Ravenscroft School

Ravenscroft says families begin by creating an account in its Admissions Portal, submitting the online application, and paying a $70 application fee; once that fee is received, the portal unlocks the admissions checklist and an admissions coordinator contacts the family. (ravenscroft.org) Requirements vary by grade: PreK/K applicants need a group applicant visit, teacher observation, parent questionnaire, and photo; Grade 1 adds a classroom visit/assessment and school records release; Grades 2-5 add a classroom visit day, testing, two teacher recommendations, questionnaire, photo, and records release; and Grades 6-12 need parent and student questionnaires, a headshot, transcripts/report cards, English and math recommendations, testing, a student visit day/interview, and a January first-semester/trimester report card when available. (ravenscroft.org) Publicly visible key dates include tours running from September through January, financial-aid applications opening in September with the same deadline as the admissions application, and grades 2-12 test scores needing to be received by Jan. 23, 2026 for first consideration; Ravenscroft also links separate New Family and Current Family admissions timelines for exact annual deadlines. (ravenscroft.org) The school says admissions decisions are based on developmental readiness/achievement, potential for success in its college-preparatory program, interpersonal fit, and evidence of parental cooperation/support; it accepts applications for PreK through grade 11, with natural entry points at PreK, Kindergarten, 6th, and 9th, and generally does not accept local 12th-grade applicants unless they are newly relocated. (ravenscroft.org) I did not find a clearly posted public waitlist policy or ranked admissions-priority list on the current admissions pages; what is public is that Ravenscroft maintains a separate current-family timeline and indicates late/after-first-consideration enrollment is handled on a space-available basis, so families should confirm any sibling/current-family priority or wait-pool details directly with admissions. (ravenscroft.org)