Middle School Admissions

We are currently conducting our secondary admissions process for the 2025-2026 school year. To inquire about potential open seats in specific grades, please contact us at admissions@francisparker.org.

If you are interested in our Priority Admissions process for the 2026-2027 school year, please refer to the information below to familiarize yourself with our process. Dates and deadlines for next year's priority process will be updated in late summer 2025.

Steps to Apply

Learn more about Parker, our programs, and community

Submit our inquiry form to receive communications about our application process and to attend admissions events.
Attend events for prospective students and families:
- Individual Middle School Campus Tours: Various dates
Explore our website:
- Learn more about Parker’s Middle School program and curriculum.
- Understand how our commitment to Belonging is fundamental to Parker’s mission and the daily life of our community.
- Read current and past stories about our dynamic faculty, students, alumni and other members of the Parker community.

Submit an application

Login to our online application system, or create an account if you don't have one.
Click “begin admissions process” to start your application.
- Submit the application form as soon as you’ve decided to apply!
- Once you have submitted the application form and the $125 application fee (or fee waiver), a personalized checklist of other required items will appear for you to complete.
If you’d like to be considered for financial assistance, create an account and begin your application in Clarity.

Complete your application by February 1, 2025

After submitting our online application form you’ll be able to request, submit, and complete the following checklist items in your application account:
- Parent Statement Questionnaire
- Student Statement Questionnaire
- Current English Teacher Evaluation
- Current Math Teacher Evaluation
- Current School Administrator Evaluation
- Academic records (Current and previous two years of report cards, and school administered standardized test scores, if available)
- Supplemental/Special Interest Evaluation (optional)
- Register for an the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE)
- Schedule a Student and Parent/Guardian Interview
If you’d like to be considered for for financial assistance, submit your application in Clarity by February 1, 2025

Admissions decisions released on March 7, 2025

Admissions decisions will be emailed to parents/guardians after 3:30 pm on Friday March 7, 2025.
Admitted students and families will be invited to attend additional programs and revisit opportunities.
Admitted families have until the end of day on Friday, March 21, 2025 to submit their enrollment agreements.
Applicants initially offered a space in our wait pool will be considered for open seats through the enrollment process and into the spring and summer months.

Get in Touch

Kelly Tedrow

Associate Director of Middle School Admissions

Middle School

Grades 6 to 8

6501 Linda Vista Drive
San Diego, CA 92111

Phone
858/569-7900

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