Admission Forms

In order to apply for admission to St. Richard's School, families must complete and submit an Application for Admission along with a non-refundable application fee of $75. The following three options are available for completing the application for admission:

• Submit the Application for Admission and application fee online
  
• Download the Application for Admission and return it, along with the application fee, via mail (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free of charge)

The deadline for submitting applications to be considered for the first cycle of admission is January 31. We will mail admissions decisions for the first cycle by mid-March. The number of students to whom we can offer admission depends on the number of spaces available, which we will know only after our current families have returned re-enrollment contracts in mid-February. After the initial round of admission decisions in mid-March, we will enroll new students until available spaces are filled. On a case-by-case basis, students may be admitted after the start of the school year if space remains available.

Admission Policy

In keeping with the School's mission, St. Richard's admits and welcomes students of all racial, religious, national, and socioeconomic backgrounds of above average to exceptional ability. A diverse school community is part of the St. Richard's tradition.  In fact, seventeen countries are currently represented by our student body.

Students are selected for admission to the School on the basis of academic potential, developmental and social maturity, school achievement, behavior, and readiness for our School's program.

PreKindergarten, Junior Kindergarten, and Kindergarten
The age guideline for admission to St. Richard's Episcopal School is that children should be three by June 1st of the year they expect to enter PreKindergarten, four by June 1st of the year they expect to enter Junior Kindergarten, and five by June 1st of the year they expect to enter Kindergarten.  Exceptions will be considered on a case by case basis.

The following documents are required for Early Childhood admission consideration:

• Application (and $75 application fee)
• Early Childhood Parent Questionnaire
  
• Photocopy of birth certificate
• Photo of child
• Teacher Recommendation (if applicable)
• Play Date at St. Richard's Episcopal School

Grades One through Four:
The following documents are required for Lower Division admission consideration:

• Application (and $75 application fee)
• Photocopy of birth certificate
• Photo of child
• Transcripts from prior school
• Teacher recommendation from prior school
  
• Shadow day at St. Richard's Episcopal School

Grades Five through Eight:
The following documents are required for Middle Division admission consideration:

• Application (and $75 application fee)
• Photocopy of birth certificate
• Photo of child
• Transcripts from prior school
• Teacher recommendation from prior school (Language Arts)
  
• Teacher recommendation from prior school (Math)
  
• Shadow day at St. Richard's Episcopal School