Start your application by “Exploring” our school on the Ravenna website and creating a profile for your student. From there, you can sign up for events and view application steps. A quick-start guide to Ravenna can be found here.

Attend one of our Open Houses, Community Coffees, or visit us at a School Fair.

Submit the Family Application and Application Fee of $60 through Ravenna. If you have trouble accessing it online or would like to request an application waiver fee, please contact Dawn Fornear.

In addition to the family application form, the following forms are required as part of a completed application:

• Parent/Guardian Statement*
• Student Essay*
• Student Activity/Interest Form*
• Student Short Answer Form*
• (2) Two Teacher Evaluation Requests
  • Core academic subject teachers, if possible
  • At least one evaluation from a current teacher
• School Records Request*
  • Current transcripts/report cards
  • Two previous years' transcripts/report cards
  • Attendance records, and standardized testing, if available.

*These are all common forms and are shared among PSIS Schools. If you complete the form for one school, you will not have to complete it for additional schools.

In-person visits will be held at our EW Campus. We generally schedule these in late February.

Additional Visit Information

The purpose of the visit is to allow your child a chance to experience our community, get to know our teachers, and learn more from our current students. It is also a chance for our community to get to know your child.

Note: The visit is a required part of a complete application.

Tours provide parents and caregivers with more information about our community and offer time to share information about your student or family with us.

In-Person Tours

During your time at EW, you will get to meet teachers, students, and staff. You will get to experience our school culture through class visits.

We recommend tours for parents and caregivers only. This can be lengthy for a student and focuses on high-level information. The student visit day has been tailored especially for your child to experience EW in a fun and engaging way!

We can also provide shorter tours for families that would like to include their student.

We do not utilize an entrance exam. Pre-pandemic, applicants were given a short math assessment and writing sample to complete during their visit day.

For 6th grade applicants, assessments will be may be required depending on the availability of academic information in your student's file.

For 7th and 8th grade applicants, these assessments are a required part of the admission process.

Financial Aid information can be found on this page.

The Financial Aid deadline for regular admission is February 2, 2023. Explorer West’s school code for SSS is 3095.

Please complete the SSS application using your 2021 tax return and your best estimate for the 2022 amounts. Sibling families must upload tax documents by February 2, 2023, to finalize awards.