Rising fifth grade classes are formed in the fall and early winter of each year. Applications from interested fourth graders are accepted until late January. Admissions decisions are made in early to mid February. You will be notified by mail of our decision.

Applications for other grades are taken when and if there are openings. Openings for an academic year are usually known in late March of the previous year. Families of interested applicants for 6th, 7th and 8th grades should leave their name with Village School staff. You will be contacted if an opening occurs, and applications will be accepted for the opening(s).

The admissions process usually begins with one or both parents visiting during a school day to meet teachers and see school in session, sometimes sitting in on a class. Alternatively, prospective parents and students can visit during our annual Open House, held one Saturday in early November.

Interested fourth grade students are asked to spend a day at Village School, shadowing a current fifth grader. This can occur before or after an application is submitted, but should occur before the end of the application acceptance period in late January.

The application consists of 4 parts:

1. The Application completed by the student’s parents
2. The Applicant Questionnaire completed by the prospective student
3. Teacher Recommendation Form completed by any teacher who knows the applicant well and mailed directly to Village School. This can be her third grade, fourth grade, gifted or other teacher.
4. Request for Release of Academic Records to be given to the applicant’s current school administration.

After the Application and Applicant Questionnaire are returned to Village School with an application fee of $100, the remainder of the application process can be completed. The applicant takes the Woodcock-Johnson skills assessment test. This is a one-on-one untimed test administered by an educational psychologist independent of Village School. The $100 fee covers the cost of the test. The psychologist will contact you directly and schedule the test at her office.

The final step in the process is a parent interview with Jamie Knorr, one of the co-directors of the school; at the same time the prospective student is meeting with Proal Heartwell, the other co-director. These interviews usually occur during after school hours.