Admissions FAQs

Westminster maintains rolling admissions; there is no deadline for applying. However, to ensure consideration for first round decisions, applications must be received by January 10.

It is typically recommended that students be 5 years old by September 1 of their kindergarten year. With that said, we have made exceptions in exceptional situations.

Kindergarten through sixth grade classes have a maximum of 16 students in each class. We have three classes in each grade level in the Lower School.  In the Upper School, seventh through twelfth grade classes aim for 48 students per grade level, but the admissions committee can approve up to 6 additional students should there be exceptional admissions situations.

The Admissions Committee considers many criteria, depending on the applicant’s entering grade level when selecting a qualified applicant. Some of those criteria may include:

• Mission appropriateness of the family

• Previous academic achievement

• Performance on standardized tests and admissions screening tests

• Previous conduct

• Developmental readiness

• Parent interview

• Written teacher and pastor recommendations

• Observations made by faculty during a student’s tour or shadow visit (grades 5-12)

• The family’s active involvement in a local missionally aligned church

K–2 grade: 8:00-12:40 Monday through Friday
3–5 grade: 8:00-2:40 Monday and Thursday, 8:00-12:40 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
6–12 grade:  8:00-2:40 Monday to Thursday, 8:00-12:45 on Friday

 *Note- morning drop-off begins at 7:30

Yes, for an additional fee, students who get out at 12:40 on Monday through Thursday may sign up for after school care. Our ASC program runs until our second carpool time, allowing parents of older children to only come through carpool one time a day. There is no ASC offered on Friday.

Westminster embraces a “three-legged stool” philosophy of Christian education, believing that the best way to love, nurture, and support your child is through a partnership between the church, family, and school. It’s important to us that your family is committed to a local congregation through membership, so that, together with Westminster, your pastor and church can help raise your child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.