Angeles (formerly Episcopal School of Los Angeles)
  • Sierra Canyon School
  • Sinai Akiba Academy
  • St. Matthew’s Parish School
  • Viewpoint School
  • Vistamar School
  • Willows Community School
  • Windward School

COMMON TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM:

Please note that the Common Transcript Request Form will ask for three years of each applicant’s school record, to include “an official transcript of all grades and evaluations, testing results, and information regarding disciplinary actions at your school for the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 academic years.”