Cornerstone Schools Of Washington, Dc, Inc.

Cornerstone Schools of Washington, DC uses a Christ-centered, classical academic program with small class sizes aimed at cultivating a lifelong love of learning and teaching students how to think and how to learn. They emphasize a close partnership with families and educating the “whole child” (spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical), supported by ongoing assessment and targeted academic support to meet individual student needs.

Cornerstone directs families to apply online by creating a FACTS SIS/RENWeb application account and completing the required steps in order. (cornerstone-schools.org) After an application is submitted, Cornerstone automatically sends reference/records requests to the school staff listed by the family (e.g., K–6 classroom/preschool teacher and administrator; 7–12 math teacher, ELA teacher, and administrator) and asks that these be returned within one week so the application can be processed. (cornerstone-schools.org) Once the application and records are complete, students complete an academic assessment (unless a recent MAP test is on file) and may have grade-specific interviews/shadow days, followed by a family interview; families seeking tuition assistance (and not using DC OSP) must complete the tuition assistance application before the family interview and the site notes a $50 application fee for that tuition-assistance application. (cornerstone-schools.org) After all steps are finished, the school issues an admissions decision, and enrollment requires completing online enrollment documents, signing the financial agreement, and setting up a FACTS payment account if not on OSP. (cornerstone-schools.org) Key date/requirements notes include an August 30 kindergarten age cut-off (must be 5 by Aug 30), limited ability to serve most students with an active IEP/504 or who are significantly below grade level, and that OSP families/DC residents may need to apply for OSP but OSP does not guarantee admission; the site does not describe a waitlist or any priority categories, and its “Admissions Deadlines” page links out to a Canva timeline rather than listing deadlines in-page. (cornerstone-schools.org)