Admissions Process
Latin School of Chicago has three main entry points: junior kindergarten, grade 5 and grade 9. Please begin the process one year in advance of your anticipated start date.
Junior Kindergarten - Grade 4
Junior Kindergarten
Your child must be 4 years old by September 1 to enter. There are approximately 63 spaces available.
- Apply online: Applications are due November 8, 2019 (October 1, 2019 for siblings and children of faculty and staff)
- Recommendation forms: Due January 6, 2020 (November 15, 2019, for siblings, faculty and staff children)
- Financial Aid application: Due January 6, 2020 (January 1 for current Latin families)
- Information Session/Tour: This is required for parents of JK applicants. Please complete a tour prior to the JK assessment/parent conference.
- Revisit day for children accepted to JK - March 11, 2020
Senior Kindergarten - Grade 4
Space is based on attrition.
- Apply online: applications are due April 10, 2020
- Recommendation forms: Due April 10, 2020
- Financial Aid application: Due January 6, 2020 (January 1 for current Latin families)
- Information Session/Tour: Optional until space availability has been determined
Grades 5 - 8
Grade 5
Approximately 10 spaces available.
Grades 6-8
Space based on attrition.
- Apply online: Application due November 8, 2019
- Recommendation forms: Due January 6, 2020
- ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) results must be received by January 6, 2020.
- Financial Aid application: Due January 6, 2020. (January 1, 2020, for current Latin families)
- Information Session (optional)
- Shadow day/interview to be completed by January 6, 2020
Grades 9 - 12
Grade 9
Approximately 40-50 spaces available.
Grades 10-12
Space based on attrition.
- Apply online: Application due November 8, 2019
- Recommendation forms: Due January 6, 2020
- ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) results must be received by January 6, 2020
- Transcripts due: January 6, 2020
- Financial Aid application: Due January 6, 2020 (January 1, 2020 for current Latin families)
- Information Session (optional)
- Interview/tour to be completed by January 6, 2020
- Revisit days for student accepted to ninth grade: March 10 & 12, 2020
Notification Dates
March 6, 2020
Decisions sent electronically for completed applications to JK and grades 5-12 only
March 10 & 12, 2020
Revisit/Shadow days for students accepted to ninth grade
MARCH 11, 2020
Revisit day for children accepted to JK
March 16, 2020
Signed electronic enrollment contracts due by 9 a.m.
April 15, 2020
New family contracts become binding