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How to Apply to Evans

Important Dates:

  • October 1st - applications open for the following school year
  • February 1st - applications due
  • January-February - student class visit days (must have applied to schedule)
  • Early March - decision notices
  • Mid March - contracts due

We gladly accept applications past the priority application deadline, and can discuss space available and waitpools as applicable.

Evans Application Process

  1. Complete an INQUIRY FORM to schedule a tour
  2. Submit Application (Priority due Feb. 1st, rolling thereafter)
    • View PDF INSTRUCTIONS of how to create a new account.
    • APPLY ONLINE.
    • There is a $125 applicaiton fee that will be collected on the last step.
    • Shortly after submitting the application, a checklist will be assigned on the Evans Portal, however scheduling and progress of the application will be communicated via direct contact with the admissions office.
  3. Request Records and Recommendation (Due Feb. 1st)
  • Email student’s past report cards and any relevant testing, or request records be sent directly from previous school (form available on application portal).
  • Type student’s current teacher’s email into online portal to request a recommendation form to be completed. It’s best to request this in December so teachers have ample time to complete.
  1. Student Visit
    • Typically in January or February, the applying student will visit Evans for a half or full day. For Junior Kindergarten, it’s a group visit for two hours. Other grade applicants will attend class with their current age group, and participate in social and enrichment activities. Children do not need to do anything to prepare.
  2. Testing & Evaluation
    • Applicants for Junior Kindergarten through First Grade will complete grade appropriate assessments during their Student Visit.
    • Applicants for Grades 2 through 6 need to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) and submit scores to Evans. Tests can be taken at home (proctored by an ISEE representative), or taken in person. Learn more information about the ISEE online, or email .

Evans is a member of the San Diego Consortium of Independent and Private Schools, and thus follows an agreed-upon schedule of admissions dates.

The Evans School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national and ethnic origin, age, or any other category protected by law, in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.