Admissions

Criteria for Admission

Testing information will be sought for all applicants. Students with average to above average ability as measured on the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test and achievement at least in the average range as measured on the Stanford Achievement Test will be considered for admission.
Records from the student's current school will be utilized as part of the evaluation process. The current principal and teachers may be contacted for academic, social, and behavioral evaluations.
Students applying to grades 2 through 8 will spend a school day visiting in a Bethany classroom. The visit should indicate:

the ability to learn in the Bethany School environment
the ability to handle the academic program
a positive social interaction with the Bethany students
an enthusiasm for coming to Bethany School
a positive attitude toward learning

In all admissions cases, decisions are made by a committee of school administrators and such additional staff members as they deem necessary to ensure that the best interests of the child and the school be served. Admission will be granted to applicants, after reviewing all available information, on the basis of the following factors:

available space at the given grade level
the reasonable expectation that the applicant will be successful at Bethany School
diversity and gender balance of the grade level in question
appropriateness of the match between the family and the school
siblings of current Bethany students will be given priority