Castilleja School

School:	Castilleja School
Address:	1310 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA
Phone:	(650) 470-7733
E-Mail:	admission@castilleja.org
Website:	http://www.castilleja.org
Director:	Ms. Jill Lee, Director of Admission
Head:	Ms. Joan Lonergan, Head of School

Type:	girls/ day
Grades:	6-12
Enrollment:	415

Castilleja requires standardized testing as part of our admission process in order to gain a better understanding of each applicant. We receive applications from many schools with a variety of academic programs, and test results provide a common denominator. Test results are just one of many factors we consider when evaluating an application and are by no means the only measure of a student’s capabilities. The tests represent both a student’s ability and her current level of achievement. This information is used along with other application materials when making admission decisions. The Committee on Admission values many personal qualities that are not gleaned from multiple-choice tests. These include creativity, humor, motivation, patience, perseverance, and compassion, to name a few.

If you need a fee waiver to cover the cost of the ISEE, please contact the Admission Office at (650) 470-7733. All calls are kept confidential.

GRADE 6-8:  ISEE required

ISEE (Independent Schools Entrance Exam). Register for this exam through Educational Records Bureau (ERB) at www.erbtest.org.

• The ISEE Is offered at Castilleja on January 3 and 10, 2009
  Registration takes place at 8:30 a.m.; the exam begins at 9:00 a.m. Please enter through the carved doors on Bryant Street.

  If a student is unable to test at Castilleja on one of these two dates, they can take the exam at another test site in the Bay Area. You will need to contact ERB for test sites and dates.

GRADE 9: ISEE or SSAT required

ISEE (see above).

SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test). Register for the exam at www.ssat.org. This test is not offered at Castilleja.

GRADE 10 and GRADE 11: One of the following is required

ISEE, SSAT, PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test), or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test).