Apply to PRS

2024 - 2025 Application Process

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are now open. Please see Step 1 below to get started.

For questions regarding the application, please contact admissions@pacificridge.org. For questions regarding tour availability, please click here.

HOW TO APPLY

Step 1: Create your SchoolAdmin account (required to become an applicant)

Step 2: Submit your Family Form & Application Fee (required to begin your application)

Step 3: Schedule Candidate Conversation

For the 2024-2025 application season, PRS will offer in-person and virtual Candidate Conversations on weekdays during school hours. The Candidate Conversation is an opportunity for your family to further connect with us. Conversations are 45 minutes long. Applicants will speak one on one with a member of the PRS admissions team for the first 15 minutes and a conversation with at least one parent or guardian will follow in the remaining time. No preparation is required for your conversation.

💡 Scheduling Tip

For families with one student applying, you may schedule your Candidate Conversation using the scheduling tool in your SchoolAdmin checklist.

For families with more than one student applying, please contact admissions@pacificridge.org to schedule your Candidate Conversation.

Step 4: Schedule Required Standardized Testing (ISEE by ERB)

Pacific Ridge School requires all applicants to submit Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) scores as a part of their 2024-2025 application. Only score reports submitted from tests taken during the current Fall and Winter testing seasons will be accepted. Applicants can register through the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) website and select Pacific Ridge as a score recipient.

Pacific Ridge will offer ISEE testing on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

To learn more about the ISEE format, testing seasons, and registration process click here. Pacific Ridge School Code: 054335

Step 5: Request Teacher Recommendations

To ensure your student receives an informed recommendation, we encourage waiting to submit recommendation requests until after November 1, 2023. Recommendations must be submitted to PRS by the February 1, 2023 application deadline.

For most 6th grade applicants who have the same teacher for English and Math, the following recommendation forms should be used & can be found in the SchoolAdmin applicant portal:

Current Multi-Subject Teacher Recommendation
Current Administrator Recommendation

For most 7th - 12th grade applicants who have different teachers for English and Math, the following recommendation forms should be used & can be found in the SchoolAdmin applicant portal:

Current English Teacher Recommendation
Current Math Teacher Recommendation
Current Administrator Recommendation

The following San Diego county school districts do not provide recommendations for independent school applicants: Del Mar Union School District, Poway Unified School District, San Dieguito Union High School District, Solana Beach School District. If your student’s school district does not provide recommendations, please email admissions@pacificridge.org to discuss alternate options.

Step 6: Request & Upload Report Cards (by Feb 1, 2024)

The following grade reports are required for the 2024-2025 application:

2021 - 2022 Report Card (please include all terms)
2022 - 2023 Report Card (please include all terms)
2023 - 2024 Report Card (1st term only)
- If the report card from the 1st term of the 2023-2024 school year is released after the February 1, 2024 deadline, please upload it as soon as you receive it.

Report cards should be uploaded as PDFs directly to your student’s checklist in the SchoolAdmin portal. Official copies are not required.

Step 7: Submit Personal Statements (by Feb 1, 2024)

The Student & Parent Statements are short answer opportunities for the Admissions Committee to hear from applicants and families. Some questions are based on personal experiences and some are best answered after your family has had a chance to learn about the Pacific Ridge community.

Some notes about Student & Parent Statements:

HAVE FUN! We want to get to know your student and your family through your responses. There are no right or wrong answers.
The content of your statements is more important than the length of your response. Answer thoughtfully and please do not feel the need to exhaust your written responses.
The Student Statement form should be completed by the applicant without help from adults.
We suggest writing your responses in a separate program such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word. Please proofread your responses before submission. Once your responses are submitted, they cannot be edited.