How to Apply - Woodinville Montessori School

STEP 1: SUBMIT AN INQUIRY

To begin the application process, submit an inquiry form here. Please submit only one inquiry form per family; you can add additional children to your myWMS account during the application process. Within three business days, you will receive an email to create your myWMS account.

STEP 2: VISIT WMS

Attend a campus tour - register here! Touring is a required part of the Admissions Checklist.

Tours for Toddler and Early Childhood programs have ended and will start again in fall 2025. If a spot opens for families applying to the Toddler or Early Childhood wait pools for the upcoming school year, the Admissions Office will contact you to arrange a campus tour.

STEP 3: APPLY ONLINE

Complete the Admissions Checklist in your myWMS account. Applications are considered submitted only when the checklist is complete, along with a $100 non-refundable application fee per student.

Applications for Toddler and Early Childhood programs will be added to our wait pool. Families will be informed if a spot opens for the 2025-2026 school year. Please read the details about our wait pool process below before applying.
Applications for 1st - 12th grade for the 2025-2026 school year remain open for future rounds of admission decisions.

STEP 4: ENROLLMENT DECISION

Prospective families will be notified of the admission decision via email.

Applications submitted between October 14, 2024, and January 16, 2025 (priority deadline), received an admission decision between February 3 - 28, 2025.

STEP 5: ONLINE ENROLLMENT

If admission is offered, online enrollment will be available via myWMS. A non-refundable tuition deposit of 10% of the net annual tuition is due upon enrollment.

OFFERS of admission & WAIT POOLS

All admissions decisions are made during a review process by committees comprised of the Head of School, Program Directors, faculty and the Admissions Office. WMS strives to maintain a balanced enrollment in our classrooms based on age/grade level, diversity and the following applicable considerations: prior Montessori experience or knowledge/appreciation of Montessori philosophy, developmental readiness, social/emotional skills, academics and test scores, level of age-appropriate independence.

WMS admits students with priority consideration given to: current families, current employees, families applying for more than one student, and students transferring from other accredited Montessori schools. Priority consideration does not guarantee an offer of admission.

Due to limited space, we cannot offer admission to every applicant. WMS has a wait pool for applicants who are deemed to be a good fit for our school but do not receive an admissions offer due to limited spaces. When a space becomes available in a classroom, we choose a candidate from our wait pool who best matches the criteria of the opening such as age and other balancing factors for the classroom. The family will be notified by phone and email if their student is selected. Families that remain in the wait pool without receiving an admissions offer are welcome to submit a new application for the next school year and will be evaluated in the same manner as a first-time applicant with the same requirements to complete all steps of the application process. The committee will have access to the previously submitted application.

key dates

Oct. 14, 2024: Admissions applications open for the 2025-2026 school year.
Oct. 14, 2024: Campus tours begin for the 2025-2026 school year.
Nov. 2, 2024: Admissions Open House, 10 a.m. to noon at each campus.
Nov. 29, 2024: Early Application Discount deadline (save 50% on your application fee!)
Nov. 29, 2024: Admissions application deadline for siblings of currently enrolled families.

Nov. 29, 2024: Admissions application deadline for children of current WMS employees.
Dec. 1, 2024: Tuition assistance (TA) applications open.
Jan. 16, 2025: Priority admissions application deadline for the 2025-2026 school year.
Jan. 31, 2025: Priority tuition assistance application deadline.
Feb. 3 - 28, 2025: Admissions decisions sent via email.
Mar. 4, 2025: Enrollment agreements & 10% non-refundable tuition deposit due.

Admissions CHECKLIST

Toddler (18-36 months)

Toddler applicants for the 2025-2026 school year are:

Between 18 and 29 months old by Sept. 1, 2025.
Walking independently; students go on daily outdoor walks.

Checklist Item:

Submit an admissions application

Early Childhood (3-6 years; Preschool & Kindergarten)

Early Childhood applicants for the 2025-2026 school year are:

36 months old by Sept. 1, 2025.
5 years of age by Sept. 1, 2025, if entering Kindergarten.
Toileting independently; no diapers or pull-ups are allowed.
Able to communicate their needs.
Able to respond to one-step directions, particularly around safety.

Checklist Items:

Submit an admissions application
Send the Teacher Evaluation Form to your student's current teacher (Preschool & Kindergarten applicants only)
- WMS must receive the completed form by the priority admissions deadline and before scheduling the student visit.
- If your child has not yet attended daycare or preschool, you may request this step to be waived by contacting the Admissions department at admissions@woodinvillemontessori.org.
Submit a Progress Report/Report Card (Kindergarten applicants only)
- 2024-2025 (First semester report will be requested in February 2025).
Attend a student visit (Kindergarten applicants only)
- The Admissions department will extend an invitation for your student to visit a classroom on a school day for two hours.

Elementary (Grades 1-6)

1st grade applicants must be 6 years old by Sept. 1, 2025.

checklist items:

Submit an admissions application
Send the Teacher Evaluation Form to your student's current teacher
- WMS must receive the completed form by the priority admissions deadline and before scheduling the student visit.
Submit Progress Reports/Report Cards
- Reports are needed from the school years of:
  - 2022-2023 (First & second semester; not applicable for 1st grade applicants)
  - 2023-2024 (First & second semester)
  - 2024-2025 (First semester report will be requested in February 2025)
Attend a student visit
- The Admissions department will extend an invitation for your student to visit a classroom on a school day.

Middle School (Grades 7 & 8)

checklist items:

Submit an admissions application
Send the Teacher Evaluation Form to your student's current math and English teachers
- WMS must receive both completed forms by the priority admissions application deadline and before scheduling the student visit.
Submit Progress Reports/Report Cards
- Reports are needed from the school years of:
  - 2022-2023 (First & second semester)
  - 2023-2024 (First & second semester)
  - 2024-2025 (First semester report will be requested in February 2025)
Submit test score(s)
- Applicants must take either the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Score(s) must be submitted to WMS by the priority admissions application deadline.
  - SSAT information may be found at: https://www.ssat.org/about/about-the-ssat#Testing_Options
  - ISEE information may be found at: https://www.erblearn.org/families/isee-by-erb/
Attend a student visit
- After a review of the admissions packet, a decision will be made to either invite the student for a student visit or decline admission.

High School (Grades 9-12)

checklist Items:

Submit an admissions application
Send the Teacher Evaluation Form to your student's current math and English teachers
- WMS must receive both completed forms by the priority admissions application deadline and before scheduling the student visit.
Submit Progress Reports/Report Cards
- Reports are needed from the school years of:
  - 2022-2023 (First & second semester)
  - 2023-2024 (First & second semester)
  - 2024-2025 (First semester report will be requested in February 2025)
Submit test score(s)
- Applicants must take either the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). Score(s) must be submitted to WMS by the priority admissions application deadline. Students applying to 11th grade may submit their PSAT or ACT score(s) in lieu of SSAT or ISEE score(s).
  - SSAT information may be found at: https://www.ssat.org/about/about-the-ssat#Testing_Options
  - ISEE information may be found at: https://www.erblearn.org/families/isee-by-erb/
  - PSAT information may be found at: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt
  - ACT information may be found at: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html
Attend a student visit
- After a review of the admissions packet, a decision will be made to either invite the student for a student visit or decline admission.