The online application includes student information, family information, and a $70 application fee. The application deadline is December 15.

Virtual meetings are offered from September through mid-January. Once we have received the initial Application materials in Ravenna, each family will receive confirmation of their assigned Parent and Student Meeting date and time(s). 

PK and K applicant families attend a parent meeting & student group activity (one virtual meeting).

3rd and 4th grade applicant families attend a parent meeting and a student group activity (two virtual meetings).

Parent and student Meetings for 1st and 2nd grade applicants will be scheduled if space becomes available in those grades.

Applicants must submit a recommendation from the student’s current teacher.

We recommend sending the forms to the teachers no earlier than late November or December so that they will have a chance to get to know your child before completing them.

Applicants must submit a report card or progress report if the child receives one from his or her current school. Please submit reports from the first half of the current school year and the full previous school year if available. Please submit the transcript release form to your child’s school authorizing the school to send reports directly to Sidwell Friends School.

The online application includes student information, family information, and a $70 application fee. The application deadline is December 15.

For 6th and 7th grade student and parent meetings, once you have submitted your Online Application and Parent Statement, you will receive confirmation of your assigned Virtual Applicant Interview and Parent Meeting date and time. An admissions representative will meet with the applicant for the first 20 minutes of the appointment and then there will be an opportunity for parents or guardians to speak with the admissions team member for the rest of the allotted time.

Student interviews and parent meetings for 5th and 8th grade applicants will be scheduled if space becomes available in those grades.

We require recommendations from the student’s current English teacher and math teacher. If the student applying for Middle School has one homeroom teacher who teaches both subjects, please ask that teacher to submit the recommendations for each subject separately.

We recommend sending the forms to the teachers no earlier than late November or December so they will have a chance to get to know your child before completing them.

Applicants to grades 5–8 should submit transcripts from the first half of the current school year and the full previous school year. Please submit the transcript release form to your child’s school authorizing it to send transcripts directly to Sidwell Friends School. We recommend that you request the transcripts in early January so that the most up-to-date grading period will be included with your child’s application.

We are not accepting SSAT or ISEE testing this year. If your child took a standardized test at his or her school during the 2020-2021 school year (such as ERBs, MAP, SOL, Stanford, IOWA, CTPs, PAARC) please make sure that Sidwell Friends receives the test results as part of their school transcripts by January 15.

In lieu of SSAT and ISEE testing, students will complete a reading and writing comprehension activity to be administered by a member of the Admissions Office via Zoom on designated Saturday mornings in December and January.

The online application includes student information, family information, and a $70 application fee. The application deadline is December 15.

Once you have submitted your Online Application and Parent Statement, you will receive confirmation of your assigned Virtual Applicant Interview and Parent Meeting date and time. An admissions representative will meet with the applicant for the first 20 minutes of the appointment and then there will be an opportunity for parents or guardians to speak with the admissions team member for the rest of the allotted time. 

Student interviews and parent meetings for 10th and 11th grade applicants will be scheduled if space becomes available in those grades. No students are admitted in 12th grade.

Please request a teacher recommendation from your child's current math and English teachers. We recommend sending the forms to the teachers no earlier than late November or December so that they will have a chance to get to know your child before completing them.

In lieu of SSAT and ISEE testing, students will complete a writing and reading comprehension assessment to be administered by a member of the Admissions Office via Zoom on designated Saturday mornings throughout the fall.

Applicants to grades 9–11 should submit transcripts from the first half of the current school year and the full previous school year. Please submit the transcript release form to your child’s school authorizing it to send transcripts directly to Sidwell Friends School. We recommend that you request the transcripts in early January so that the most up-to-date grading period will be included with your child’s application.

We are not accepting SSAT or ISEE testing this year. If your child took a standardized test at his or her school during the 2020-2021 school year (such as ERBs, MAP, SOL, Stanford, IOWA, CTPs, PAARC) please make sure that Sidwell Friends receives the test results as part of their school transcripts by January 15.