Recommended Deadline: January 10, 2025

The application form for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on August 14, 2024. To apply, click the “Apply Here” link below. Your email is required to create an account that will allow you to complete the application and track steps in the admission process through the parent portal. Applications are accepted after the deadline, but please contact the admission office before applying for guidance about the late application steps.

APPLY HERE

Recommended Deadline: January 31, 2025

A teacher recommendation form from the applicant’s current teacher is required. Forms can be downloaded using the link below. We ask that you submit recommendation requests after December 1, 2024 so that the teacher has sufficient experience with your child to give thorough feedback. If your child’s school has a policy that does not allow teachers to complete the form, please request the Optional Recommendation Form from the admission office so that it can be sent to an adult who has worked closely with your child in another capacity (example- coach, mentor, tutor, youth leader, etc.)

Grades 1-4 Teacher Recommendation Form

Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation Form


If applying to Grades 1-12, a transcript release form must be completed and submitted to the applicant's current school. The form can be downloaded from the link below. 

Transcript Request

Recommended Deadline: Mid-February 2025

Evaluations vary by grade level. An email with instructions will be sent when scheduling becomes available for Kindergarten and Grade 1 testing.

All Grade 2-4 applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam. Registration is available on the ISEE website, and scores can be submitted to Ensworth using the code 432520. The ISEE should be completed by mid-February at the latest. Late applicants should contact the admission office regarding this step.

Recommended Deadline: January 10, 2025

The application form for the 2025-2026 school year will be available on August 14, 2024. To apply, click the “Apply Here” link below. Your email is required to create an account that will allow you to complete the application and track steps in the admission process through the parent portal. Applications are accepted after the deadline, but please contact the admission office before applying for guidance about the late application steps.

APPLY HERE

Recommended Deadline: January 31, 2025
 

Teacher Recommendation Forms

Teacher recommendation forms from the applicant’s current English and Math teachers are required. If both subjects are taught by the same teacher, they should complete the first page of subject-specific questions on both forms but only need to complete the second page on one of the forms. Forms can be downloaded at the link below. We ask that you submit recommendation requests after December 1, 2024 so that the teacher has sufficient experience with your child to give thorough feedback. If your child’s school has a policy that does not allow teachers to complete the form, please request the Optional Recommendation Form from the admission office so that it can be sent to an adult who has worked closely with your child in another capacity (example- coach, mentor, tutor, youth leader, etc.)

Math Teacher Recommendation Form

English Teacher Recommendation Form

Transcript Release

A transcript release form must be completed and submitted to the applicant’s current school. The form can be downloaded below.

Transcript Release

Applicant Statement Form

All applicants must complete the Applicant Statement Form and submit it to Ensworth. The form can be downloaded below.

Applicant Statement Form

Spaces in grades 10-12 are limited. The first step for prospective families interested in grades 10-12 is to submit an unofficial transcript, progress reports, or a list of past and current high school classes. This allows Ensworth to access any graduation requirement concerns. Please send course information to Julie Harris. In addition to the regular application requirements, 10-12 grade applicants will be required to complete additional proficiency testing. Note: We accept the PSAT or SSAT in lieu of the ISEE. Results must be no more than a year old.

Recommended Deadline: February 2025

All applicants are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Students can test at Ensworth on November 16, 2024 and February 1, 2025, although many other options are available. To submit scores  to Ensworth, use code 432520. The ISEE should be completed by mid-February at the latest.

Register for the ISEE

Students are required to complete an interview with someone on the Ensworth admission team. An email with instructions will be sent when scheduling becomes available. Late applicants should contact the admission office regarding this step.