Apply to Upper School (9-12)

Once your submitted online inquiry is processed, you will receive login credentials by email for the Wildwood School Admission Portal. 

Click here to log into the Wildwood School Admission Portal and access the application, school forms, register for tours and select events, and to check the progress of your application.

Once signed onto your Wildwood School Admission Portal, you may locate your child’s checklist by clicking on their name in the upper lefthand corner. The checklist can be found under the “Admission Progress” tab.

We invite you to explore our Wildwood community by attending our virtual "Get to Know Us" events and in-person admission events. Hear from those who know Wildwood best: students, alumni, and school leadership. You may click here and view any of the virtual events that interest you and your family. For questions, contact Assistant Director of Admission Alissa Dixon.

The application fee is $125 and is non-refundable. A fee waiver is available upon request. Please contact the admission office for more details. All middle and upper school applications must be submitted by Dec. 12, 2022.

Once you have submitted your application, the next step on the checklist is to schedule an interview. Parent/guardian and applicant interviews are held between September and January.

Applicants should bring a project to share and discuss in the interview that reflects an academic or extracurricular passion. This project must be the student’s own work and may be something they have done in school or outside of school. Applicants do not have to generate something new for the interview and the project will not be assessed. The project is meant to be a talking point from which to begin the conversation about personal and/or academic passions.

Transcripts, Recommendations, and any other supplemental forms and files need to be submitted by Jan. 12, 2024.

Option 1 (Preferred): Sign into your Wildwood School Admission Portal and request the Transcript and Recommendation Forms.

• We recommend requesting and submitting the recommendation via your child’s checklist on the portal. This way, the teacher/administrator is able to send it back to Wildwood directly the same way.

Option 2: Please download and submit the form directly to your child's current school. The school will return the forms and transcript directly to Wildwood.

• Administrative Recommendation Form
• English Teacher Recommendation Form
• Math Teacher Recommendation Form
• Elementary Teacher Recommendation Form for Grades 1-5
• Preschool-Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation Form
• Transcript Release Form

Upper school applicants will have the opportunity to shadow a current student for a half day on our middle and upper campus in January or February. Registration will be available through the online admission portal in November.

The Admission Office will release decisions to families of students applying to 9th through 12th grade at 5 p.m. PST on Friday, March 10, 2023. Families will have until 12 p.m. on Friday, March 17, 2023 to enroll in the grade to which they have been accepted.

• Sibling/Employee Application Deadline: Oct. 9, 2023
• Sibling/Employee Interview Deadline: Nov. 10, 2023
• Flexible Tuition Application Becomes Available: Dec. 1, 2023
• Middle and Upper School Application Deadline: Dec. 11, 2023
• Middle and Upper School Records and Recommendations Due: Jan. 12, 2024
• Flexible Tuition Application Deadline: Jan. 31, 2024
• Middle and Upper School Enrollment Notification: March 8, 2024
• Middle and Upper School Enrollment Response and Contract Submission: March 15, 2024

Ninth grade is the primary entry point for upper school. We admit approximately 10-20 students to ninth grade. In grades 10 and 11, spaces become available through attrition. We encourage students and families to apply and connect with the admission office.

ISEE and SSAT scores will not be required or considered in the admission process for the 2023-2024 school year.

The process can begin at any time. There is so much to see on our website and social media. Our application will go live on Aug. 1.

The application deadline is Monday, Dec. 12 by 11:59 p.m., PST. This is the due date for the application itself. Supplemental materials are due Jan. 13, 2023.

Admission decisions will be released on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 5 p.m., PST.

Siblings of current Wildwood students are given priority consideration for admission. While Wildwood School is a good match for the majority of siblings, acceptance is not guaranteed as the admission process takes into account a complex set of criteria. To start the admission process, please fill out the online inquiry form.

This may include students applying from: A Better Chance (ABC), Breakthrough, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation (DMSF), Harlem Leadership and Lacrosse (HLL), Independent School Alliance (ISA), Inspiring Young Minds (IYM), New Jersey Seeds Foundation, Oliver Scholars, Queen City Foundation, SMART Foundation, Stepping Stone Foundation, TEAK Fellowship Private School Axis, or Young Eisner Scholars (YES).

If you are applying through one of the aforementioned programs that use a program-specific application, we request that you complete the Admission Inquiry Form to create your Wildwood Admission Portal account. Once your account is active, you may log in at any time to track the status of your application.