List of 3 items.

• Kindergarten

  Please note: In order to apply for Kindergarten, students should be five years old by September 1 of the year they will begin Kindergarten.
  
  

  1. Take IQ Test
     Results due: December 5, 2025
     
     Make an appointment to have your child take the test with one of our approved psychologists. Test results with a target qualifying Full Scale IQ score of 138 will be sent to us upon completion.
     
     
  2. Submit Application
     Deadline: December 12, 2025
     
     After we’ve received the test results from our approved psychologist, we will send you a link to our online application. An application fee of $180 should also be submitted at this time.
     
     
  3. Parent/Guardian Interview
     Deadline: January 30, 2026
     
     Once the application is submitted, applicants' guardian(s) will schedule an interview with our admission staff. This a chance for us to get to know you and to answer any questions you have about our school.
     
     
  4. Saturday Kindergarten Playdate
     Kindergarten applicants visit our campus for a group playdate. During this time, we invite parent(s)/guardian(s) to visit with our Head of School and to hear an overview of the Mirman School mission and philosophy.
     
     
  5. Submit Kindergarten Recommendation
     Deadline: January 9, 2026
     
     The Kindergarten Recommendation is to be completed by the Director, Principal, or Lead Teacher at your child’s current school. Evaluations can be completed within our application portal, which will notify your recommender and let you know when your forms have been completed.
     
     
  6. Decisions Emailed
     Date: March 13, 2026
     
     After the applications have been completed and reviewed by our admission committee, we will send the final admission decision to each applicant.
     
     

• Lower School (Grades 1-4)

  Please note: Openings for new students in 1st through 4th grades are contingent on attrition. It is not common to have openings in these grade levels, but we accept applications in case a space does become available. We will set up time get to know prospective students and families through visits and interviews once it is determined that we will have an opening in the appropriate grade level, usually in February.
  
  

  1. Take I.Q. Test
     Results due: December 5, 2025
     
     Make an appointment to have your child take the test with one of our approved psychologists. Test results with a target qualifying Full Scale IQ score of 138 will be sent to us upon completion.
     
     
  2. Submit Application
     Deadline: December 12, 2025
     
     After we’ve received the test results from our approved psychologist, we will send you a link to our online application. An application fee of $180 should also be submitted at this time.
     
     
  3. Submit Administrator and Teacher Recommendations
     Deadline: January 9, 2026
     
     The Administrator Recommendation should be completed by the Director, Principal, or Division Head of your child’s current school. The Teacher Recommendation should be completed by your child’s current teacher after the first grading period or parent conference.
     
     Recommendations are submitted electronically within our application portal, which will notify your recommender and let you know when your forms have been completed.
     
     
  4. Submit Student Records
     Deadline: January 9, 2026
     
     Please submit this form to an official at your child’s current school after completing the necessary information. The sending school will return the form to Mirman School’s Office of Admission with grades or reports for the current year as well as the previous year.
     
     __________________________________________________
     
     We are not able to arrange parent/guardian interviews and student visit days for all applicant families. Once we know there is the possibility of an opening in a particular grade level, a few students from the applicant pool will be invited to campus for a student visit day, and we will arrange a parent/guardian interview. Our goal is to select students who will be the best match for the specific grade level and the space that has opened up.
     
     
  5. Parent/Guardian Interview
     Parent(s)/guardian(s) will schedule an interview with our admission staff. This a chance for us to get to know you and to answer any questions you have about our school.
     
     
  6. Student Visit Day
     Students applying to our Lower School will be invited to spend a half day at Mirman, attending classes and getting to know Mirman students and teachers. Applicants also speak with a member of the admission staff so that we can better get to know the student. 
     
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  7. Decisions Emailed
     Date: March 13, 2026
     
     After the applications have been completed and reviewed by our admission committee, we will send the final admission decision to each applicant.
     
     

• Upper School (Grades 5 - 8)

  Please note: Openings for new students in 5th through 7th grades are contingent on attrition. It is not common to have openings in these grade levels, but we accept applications in case a space does become available. We will set up time get to know prospective students and families through visits and interviews once it is determined that we will have an opening in the appropriate grade level, usually in February.
  
  

  1. Take I.Q. Test
     Results due: December 5, 2025
     
     Make an appointment to have your child take the test with one of our approved psychologists. Test results with a target qualifying Full Scale IQ score of 138 will be sent to us upon completion.
     
     
  2. Submit Application
     Deadline: December 12, 2025
     
     After we’ve received the test results from our approved psychologist, we will send you a link to our online application. An application fee of $180 should also be submitted at this time.
     
     
  3. Submit Administrator and Teacher Recommendations
     Deadline: January 9, 2026
     
     The Administrator Recommendation should be completed by the Director, Principal, or Division Head of your child’s current school. The Teacher Recommendation should be completed by your child’s current teacher after the first grading period or parent conference.
     
     Recommendations are submitted electronically within our application portal, which will notify your recommender and let you know when your forms have been completed.
     
     
  4. Submit Student Records
     Deadline: January 9, 2026
     
     Please submit this form to an official at your child’s current school after completing the necessary information. The sending school will return the form to Mirman School’s Office of Admission with grades or reports for the current year as well as the previous year.
     
     __________________________________________________
     
     We are not able to arrange parent/guardian interviews and student visit days for all applicant families. Once we know there is the possibility of an opening in a particular grade level, a few students from the applicant pool will be invited to campus for a student visit day, and we will arrange a parent/guardian interview. Our goal is to select students who will be the best match for the specific grade level and the space that has opened up.
     
     
  5. Parent/Guardian Interview
     Parent(s)/guardian(s) will schedule an interview with our admission staff. This a chance for us to get to know you and to answer any questions you have about our school.
     
     
  6. Student Visit Day
     Students applying to our Upper School will be invited to spend a half day at Mirman, attending classes and getting to know Mirman students and teachers. Applicants also interview with a member of the admission staff so that we can get to know each student.
     
     __________________________________________________
     
     
  7. Decisions Emailed
     Date: March 13, 2026
     
     After the applications have been completed and reviewed by our admission committee, we will send the final admission decision to each applicant.