Apply to Severn

The Online Application (and $60 application fee) must be submitted. Applications received after January 12 will be considered on a rolling basis.

For students applying for kindergarten and first grade, records from their current school are required. This is all done electronically.  Once you apply online, login and go to the checklist.  Click on the Transcript Request button and email the request directly to your child's current school after the first term of the current year. Transcripts must be submitted directly to Severn School.

If your child is enrolled now or has been enrolled in a previous school, we request a teacher recommendation.  This is all done electronically.  Once you apply online, login and go to the checklist.  Click on the Teacher Recommendation button and email the request directly to your child's teacher after the first term of the current year. Recommendations must be submitted directly to Severn School online.

Applicants to our Early Childhood Division are required to come for a class visit, during which time he/she will be observed and assessed by our qualified educational experts.

For our Preschool applicants (3 year olds) this visit will last approximately 1 hour.

For Prekindergarten applicants (4 year olds) this visit will last approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

For Kindergarten and 1st grade applicants this is a 3 hour visit.

While your child is enjoying him/herself in the classroom, parents meet with an admissions officer to answer any additional questions.

All applicants for Preschool and Prekindergarten must be potty trained by the start of school.

The Online Application (and $60 application fee) must be submitted. Applications received after January 12 will be considered on a rolling basis.

For students applying for grades 2-5, records from their current school are required. This is all done electronically.  Once you apply online, login and go to the checklist.  Click on the Transcript Request button and email the request directly to your child's current school after the first term of the current year. Transcripts must be submitted directly to Severn School.

For students applying for grades 2-5, one teacher recommendation is required. This is all done electronically.  Once you apply online, login and go to the checklist.  Click on the Teacher Recommendation button and email the request directly to your child's teacher after the first term of the current year. Recommendations must be submitted directly to Severn School online.

Applicants for grades 2-5 are required to come for a full day class visit/observation. During this visit the student will join a classroom of their current grade level and have an educational assessment done by our grade level teachers. Grade 5 applicants are required to take the ISEE. 

Applicants must register for the test directly with ISEE. You must request on the registration form that the results be forwarded to Severn. Our school code for the ISEE is 210945. 

Applicants applying for grade 5 must also take the ISEE test.  This test does not have to be taken at Severn, and may be taken at any school offering the exam. However, you must request on the registration form that the results be forwarded to Severn. Our school code for the ISEE is 210945.

Applicants must register for the test directly with ISEE. Any ISEE taken after February 2 will be considered for rolling admissions. Each exam lasts approximately three hours and is administered on Saturday mornings in the fall and winter. Registration closes three weeks prior to the testing date, and many test sites will fill up so please register early.

The Online Application (and $60 application fee) must be submitted. Applications received after January 12 will be considered on a rolling basis.

For students applying for grades 6-12, records from their current school are required. This is all done electronically.  Once you apply online, login and go to the checklist.  Click on the Transcript Request button and email the request directly to your child's current school after the first term of the current year. Transcripts must be submitted directly to Severn School.  Transcripts must be received no later than January 26th.  

For students applying for grades 6-12, two teacher recommendations are required - one from your child's current English teacher and one from your child's current Math teacher to be submitted directly to Severn School. This is all done electronically.  Once you apply online, login and go to the checklist. Click on the Teacher Recommendation button and email the requests directly to your child's teachers after the first term of the current year. Recommendations must be submitted directly to Severn School online. Recommendations must be received no later than January 26th.

An interview is required of all applicants and parents. If your child is spending the day with us for a class visit, the interviews will be scheduled for that day. Once we receive your application, an admissions officer will contact you to arrange a date and time.

Applicants should complete the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). These tests do not have to be taken at Severn, and may be taken at any school offering the exam. However, you must request on the registration form that the results be forwarded to Severn. Our school code for the ISEE is 210945.

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Class visits in Middle and Upper School are optional. They are non-evaluative and are simply an opportunity for the applicant to experience Severn for him/herself.

All class visits, including parent and student interviews, are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis, with applicants receiving priority over those simply inquiring.