Application Requirements and Timeline

As a best practice, we recommend that you first complete your student profile and submit it to King along with the application fee. Any components and forms completed after this initial submission will be delivered to the King.

• Deadlines
  • Admission portfolios completed after December 16, 2024 will be considered on a rolling basis and are not guaranteed to have an admission decision by February 14, 2025.
  • If a school releases a required transcript after December 16, 2024 we will still consider this student in our first round of applications and guarantee an admission decision by February 14, 2025. Please wait until the close of the first marking period to request transcripts from your current school.
  • We recommend that families schedule interviews and testing as early as possible. Interviews and testing scheduled by January 15, 2025 will be considered in the Round 1 applicant pool.
• Teacher Recommendation Forms
  • We ask all applicants to request Teacher Recommendation forms. If you are unable to secure recommendation forms from your current teachers, you should request the Personal or Any Teacher Recommendation to be completed by a past teacher, tutor, coach, or program director. Please call the Admission Office to discuss who should complete each form.
• Standard Application Online FAQs

PreKindergarten students must be 3 years old by September 1  of their entry year.

• SAO PreKindergarten and Kindergarten Application
  • Student Profile
    • As a best practice, we recommend that you first complete your student profile and submit it to King along with the application fee. Any components and forms completed after this initial submission will be delivered to the King.
  • Student Photo
  • Parent Questionnaire
  • Teacher Recommendation Form
  • Official School Reports/Transcript Form Release (if available)
  • Principal/Head/Counselor Recommendation
• Parent Interview, Student Screening and Classroom Visit
  • After submitting Student Profile and Parent Questionnaire,  contact Merrill Shafer, Associate Director of Admission for Lower School, to schedule your appointments.

• SAO Grades 1 and 2 Application
  • Student Profile
    • As a best practice, we recommend that you first complete your student profile and submit it to King along with the application fee. Any components and forms completed after this initial submission will be delivered to the King.
  • Student Photo
  • Parent Questionnaire
  • Teacher Recommendation Form
  • Official School Reports/Transcript Form Release
  • Principal/Head/Counselor Recommendation
• Parent Interview and Student Screening/Classroom Visit
  • After submitting Student Profile and Parent Questionnaire,  contact Merrill Shafer, Associate Director of Admission for Lower School, to schedule your appointments.

• SAO Grades 3-4 Application
  • Student Profile
    • As a best practice, we recommend that you first complete your student profile and submit it to King along with the application fee. Any components and forms completed after this initial submission will be delivered to the King.
  • Student Photo
  • Parent Questionnaire
  • Teacher Recommendation Form
  • Official School Reports/Transcript Form Release
  • Principal/Head/Counselor Recommendation
• Parent Interview and Student Visit
  • After submitting Student Profile and Parent Questionnaire,  contact Merrill Shafer, Associate Director of Admission for Lower School, to schedule your appointments.
• Standardized Testing
  • The ISEE Primary is required for students applying for Grades 3 and 4. There are a variety of options to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), including in-person and at-home, online testing.
  • Applicants may take the ISEE at any test site. Testing scheduled by January 15, 2025 will be considered in the Round 1 applicant pool.
  • To register, contact the ISEE Office directly at 800.446.0320 or register online. Testing options and locations are listed on testing websites.
    • When registering, please list King as one of the schools to which your child is applying so that test results will be sent directly to us. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited at all test sites.
      • King Test Codes:
        • ISEE: 070720

• SAO Grade 5 Application
  • Student Profile
    • As a best practice, we recommend that you first complete your student profile and submit it to King along with the application fee. Any components and forms completed after this initial submission will be delivered to the King.
  • Student Photo
  • Parent Statement
  • Math and English Recommendations
  • Official School Reports/Transcript Form Release
  • Principal/Head/Counselor Recommendation
• Parent Interview and Student Visit
  • After submitting Student Profile and Parent Questionnaire, contact Merrill Shafer, Associate Director of Admission for Lower School to schedule your appointments.
• Standardized Testing
  • King accepts either the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).  Each test is offered at different times, in different locations. We encourage families to choose the test that works best for them.
  • There are a variety of options to take either the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), including in-person and at-home, online testing.
  • Applicants may take the ISEE or SSAT at any test site. Testing scheduled by January 15, 2025 will be considered in the Round 1 applicant pool.
  • To register, contact the ISEE Office directly at 800.446.0320 or register online; or the SSAT Office at 609.683.4440 or register online. Testing options and locations are listed on testing websites.
    • When registering, please list King as one of the schools to which your child is applying so that test results will be sent directly to us. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited at all test sites.
      • King Test Codes:
        • SSAT: 4395
        • ISEE: 070720

• SAO Application
  • Student Profile
    • As a best practice, we recommend that you first complete your student profile and submit it to King along with the application fee. Any components and forms completed after this initial submission will be delivered to the King.
  • Student Photo
  • Student Essays
  • Parent Statement
  • English Teacher Recommendation Form
  • Math Teacher Recommendation Form
  • Official School Reports/Transcript Form Release
  • Principal/Head/Counselor Recommendation
  • Graded Essay: Students should upload an essay submitted during the 2024-2025 school year. The writing sample does not need to reflect the grade earned. 
  • Character Skills Snapshot (Grades 9-11 only)
• Student and Parent Tour and Interviews
  • After submitting Student Profile and Parent Statement, contact our office to schedule your appointments. 
    • Grades 6-8 contact Aishling Peterson, Associate Director of Admission for Middle School
    • Grade 9 contact Dana Thomas, Associate Director of Admission for Upper School
    • Grades 10-11 contact Guy Savage, Upper School Admission Associate
• Standardized Testing
  • King accepts either the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).  Each test is offered at different times, in different locations. We encourage families to choose the test that works best for them.
  • There are a variety of options to take either the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), including in-person and at-home, online testing. Testing scheduled by January 15, 2025 will be considered in the Round 1 applicant pool.
  • Applicants may take the ISEE or SSAT at any test site. 
  • To register, contact the ISEE Office directly at 800.446.0320 or register online; or the SSAT Office at 609.683.4440 or register online. Testing options and locations are listed on testing websites.
    • When registering, please list King as one of the schools to which your child is applying so that test results will be sent directly to us. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited at all test sites.
      • King Test Codes:
        • SSAT: 4395
        • ISEE: 070720