ADMISSIONS PROCESS

Admissions

The Peabody Admission Committee gives careful consideration to every applicant. We encourage all interested families to begin the application process as soon as possible, as admission decisions begin in early November for the following academic year. Peabody School typically fills enrollment by late May, so we recommend that applicants submit an admission application and support documents by mid-April to allow time for review and a classroom visit by early May.  All applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with the following exception: the deadline for application materials for entry to Kindergarten in 2025-2026 is Wednesday, January 8, 2025. 

K-8 Admission Checklist

Start your application online HERE:

  • Application Form – This must be completed first; once submitted, other documents will open.
  • Application Fee – Please remit $50 processing fee, payable to Peabody School.
    • To pay online, click HERE.
  • Academic Assessment (applicants to Kindergarten – Grade 8):
    • Contact any licensed school or clinical psychologist to arrange for the WPPSI (Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, for children ages 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months) or the WISC (Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children, for children ages 6 years 0 months to 16 years 11 months). Request that the test results be forwarded to Peabody School.
  • Parent Questionnaire (applicants to Kindergarten – Grade 8)
  • Teacher Questionnaire (applicants to Kindergarten – Grade 8)
  • School Records Release (applicants to Kindergarten – Grade 8)
  • Applicant Questionnaire (applicants to Grades 6 – 8)
  • OPTIONAL Portfolio (Applicants to Kindergarten – Grade 8): Assemble a portfolio of your child’s work. Photos of portfolio items are acceptable, as items will not be returned.
  • Portfolio Guidelines: A portfolio submission is an optional part of the admissions process. Please choose up to three representative samples of work your child has completed over the last several months as part of your child’s admission application.  Try to find items that demonstrate what you see as your child’s particular strengths and/or work of which your child is particularly proud.  You may include anything you feel will help give us a picture of your child’s abilities, interests, and ideas.  Suggestions include:
    • Drawings, collages, paintings, or other artwork
    • Writing
    • Photographs of block structures or other constructions
    • Transcriptions of conversations between you (or someone else) and your child that seem to reveal advanced thinking
    • Recordings of original songs, poems, scenes, or skits
    • Work involving mathematical concepts such as calendars, patterns, math problems, etc. 

PreK Admission Checklist

Start your application online HERE:

  • Application Form – This must be completed first; once submitted, other documents will open.
  • Application Fee – Please remit $50 processing fee, payable to Peabody School.
    • To pay online, click HERE.
    • Teacher Questionnaire (if student has previously attended preschool)

    Admission Review

      • Once your child’s application is complete, it will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee. You will be contacted regarding the status of your child’s application for admission soon after the application process has been completed.

    Applicant Visit

      • As the final step in the application process, applicants to Kindergarten – Grade 8 are invited to visit with students in their current grade level at Peabody School to ensure that Peabody is an appropriate academic setting. Students applying to PreK will have a morning visit to our PreKindergarten classrooms.

    Suggested Timeline

    October/November

        • Attend our Fall Open House on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
        • After October 9, schedule an appointment and/or tour of Peabody with the Director of Admission.
        • Schedule WPPSI or WISC testing with a licensed school or clinical psychologist, and request that test results be sent to Peabody School.  Make sure your child is healthy and well-rested the morning of the testing.  Testing can only be administered once every 365 days.

    November/December

        • Complete and submit admission application and fee, parent questionnaire (plus applicant questionnaire for middle school applicants), and submit requests for teacher recommendation and school records to be sent to Peabody.

    December/January

        • Admission Committee members review files as they are completed and extend invitations for student visits. Contracts to returning families are issued in early February.

    Peabody School does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, qualified disability, or sexual orientation/gender identity in its admission policies, financial aid program, or any other school-related programs or policies.