How to Apply

List of 9 items.

• 1. Let’s get Started!

  • Click to create your online inquiry or call the Admission Office at 405.749.3200 and we can do it for you!
  • For interested families outside the US, please review our admission procedures for international students.

• 2. Getting to know each other

  • Once an inquiry has been submitted, an Admission Director will call you to discuss next steps.
  • Campus tours and events are a great place to begin. We encourage you to attend an Open House or schedule a personal tour with an Admission Director. 
  • If you are unable to visit for a campus tour, a parent interview will need to be scheduled with your Admission Director. 
  • Check our Events page for important events for prospective families and students.

• 3. Submitting an Application

  • Your admission cycle will begin September 1 of the year prior to that for which you are applying. (ex: Applications open September 1 of 2024 for those applying for the 2025-26 school year).
  • When your admission cycle begins, you will receive a follow up email with login credentials for our online portal called MyCasady.
  • Visit www.casady.org, click on MyCasady in the upper right-hand corner, and login using your credentials.
  • Once logged in, select your child’s tab and click on “Apply Now”
  • Complete the online Application and Parent Statement, pay the $75 application fee, and click “Thank You” to submit.
  • Applications are not prioritized by the order in which they are received. We encourage you to wait until your admission cycle to apply so that all materials are as up-to-date as possible. 

• 4. Admission testing and other required documents

  • Primary Division (PreK, Kindergarten)
    • Developmental Assessment (age-normed)
    • Classroom observation
    • Teacher Recommendation (optional)
  • Lower Division (Grades 1-4)
    • Admission Testing
    • Teacher Recommendation
    • Transcript
  •  Middle & Upper Divisions (Grades 5-12)
    • Admission Testing
    • Student Questionnaire
    • Teacher Recommendation – Math or Science
    • Teacher Recommendation – English or Social Studies
    • Transcript
    • Verification of Good Standing

• 5. Schedule a Shadow Day

  • Lower Division
    • Grades 1: All applicants are required to fulfill a shadow day visit in 1st grade which includes a developmental assessment.
    • Grades 2-4: All applicants are required to fulfill a shadow visit in Casady’s Lower Division.
  • Middle & Upper Divisions 
    • Grade 5: All applicants are required to fulfill a shadow day visit in Casady’s Lower Division.
    • Grades 6-12: All applicants are required to fulfill a shadow day visit in Casady’s Middle or Upper Divisions. Students are typically matched with a Student Ambassador in their same grade level. For rising 9th graders, students are matched with a current 9th grade Student Ambassador. Applicants will meet with the Division Director, Assistant Director or Dean of Students at some point during the day.

• 6. Admission Checklist

  • You may login to MyCasady at any time to check the status of your checklist and to see what items have or have not been completed.

• 7. Deadlines, Decisions & Notification

  • Early Decision Deadline - December 1
    • See more information about Early Decision below
  • Regular Decision Deadline - January 15
    • For admission files completed by January 15, decisions will be emailed by February 14.

  • Rolling Admission - Admission files completed after January 15
    • For admission files completed after January 15, files will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as space permits in the grade level.

  • For grades that are full, students will be placed in a waitpool.

• 8. Enrollment Contracts

  • Continuous Enrollment Contracts for accepted students will be issued at the time of acceptance.
  • Families are given 2 weeks to accept the enrollment contract, after which point the contract will no longer be available and the space will be given to another qualified candidate.

• * Early Decision Candidates

  • Primary Division
    • Legacy Candidates have the opportunity to apply for Early Acceptance in full-day PreK to ensure a spot early in the year.
    • If offered Early Acceptance, families will pay a $1,000 tuition deposit to hold their child’s space in the class.
  • Upper Division
    • 9th grade candidates have the opportunity to apply for Early Acceptance to ensure a spot early in the year.
    • Early Acceptance can be offered to outstanding candidates if files are complete by December 1.
    • If offered Early Acceptance, families will pay a $1,000 tuition deposit to hold their child’s space in the class.
  • If a student is not offered Early Acceptance, their file will be deferred to the regular review process and more information may be requested by the Admission Office.