Application Process
Application Process
Step 1: Inquire
Curious about The Pike School? Fill out our online inquiry form, email us or call the Admission Office at 978-409-6600. We look forward to connecting!
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Step 2: Virtual Visits
The health and safety of our community is paramount and as a result, we are not hosting onsite campus tours right now. Please explore and enjoy The Pike School virtually.
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Step 3: Apply for Admission
Once you submit your initial inquiry, you will receive instructions via email to create an account on our Admission Parent Portal. From our Portal, you may work on your application, submit materials, check on your application's status, and get up-to-date admission information.
We recommend submitting your child’s online application by our February 1 deadline. Are you interested in applying for Financial Aid? Learn more.
Please submit an application for each child with the $50 application fee. If you are unable to pay the application fee, please contact our office.
Late applications will only be considered if space is available.
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Step 4: Virtual Meetings
We are eager to learn more about your family!
Call the Admission Office (978-409-6600) to schedule a parent/guardian interview. This year, all meetings will be conducted through Zoom.
Step 5: Complete Grade Appropriate Virtual Assessments & Visits
After receiving your child’s admission application, we will contact you to arrange a virtual assessment to be completed no later than February 1, 2021.
All applicants will participate in a virtual assessment. These virtual assessments typically take place in January and February.
Applicants to Grades 6-9 will be invited to a short virtual meeting with a member of the Pike Admission Office.
Step 6: Submit Supporting Documents
As we work to learn more about your child, there are supporting documents required to complete the application process. The deadline for receipt of these documents is February 1.
Submit Teacher Recommendations
- Teacher recommendation forms should be sent via email through our Admission Portal to the student's current teacher.
- This form should be completed by the student's teacher and uploaded directly to our Admission Portal. The email will contain instructions and a link to upload the form.
- When the teacher has submitted the form, you will be notified via email.
- All teacher recommendations are due by February 1, 2021.
Send the School Record Release Form
Give this form to the student's current school in December. It should be completed by the school registrar and submitted directly to Pike via email, fax or U.S. mail.
Accompanying transcripts should include the student's reports for the 2019-20 academic year and 2020-21 first term report. *All materials are due to Pike by February 1, 2021.
Is your child currently in a home school program? Please take a moment to review our Home School Documentation requirements.
Step 7: Admission Decision Notification
Admission decisions for The Pike School will be mailed on April 1, 2021. We look forward to working with you and your family as you make this important decision for your child.
Grade Specific Requirements
Lower School (Grades Pre-K - 2)
Pre-K
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment (to be completed in January)
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Kindergarten
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment (to be completed in January)
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Grade 1
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Grade 2
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Middle School (Grades 3-5)
Grade 3
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Grade 4
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Grade 5
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Assessment
- Optional Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation
Upper School (Grades 6-9)
Grade 6
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current English Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Math Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Interview
- Virtual Student Writing and Math Exercise
- Optional: SSAT (Pike School Code #5776)
- Optional: Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation Form
- Optional: Graded Writing Sample
Grade 7
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current English Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Math Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Interview
- Virtual Student Writing and Math Exercise
- Optional: SSAT (Pike School Code #5776)
- Optional: Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation Form
- Optional: Graded Writing Sample
Grade 8
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current English Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Math Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Interview
- Virtual Student Writing and Math Exercise
- Optional: SSAT (Pike School Code #5776)
- Optional: Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation Form
- Optional: Graded Writing Sample
Pike 9
- Application/Parent Questionnaire
- Current English Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Math Teacher Form (Please email to the teacher in December)
- Current Year School Report from 2020-2021 (Student Record Release Form)
- School Report from 2019-2020
- Virtual Parent Meeting
- Virtual Student Interview
- Virtual Student Writing and Math Exercise
- Optional: SSAT (Pike School Code #5776)
- Optional: Additional Teacher/Instructor Recommendation Form
- Optional: Graded Writing Sample
Admission FAQs
- WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR PIKE?
- WHAT ARE THE ENTRY GRADES FOR PIKE?
- WHAT ARE THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN?
- HOW WILL MY CHILD BE EVALUATED?
- HOW ARE ADMISSION DECISIONS MADE?
- WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF THE DECISION?
WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR PIKE?
WHAT ARE THE ENTRY GRADES FOR PIKE?
WHAT ARE THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN?
HOW WILL MY CHILD BE EVALUATED?
The admission process is designed to gather as much information as possible about each child to determine whether Pike will be a good match for his or her style and personality. Throughout the admission process, we learn about the candidate through a virtual parent interview, the teacher recommendation, school reports, optional standardized testing and virtual assessments. These virtual assessments typically take place in January and February.