How to Apply

Create an account through Ravenna (our Admission software) to register for a virtual Open House and to access Sterne School’s admissions application. 

Submit an application and application fee through Ravenna.

*To be considered for a reduced or waived application fee, please contact us at admissions@sterneschool.org. 
 

The student visit is an opportunity for your child to spend the day on campus, visit classes, meet teachers, and get to know other Sterne students. During Distance learning, students will visit classes and join a social lunch hangout online.

Applicants for grades 4-8 will complete a math, reading, and writing assessment in our Admissions Office during their visit (virtually during COVID-19 mandates).

Interviews typically range from 30-45 minutes and are an opportunity for the Admissions Staff to learn more about your child and for you to ask questions.

Documents Required for Grades 4-8
Confidential Common Evaluation Form
Transcript Release Form

Documents Required for Grades 9-12
Confidential Teacher Recommendation Forms (Principal or Counselor, Math, and English)
Transcript Release Form

Important notes on how forms are submitted:

• Transcript Release Forms are delegated to your child’s school and the school registrar will electronically submit documents through Ravenna.
• Parents delegate the Common Evaluation Form (grades 4-8) and Teacher Recommendation Forms (grades 9-12) through Ravenna. Then, teachers electronically submit forms through Ravenna directly to Sterne School. 

*Please give the teachers plenty of time to complete these recommendations before the application deadline.

Lower School Applications are due on February 1, 2021.

Lower School Admissions decision notifications for 2021-2022 school year enrollment will be emailed on March 18, 2021 after 12 p.m. Responses to offers of admission are due by 10 a.m. on March 25, 2021, including a signed Enrollment Agreement and deposit.

Application submissions after the deadline are considered on a space-available Rolling Admissions basis.
 

High School Applications are due on January 7, 2021.

High School Admissions decision notifications for the 2020-2021 school year enrollment will be emailed on March 19, 2021 after 4 p.m. Responses to offers of admission are due by 12 p.m. on March 26, 2021, including a signed Enrollment Agreement and deposit.

Application submissions after the deadline are considered on a space-available Rolling Admissions basis.

After the March 2021 first round decision notification, Sterne School Admissions' decisions for late applications will be made on a rolling, space available basis. Rolling decisions are provided to each family after the Parent Interview, Student Visit Day, and after the Admissions Committee has reviewed a complete admissions file with all required supporting documents.