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Upper School Admissions

UPPER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

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REQUIREMENTS

Please see the steps below for the Upper School application process. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Chris Sanders, Director of Admissions.

Preliminary Application
Complete and submit your child’s application through Ravenna by clicking here. If you already have a Ravenna account, you may simply log into your account.
 
Once the application has been submitted, you will have access to the additional required forms. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable.
 
Applicant Interview

Schedule an interview through your Ravenna account. Your child’s entire file does not need to be complete before scheduling the interview. 

Admissions Assessment

Historically, Parker has required applicants to submit results from the ISEE or SSAT as assessment performance has been a reliable measure of a student’s readiness for our academic program. However, due to economic hardship, limited access to testing facilities, potential exposure to COVID-19, and other confounding factors, Parker will not require or accept ISEE or SSAT results for Fall 2021.

Parker does request that families submit any standardized testing (e.g. CAASPP, STAR, CTP, WISC, etc.) taken in previous years at the child’s current school.

 

Writing Assessment

Applicants will complete a 30-minute virtual writing exercise. This activity provides insight into your child’s ability to craft a logical, organized, and comprehensive response to a prompt. Students may register after completing the applicant interview.

 

Math Assessment

Applicants will complete a virtual math assessment to provide insight into their analytical skill and familiarity with mathematical concepts.

File Completion

For priority consideration, submit the following documents through Ravenna by February 1, 2021:

  • Applicant Information Form
  • Administrator, English Teacher and Mathematics Teacher Recommendations  – after December 1, 2020
  • Student Questionnaire
  • Parent Questionnaire

Request that the registrar at your child’s school submit your child’s transcript including:

  • Report cards (prior two years and the first marking period of the current year)
  • All standardized testing from the last three years

Documents may be uploaded here or mailed directly to Parker’s Admissions Office (6501 Linda Vista Road, San Diego, CA 92111) before February 1, 2021.

Character Skills Snapshot
Parker’s hallmark character education programs originated from Colonel Francis Wayland Parker’s belief that schools have a responsibility to help students become good citizens with integrity, resilience, and social awareness. In his words, “The needs of the society determine the work of the school…the supreme need of society is good citizenship…ideal citizenship demands of the individual the highest degree of knowledge, power and skill.”
 

Grades and test scores only provide a partial picture of your student. Thus, we create multiple opportunities for students to reveal their personality and character. The Character Skills Snapshot (CSS) is a newly designed assessment tool that can help the Admissions Committee gain additional information on each applicant and highlight areas where we can help applicants grow if they enroll at Parker.

The Character Skills Snapshot (CSS) is optional for Fall 2021. If families wish to submit the CSS to provide greater insight into their child’s character, Parker will accept the results if received by February 1, 2021.

Please click here for more information and to register for the CSS.

EXPERIENCE UPPER SCHOOL

Parker is currently closed to the public. While we are actively planning to have current students return to on-campus learning this fall, we are uncertain if conditions will allow prospective families (for entry in fall 2021) to visit campus for admissions events. At this time, we plan to host online events, and we will update families of any changes here and via email.

Visit Parker’s 360-Degree Virtual Tour

Campus Parking Info


For visits to the Linda Vista campus, please park in the main entrance lot (located at Linda Vista Road and Alcala Knolls Drive). Once you reach the security tower, a guard will assist you in locating a parking spot near the administration building. 

UPPER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS CONTACTS

Chris Sanders

Director of Admissions

858 / 569-7900 x 4219

csanders@francisparker.org

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Francis Parker School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12 from across San Diego County. Parker's mission is to inspire a diverse community of independent thinkers whose academic excellence, global perspective and strength of character prepare them to make a meaningful difference in the world.

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Francis Parker School values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds. All employment decisions are made without regard to unlawful considerations of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, creed, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.  
 
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the School’s non-discrimination policies, including its Title IX policy:
 

Name: Katharine Wardle
Title: CFO
Office Address: A114, Francis Parker School, 6501 Linda Vista St., San Diego, CA 92111
Telephone Number: 858 / 775-0430
Email Address: kwardle@francisparker.org

For assistance related to Title IX or other civil rights laws, please contact OCR at OCR@ed.gov or 800-421-3481, TDD 800-877-8339.

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