Apply to Severn

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• Important Dates for 2026-27 School Year

  The online application for the 2025-26 school year is now closed. If you would like to inquire about availability for a specific grade, please contact the Admission staff as noted below.
  
  If you are interested in a Spring Tour to prepare early for the 2026-27 school year, please reach out to the contact noted below.
  
  Availability for Spring Tours is as follows:
  

  • Teel Campus - April 1 - May 16
  • Chesapeake Campus - April 1 - 30

  To inquire about Preschool (age 3) through Grade 5, please call Sue Richburg at 410-647-7701 x2040 or email her at s.richburg@severnschool.com. 
  
  Please email Emilyn Chavez at e.chavez@severnschool.com to inquire about Grades 6 through 12 or call her at 410-647-7701 x2267. 
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  The important dates for the 2026-27 school year application process are:
  

  • September 2, 2025 - Online Application Opens for the school year.
  • September 15, 2025 - Campus Tours Begin
  • September 23, 2025 - Middle School Information Session
  • October 1, 2025 - Lower School Open House
  • October 23, 2025 - Middle/Upper School Open House
  • November 3, 2025 - Early Application Deadline (Severn offers an Early Admission option to siblings and alumni and faculty children entering grades 6 and 9.)
  • November 15, 2025 - ISEE Test Administered at Severn School
  • November 17, 2025 - Early Application Recommendations, Testing, and Transcripts Due (only for siblings and alumni and faculty children entering grades 6 or 9.)
  • December 19, 2025 - Financial Aid Application due for Current Families
  • January 5, 2026 - Application Deadline
  • January 10, 2026 - ISEE Test Administered at Severn School
  • January 16, 2026 - Recommendations, Testing and Transcripts Due
  • January 16, 2026 - Financial Aid Application due for New Families
  • January 30, 2026 - Last day for class visits and interviews for regular admission.
  • February 19, 2026 - Enrollment Decisions Released

• Pre-school-Grade 1: Admission Process

  COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION
  Once you are ready to apply, you will complete the Online Application (this includes a $60 application fee). The application deadline for the 2026-27 school year is January 5, 2026. 
  
  REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS
  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.

  
  REQUEST TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS
  

  Preschool-Grade 1: If your child is enrolled now, or has been enrolled in a previous school, or daycare, we request a teacher recommendation for all students applying. Once you apply online, login and go to the admission 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. 

  
  CLASSROOM VISITS
  

  All applicants are required to participate in a classroom observation of their current grade level. Ms. Sue Richburg will provide more details. 
  
  Please note: All applicants for Preschool and Prekindergarten must be potty trained by the start of school.

  
  CONVERSATION WITH ADMISSION REPRESENTATIVE
  

  So we may learn more about your child/children, a conversation with an Admission Officer is scheduled for all parents.  The interview will be conducted during the same time that your child is visiting with us. 
  
  TESTING

  Applicants entering Preschool through First Grade will complete an assessment that will be administered at the Lower School during their visit with us. Ms. Sue Richburg will provide more details for each grade level.

  
  

  DECISIONS
  To be considered for regular admissions Transcripts, Recommendation, Conversation, Testing/Assessments, and Classroom Visits must be completed no later than January 16, 2026 for our Admission Committee to review.  When reviewing our applicant pool, The Admission Committee gives first consideration to prospective students of siblings, alumni, and faculty.  Decisions are released on February 19.  

• Grades 2-5: Admission Process

  COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION
  Once you are ready to apply, you will complete the Online Application (this includes a $60 application fee). The application deadline for the 2026-27 school year is January 5, 2026. 
  
  REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS
  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.

  
  REQUEST TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS

  Grades 2-5: Once you apply online, login and go to the application 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.

  
  CLASSROOM VISITS
  

  All applicants are required to participate in a classroom observation of their current grade level. Ms. Sue Richburg will provide more details. 

  
  CONVERSATION WITH ADMISSION REPRESENTATIVE
  

  So we may learn more about your child/children, a conversation with an Admission Officer is scheduled for all parents.  The interview will be conducted during the same time that your child is visiting with us. 
  
  TESTING
  

  Applicants entering Second through Fourth Grade are required to complete an Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). The test is conducted at the Lower School during your child’s visit with us. Information on how to register will be provided from the Admission Office before the visit. 

   

  Applicants entering Fifth Grade should complete the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) by Friday, January 16, 2026. There are several testing options available, including online, paper-based, and at-home administrations. If you opt to 

  take the test on a scheduled test date, 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 21095. In-person testing registration closes three weeks prior to the testing date, and many test sites will fill up so please register early.  Walk-ins are accepted, space permitting, although there is an additional fee.

  
  

  DECISIONS
  To be considered for regular admissions Transcripts, Recommendation, Conversation, Testing/Assessments, and Classroom Visits must be completed no later than January 16, 2026 for our Admission Committee to review.  When reviewing our applicant pool, The Admission Committee gives first consideration to prospective students of siblings, alumni, and faculty.  Decisions are released on February 19.  

• Grades 6-12: Admission Process

  COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION
  Once you are ready to apply, you will complete the Online Application (this includes a $60 application fee). The application deadline for the 2026-27 school year is January 5, 2026. 
  
  

  REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS
  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 16, 2026.

  
  REQUEST TEACHER RECOMMENDATION
  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 16, 2026.

  
  SCHEDULE INTERVIEW
  A scheduled interview is required of all applicants. This is a casual conversation that allows time for us to learn more about your family, your child and your expectations.

  
  If your child is joining us for a class visit, the interviews will be scheduled for that day. Once we receive your application, an admission officer will contact you to arrange a date and time. The last day for class visits and interviews is January 30, 2026.

  
  TESTING
  Applicants should complete the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) by January 16, 2026. There are several testing options available, including online, paper-based, and at-home administrations.  If you opt to take the test on a scheduled test date, 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. Click here to learn more about testing options and for registration.  In-person testing registration closes three weeks prior to the testing date, and many test sites will fill up so please register early. Walk-ins are accepted, space permitting, although there is an additional fee.
  
  The ISEE Test will be administered at Severn School on November 15, 2025 and January 10, 2026.
  
  

  DECISIONS
  To be considered for regular admissions Transcripts, Recommendation, Conversation, Testing/Assessments, and Classroom Visits must be completed no later than January 16, 2026 for our Admission Committee to review.  When reviewing our applicant pool The Admission Committee gives first consideration to prospective students of siblings, alumni, and faculty.  Decisions are released on February 19.  

  
  12th GRADE
  Please note that it is highly unusual for Severn School to consider admission to a student entering 12th grade. If there are extenuating circumstances surrounding a student entering their senior year, we recommend that you contact the Admission Team directly to discuss.

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