Application Process

Thank you for your interest in The Heights School! Please follow the instructions below based on the grade you intend on applying for.

 APPLICANTS TO 3rd AND 9th-12th GRADES

1. Online Application Form

Please submit this application form by December 15, 2025. Once the application has been submitted, you will have access to the parent portal where you find a checklist to complete the following steps, and submit the short responses.

2. Supporting Documents (Parent Essay Questions, Student Transcripts, Two Recommendations)

These documents can be found in the checklist on the parent portal after submitting the application form and $50 fee online. All three–the (very short) parent essay questions, student transcripts, and teacher recommendations–can be accessed and submitted online. 

3. Student Visit

Shadow days will begin in September 2025. Scheduling these appointments will be made available on September 1st. Read more about student visits here.

4. Family Interview (student with both parents)

Once the application and all requisite materials have been received, we look forward to meeting with your family for this final conversation. Please ensure these documents are submitted and the student visit day is completed before coming in for the interview. Both parents are required to accompany the applicant(s) for the interview. This gives us the chance to get to know your family in a more personal way and assess your son’s academic readiness (he will read from a book out loud, work on a writing sample, and complete our math assessment ). It is also a great opportunity for you to better acquaint yourself with our school. The interview is expected to last an hour. To access the admissions portal and schedule an interview, please click here. The interview deadline is December 15, 2025.

5. Optional: Upper School Applicants may, at their election, submit SSAT or other standardized test scores

The Heights is Test-Optional. Accordingly, Upper School applicants, if they so choose, may take the SSAT or send us another similar standardized test score once it becomes available. You may send results directly to us. Regardless of whether standardized tests are submitted, all applicants will read aloud to their interviewer, provide a short writing sample during the family interview, and complete written work during their visit day. Consequently, The Heights does not require a standardized test, but rather leaves it to the applicant family to decide whether such a test is in the best interest of their son.

 APPLICANTS TO 4th-8th GRADES

There will be very little space for students looking to enter the 4th-8th grades.  Potential applicants to these grades are welcome to submit an application (as well as the parent essays, transcripts, and recommendations) by November 23, 2025. If a spot is available in your son’s grade, a student visit and family interview will be granted by invitation only. Should your son be invited to take these next steps, a member of our admissions team will contact you on December 2, 2025. Note that we will be unable to host a majority of the applicants to grades 4-8 for visits and interviews, and that priority will be given to applicants with siblings currently enrolled at the school.

1. Online Application Form

Please submit this application form by November 23, 2025. Once the application has been submitted, you will have access to the parent portal where you find a checklist to complete the following steps, and submit the short responses.

2. Supporting Documents (Parent Essay Questions, Student Transcripts, Two Recommendations)

These documents can be found in the checklist on the parent portal after submitting the application form and $50 fee online. All three–the (very short) parent essay questions, student transcripts, and teacher recommendations–can be accessed and submitted online. 

3. Student Visit

Shadow days will be in December 2025 by invitation only for 4th-8th grade applicants. We will contact families with scheduling information on December 2, 2025. Read more about student visits here.

4. Family Interview (student with both parents)

The family interview will be in January 2026 by invitation only for 4th-8th grade applicants. We will contact families with next steps in December 2025. Both parents are required to accompany the applicant(s) for the interview. This gives us the chance to get to know your family in a more personal way and assess your son’s academic readiness (he will read from a book out loud, work on a writing sample, and complete our math assessment ). It is also a great opportunity for you to better acquaint yourself with our school. The interview is expected to last an hour.