Admissions
Application for Admission
Thank you for your interest in Curtis School!
If you are interested in Kindergarten or DK for the 2024-2025 school year, our application deadline has now passed. If you are relocating from outside the greater Los Angeles area, we may be able to accept a late application - please reach out to admissions@curtisschool.org to inquire further.
If you are interested in applying for 1st through 6th grade for the 2024-25 school year, our application is still available! Please follow this link to create your CougarNet account and begin the process of applying. Grade level applications are due on December 1, 2023.
Following application submission, families will be invited to schedule their individual campus tour and parent conversation. If you would like to visit campus before deciding to apply, we welcome your attendance at one of our Open House Evenings. Advance registration is required - please use this link to sign up.
Lower Elementary Application Process
1. Applications for DK-2nd grade for the 2024-2025 school year will be available online August 1. DK and Kindergarten applications are due on November 15, 2023 at 5 p.m. Applications for 1st and 2nd grade are due on December 1, 2023.
2. After submitting an application, please email admissions@curtisschool.org to schedule your individual campus tour and sit-down conversation with a member of the Admissions team.
3. In December, we will reach out with an invitation for your child's assessment visit, which will be held on a Saturday in January.
4. Please download and hand deliver/email the appropriate school recommendation form(s) below to your child’s current school. Completed forms are due by January 12, 2024 and should be emailed directly to admissions@curtisschool.org.
Preschool Recommendation Form - DK & Kindergarten
Administrator's Recommendation - Grades 1-6
Current Teacher's Recommendation - Grades 1-6
Transcript Release Form - Grades 1-6
5. Submit a personal letter of recommendation to the Admissions Office at admissions@curtisschool.org by January 12, 2024.
2. After submitting an application, please email admissions@curtisschool.org to schedule your individual campus tour and sit-down conversation with a member of the Admissions team.
3. In December, we will reach out with an invitation for your child's assessment visit, which will be held on a Saturday in January.
4. Please download and hand deliver/email the appropriate school recommendation form(s) below to your child’s current school. Completed forms are due by January 12, 2024 and should be emailed directly to admissions@curtisschool.org.
Preschool Recommendation Form - DK & Kindergarten
Administrator's Recommendation - Grades 1-6
Current Teacher's Recommendation - Grades 1-6
Transcript Release Form - Grades 1-6
5. Submit a personal letter of recommendation to the Admissions Office at admissions@curtisschool.org by January 12, 2024.
Upper Elementary Application Process
1. Applications for 3rd-6th grade for the 2024-2025 school year will be available online August 1, and are due on December 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
2. After submitting an application, please reach out to admissions@curtisschool.org to schedule your individual campus tour and sit-down conversation with a member of the admissions team.
3. All student applicants for 3rd-6th grade will be invited to spend a morning on campus in January.
4. Applicants for 3rd grade are required to take the Primary 3 Level ISEE. Applicants for 4th grade are required to take the Primary 4 Level ISEE. Applicants for 5th & 6th grades are required to take the Lower Level ISEE. Registration and information about the tests are available on the ERB website. For our process, it is helpful to receive scores by the end of January 2024. Please be sure to include Curtis School as a recipient of the scores. Our ISEE School Code is 054000.
5. Please download and hand deliver/email the appropriate school evaluation form(s) below to your child’s current school. Completed forms are due by January 12, 2024 and should be emailed directly to admissions@curtisschool.org.
Administrator's Recommendation Grades 1-6
Current Teacher's Recommendation Grades 1-6
Transcript Release Form Grades 1-6
6. Submit a personal letter of recommendation to the Admissions Office at admissions@curtisschool.org by January 12, 2024.
2. After submitting an application, please reach out to admissions@curtisschool.org to schedule your individual campus tour and sit-down conversation with a member of the admissions team.
3. All student applicants for 3rd-6th grade will be invited to spend a morning on campus in January.
4. Applicants for 3rd grade are required to take the Primary 3 Level ISEE. Applicants for 4th grade are required to take the Primary 4 Level ISEE. Applicants for 5th & 6th grades are required to take the Lower Level ISEE. Registration and information about the tests are available on the ERB website. For our process, it is helpful to receive scores by the end of January 2024. Please be sure to include Curtis School as a recipient of the scores. Our ISEE School Code is 054000.
5. Please download and hand deliver/email the appropriate school evaluation form(s) below to your child’s current school. Completed forms are due by January 12, 2024 and should be emailed directly to admissions@curtisschool.org.
Administrator's Recommendation Grades 1-6
Current Teacher's Recommendation Grades 1-6
Transcript Release Form Grades 1-6
6. Submit a personal letter of recommendation to the Admissions Office at admissions@curtisschool.org by January 12, 2024.
