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Tour Campus/Attend an Information Session (optional)

Individual tours can be scheduled on regular school days in the mornings. Please call the Admission Office at (703) 848-2782 or complete this form to schedule a tour. Information sessions are also a popular way to tour the school, meet our head of school and other faculty and staff, and learn more about our program.

Complete an Application

The application deadline for the 2019-2020 school year is January 15, 2019. Please complete an application online with the required $75 fee and call the Admission Office at (703) 848-2782 to start the admission process. Note: If you are looking for admission for the current school year, please contact the Admission Office at (703) 848-2782. 

To be considered for the preschool program, students must be three years of age by September 1 of the year they start school. Students applying to junior kindergarten and kindergarten must be four and five years old, respectively, by September 30 of the year they start school. Students applying to grades 1-8 are admitted to grade levels appropriate for their development.

Schedule a Student Visit

• Children applying to preschool through grade 1 will be scheduled for a morning visit in Langley’s Primary School classrooms throughout the fall and winter. Preschool and junior kindergarten applicants spend one hour in the classroom, while kindergarten and first grade applicants spend three hours in the classroom.

• Students applying to grades 2 through 8 should plan to visit Langley during a school day between October and January. This visit will consist of one half school day spent in class with the student’s current grade and an admission assessment.

• Visits will be scheduled by the Admission Office once an application has been received.

Complete Parent Interview

Either during your campus tour or during your child’s student visit, the admission team will meet with parents. The Langley School places great importance on the parent/school relationship, and we seek to understand your needs, perspectives, and requirements to ensure a successful partnership.

Complete Required Testing

• No testing is required for applicants to the preschool class.
• Parents of children applying to junior kindergarten through grade 5 should schedule an assessment at a professional evaluation center. For additional information, see the list of evaluation centers.
• Applicants to junior kindergarten, kindergarten, and grade 1 who are 5 years old and younger should take the WPPSI-IV.
• Applicants to grade 1 who are 6 years old should take the WISC-V.
• Applicants to grades 2 through 5 should take the WISC-V.
• Applicants to grades 6 through 8 should take the SSAT test. Students must pre-register with SSAT (www.ssat.org) and know that Langley’s school code is 4507.
• All testing is due by January 31, 2019.

Submit Teacher Recommendations and Transcripts

Teacher recommendations and complete transcripts must be sent directly from the applicant’s school or teacher to The Langley School by January 31, 2019. Find details and forms here.

Please note that Langley does accept the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington's (AISGW) common recommendation.

Financial Aid

Langley welcomes applications for financial aid. Funds are allocated on the basis of need as determined by Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) and The Langley School Financial Aid Committee. TADS application forms can be obtained at http://www.tads.com. Financial aid forms for new students are due before February 1, 2018. For returning students, forms are due by January 9, 2018. For more information, please see Tuition/Financial Aid.

Notification Date and Enrollment

The Langley School will notify families in early March 2019 of admission decisions for 2019-2020. Enrollment contracts confirming acceptance of enrollment are to be returned by the date indicated on the acceptance letter, with the required non-refundable tuition deposit.