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St. Louis School will begin to accept applications for the 2024-2025 school year beginning November 1, 2023. The application deadline for first round of consideration is February1, 2024.

Please carefully read and follow the instructions below to prepare your application packet for submission.

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• Complete application packets will only be accepted via our online portal. Applications submitted via mail, email or in-person will be returned.
  
  
• Only St. Louis Catholic School admissions packets will be accepted for consideration. Prospective families who have submitted an application through the Arlington Diocese enrollment portal will need to submit a St. Louis application as well to be placed in the applicant pool.
  
  
• Download, print, and fill out the 2024-2025 Application for Admissions. Please remember to include all necessary signatures on pages 3 and 4. Applications missing signatures will not be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be placed in the wait pool for consideration for acceptance until all missing information is received.
  
  
• Prospective families who wish to be considered for St. Louis parishioner application priority (deadline December 4th), or the Catholic application priority and tuition are required to have a representative from their parish sign page 5 of the application, the Parish Acknowledgement Form. Catholic applicants who submit this form unsigned will be considered non-Catholic for admissions and tuition considerations. Inactive and non-Catholic applicants must fill out this page, but do not need a signature.
  ***Please note, every parish has its own process for signing the Parish Acknowledgement Form that may take less than a day to a week or more. Families are advised to contact their parish as early as possible to avoid a delay in submitting applications.***
  
  
• Scan all required documents to upload to our online portal (acceptable file formats are .pdf, .doc., .jpg and .png). Name each of your files with your child's first initial, last name and name of the document. Example: JSmith_Application, JSmith_Faith, JSmith_BirthCert, JSmith_Baptism, etc.
  These documents include:
  
  
  1. The 4-page Application for Admissions
  2. The Parish Acknowledgement Form (page 5 of application)
  3. Birth Certificate
  4. Baptismal Certificate and any other sacramental certificates (Catholic applicants only)
  5. Proof of custody or guardianship (if applicable)
  6. Proof of Active Duty Military status (if applicable)

• Attend the October Open House OR schedule a weekday tour (prior to February 1, 2024 for first round of consideration. Please schedule a visit here. (This requirement is waived for current St. Louis School sibling applicants.)
• If applicable, provide copies of applicant's IEP, 504 Plan, Student Assistance Plan, Speech and Language Evaluation, Psycho-educational test results, Special Ed Child Study, Special Ed Eligibility Date from base public school and Special Ed Triennial.

• Submit the confidential Prospective Student Evaluation Form Grades K and 1 to the student's current school. This form must be sent directly from the school to St. Louis Catholic School.

• Submit the Release of Student Records Form to the student's current school. These records should be sent directly from the student's current school to St. Louis Catholic School. Assessments will be scheduled upon receipt of the student's records.