Admission Process

After speaking with a member of our team on the phone or after visiting campus, you may feel free to start the application process by creating an online account and filling out the initial application form linked here.

Although the last day to do this is Friday, January 12, we strongly encourage you to do this in the fall (October – December) so you can begin the next steps of the process listed below.

After completing the form and fee, you will have access to the online Application Portal and Checklist, where you will be able to manage the next steps including: 

• Complete Written Parent Questionnaire Online
  • See Application Checklist
• Scheduling a Parent Interview (Instructions on when/how to do this to come)
• Requesting official school records from current school 
  • See records release form attached to Application Checklist
  • Must be sent to current school no later than January 12, 2024
  • Must be received by SJES no later than January 19, 2024
• Requesting Current Teacher Evaluation and Recommendation Forms 
  • It is recommended to do this no earlier than December 1 and no later than January 12, 2024
  • Forms must be received by SJES by January 19, 2024

Preschool-First Grade Evaluations 
Applicants for Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and First Grade will be assigned an evaluation date. This evaluation will take place at St. John’s on a Saturday in January or February. Students will engage with other applicants their age for approximately an hour in a classroom and on the playground. 

Second Grade- Seventh Grade Evaluations 
Applicants for Second Grade – Seventh Grade will be invited to campus during the school week. Students will engage with current St. John’s students and have an opportunity to see St. John’s in action, participating in classroom and out of classroom activities. 

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Pre-Kindergarten – First Grade Testing 
Applicants for Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and First Grade are required to register with Collaborative Academic Testing Services (CATS). We strongly encourage you to register with CATS as soon as possible, as it is likely that their testing dates will be filled before our application deadline on January 12. 

For more information about CATS and to register, please see link:  https://www.catstexas.com/ 

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Second Grade- Seventh Grade Testing 
Applicants for Second Grade – Seventh Grade must register for ISEE testing. Second-Fourth Grade applicants will register for the Primary Level ISEE test, Fifth-Sixth Grade applicants will register for the Lower Level ISEE test and Seventh Grade applicants will register for the Middle Level ISEE test.  

You may register to take the ISEE at St. John’s Episcopal School on January 20, 2024. You will need to enter the following event code when registering: PJ4MKECB 

Please be sure to select St. John’s Episcopal School in Dallas, TX (School code: 447538) as a recipient of your child’s scores so they will be automatically sent to us and included in your child’s application.  

For more information about the ISEE and to register to take this assessment, please see link below to create a student profile and/or login into your account: https://iseeonline.erblearn.org/