Admissions Process
Why Choose Adelson?
- Individualized Learning: Younger students enjoy a challenging curriculum tailored to their age and developmental stage. Older students can select from college prep, honors, and AP courses, and explore career interests through Focus Area electives.
- Enrichment Opportunities: Students can engage in music, theater, business, STEM, robotics, and more, both inside and outside the classroom.
- Competitive Athletics: Every middle and high school student can participate in competitive sports, with no tryouts or cuts, offering a wide range of sports from which to choose.
- Small Class Sizes: With a close-knit community, students are known, valued, and celebrated.
- Inclusive Community: While we are grounded in Jewish values and traditions, we welcome families of all faiths and backgrounds, fostering character development and personal growth.
Ready to Apply to The Adelson School?
The Adelson School is an independent, college prep community Jewish school serving children from preschool (starting at 18 months) through the 12th grade. We encourage you to spend some time on this site learning about The Adelson School community and what it has to offer your child and your family.
Your Application and/or your Campus Visit begins with an Inquiry. We are excited to get to know more about your family and your interests.
Our Admissions Process
Step 1: Student Inquiry Form & Create Veracross Account
To begin the process and receive instructions for setting up your School Tour, please submit the Student Inquiry Form. After submission, you will receive an email with instructions on how to create your Veracross account and gain access to the Admission Portal. Veracross is our School Database system.
Step 2: Schedule a tour of the school.
A campus tour is the best way to move toward enrollment with confidence. When you step onto our campus, you will find that Adelson is a warm, inviting community where you can have open conversations and form a true partnership with your child’s future educators. Our goal is to ease any anxiety about finding the right fit and allow you to experience all the reasons why families choose our school for their children.
Step 3: Online Application with Checklist Items
Complete the online admission application/checklist items and pay the $75 application fee, if applying to the following grades: K-2 and 9-12. Preschool and Grades 3-8 applicants do not pay an application fee.
Step 4: Recommendations and Documents
FOR ALL CANDIDATES, we require a copy of the child’s birth certificate, passport, or driver’s license (if applicable).
FOR ALL CANDIDATES, we require teacher recommendations:
- PRESCHOOL: Classroom teacher recommendation (if applicable)
- GRADES K-5: Classroom teacher recommendation
- GRADES 6-12: English and math teacher recommendations
- GRADES K-12: Administrator recommendation (upon request)
FOR K-12, we require:
- The last two years of academic transcripts/progress reports from your child’s current school
- Standardized test results (if applicable)
- Individualized Education Plans (if applicable)
Step 5: Assessments and Visits
FOR K-2 and 9-12:
- Schedule an academic entrance assessment.
- Schedule a shadow day (including interview for grades 6-12 candidates).
FOR Grades 3-8:
- Students are required to register and take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) At-Home Test. Select The Adelson School as a score recipient or enter our school code: 290505. The test fee for Grades 3-4 is $155; the test fee for Grades 5-8 is $205.
FOR PRESCHOOL:
- Candidates applying mid-year, schedule a play visit.
- Candidates applying before the beginning of the school year will be invited to an assigned play visit date.
Questions?
Contact our Admissions Team at (702) 515-8209 or admissions@theadelsonschool.org.
The Adelson School admits qualified students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The Adelson School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.