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Lower School Admission


Grades 1-4
 

Our Lower School students cultivate growth mindsets by embracing difficult tasks, overcoming challenges, collaborating, and reflecting on progress.

Key's Lower School offers:

  • Small classes and a 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio
  • Caring, experienced teachers who receive ongoing professional development in neuroscience research and child development
  • Instruction by specialists in science, language arts, music, art, physical education, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), MakerSpace, Spanish, technology, and libraries
  • Hands-on projects and games encouraging visual reasoning and problem-solving
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Kristen Addison

Lower School Division Head
kaddison@keyschool.org

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Four elementary school girls stand outside giving peace signs by a sign pointing to the Lower School Garden
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Two elementary school boys laugh as they sit next to each other at a table with food
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Four elementary school girls smile with arms around each other while standing outside on a green field
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Two elementary school boys and one African American elementary school girl sort through baskets containing river creatures
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Two elementary school girls smile at the camera outside, one on a swing
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Two elementary school boys sift through seaweed in a net while crouched on the sandy beach
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Two African American elementary school girls read a book aloud while sitting in chairs
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An African American elementary school boy has a surprised look on his face while his teacher sitting next to him is smiling
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Two elementary school girls smile while sitting at a table using a game to understand math
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Nine elementary school boys stand together outside in a line with their arms around each other smiling
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Three elementary school boys sit on top of monkey bars looking down and smiling
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Three elementary school girls stand together smiling outside with coats on


How to Apply
Application Deadline
December 16, 2024

Applications received after the deadline are reviewed on a rolling basis contingent on available space and waitlist depth. We recommend families contact our Lower School admission counselor to learn more about availability in your student’s grade. 

Tour Campus
We encourage all families interested in the Lower School to schedule a private tour of campus with your admission counselor.

Apply for Admission
Submit an application through the Admission Portal. All necessary forms and application checklist items can be accessed through your account. 

Lower School applicants are required to submit: 

  • A teacher reference (homeroom teacher)
  • School Administrator or Guidance Counselor Evaluation
  • Transcript

A $60 application fee will be charged upon submitting the application.

Admission Testing
Key will conduct in-house testing for First Grade applicants. Applicants to grades 2, 3 & 4 must complete the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)

  • ISEE School Code: 210013
    December 7, 2024 and January 11, 2025 test dates available at Key School
 

Important Dates
2024-2025 Academic Year
September 1, 2024 2025-2026 Applications Open Online
October 8, 2024 Lower School Information Session
October 22, 2024 Middle School Fall Information Session
October 24, 2024 Upper School Fall Information Session
October 29, 2024 Upper School Fall Information Session
November 9, 2024 First School Open House
December 13, 2024 Upper School Shadow Day
December 16, 2024 First & Lower School Application Forms Due
January 6, 2025 Middle & Upper School Application Forms Due
January 9, 2025 Upper School Shadow Day
January 13, 2025 Financial Aid Forms Due
January 20, 2025 All Application Files Due
February 21, 2025 Admission Decisions Released

Your Counselor

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Kelsey Miller

kmiller@keyschool.org
443.321.7815