Pre-K – 8th Grade

We are so glad that you are interested in Westtown School for your child’s pre-K through 8th-grade education, where they will be inspired and challenged to realize their individual gifts in a diverse community. Through our application process, we encourage you to get to know Westtown School on a deeper level as we also get to know you and your child. We look forward to getting to know you!

To apply, follow the steps below.

STEP 1: Request Information

To start the admission process, please complete our Inquiry Form online.

STEP 2: Schedule a Campus Tour

In Lower School, we suggest that your tour be adult-only. After you apply, your child will experience their own school visit (see Step 4). In Middle School, we encourage you to bring your student on your tour so they may all also ask their questions about the Middle School experience. Contact Tearson Morrison, Director of Admission for PK-8th Grade at 610-399-7904 or email tearson.morrison@westtown.edu.

Tearson Morrison
Director of Admission for PK – 8th Grade
University of Pennsylvania, B.S.
Phone: (610) 399-7904
tearson.morrison@westtown.edu

STEP 3: Begin your Application

Begin the Standard Application Online (SAO). Click “Register/login” or “Get started with the SAO.” If this is your first SAO application, you will need to create an SSAT/SAO account. If you have used SAO before, you will simply log in. Submitting the student profile and paying the application fee will transmit the application to us. Student and parent essays, recommendations, and transcripts can follow. After we receive your initial application, we will send a short supplemental form to complete.

The application deadline is December 1. After December 1, we will still consider applications based on availability in your grade of interest.

STEP 4: Schedule a Student Visit

For PreK and K your child will visit with Tearson Morrison for about 30 minutes of playtime & games to get to know them and they will have an all-applicant play date in December.

1st – 5th grade students will have a visit day in their current grade. Tearson will reach out to you to set up your child’s visit once you have submitted the first portion (the Student Biographic Profile) of their online application.

6th – 8th grade students will attend an all-applicant visit day in December as the final step of their application process.

STEP 5: Testing

For Lower School applicants:

PreK/K: readiness assessments are required and are conducted on site at Westtown during your 1:1 visit.
1st – 5th testing: Outside testing is not required as applicants will be assessed at Westtown in both Literacy and Mathematics on their required student visit day. Applicants who have testing they wish to submit are welcome to do so. If a family is requesting accommodations, then testing would be necessary to support the request.

If your child has completed a WPPSI or WISC in the past year, we will gladly add that to their application file. We are happy to have this additional information about their learning profile, but it is not required.

For Middle School applicants:

6th – 8th testing: There are three choices for standardized tests. Westtown does not have a preference.
- Take and submit the SSAT test (Westtown School code 8164) Westtown School is one of the test locations for the SSAT for the general public. Testing dates for all locations and registration can be found on the SSAT website.
  OR
- Take and submit the ISEE test (Westtown School code is 395230)
- We can also accept an ERB test taken within the last year (T/E School District and a few other Independent schools administer these annually).

Please review the test dates as soon as possible, as you want to select a test before the application deadline of December 1. You can reach out to tearson.morrison@westtown.edu with any questions about our testing requirements.

STEP 6: Financial Aid

If interested in Financial Aid, click here