Lower & Middle School Admissions

One of the best ways to learn more about Bay Ridge Prep Lower & Middle School is to register for one of our Virtual Open Houses.   You do not need to submit an application to attend an open house.

To accompany our Open Houses, once you register, we will send you a tour video for your division of interest giving you a chance to "walk" through the building to get a feel. 

All registrants will then join together for a live Zoom presentation where you will hear from our Admissions Director, Head of School and Division Director. Those interested in our supportive programs will be asked to remain on the Zoom meeting towards the end for a brief discuss of our programs. 

Register on Ravenna to reserve your space at a Virtual Open House.

Our Admissions Process begins with creating and logging in to your child's account in Ravenna, our online application tool.  You will use Ravenna to register for a virtual open house, as well as to complete your online application, application fee, and upload all supplemental materials.  

Complete the Online Application and submit a $75 non-refundable application fee. 

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Bay Ridge Prep Teacher Assessment Forms are to be delegated via Ravenna to your child's current teachers by entering each teacher’s email address. If the school requires paper forms, you have the option of printing them through Ravenna. 

For Lower School, please delegate 1-2 teacher recommendations.

For Middle School, two recommendations are required -- one from an English teacher and one from a Math teacher.  If your child has the same teacher for both Math and English, the same teacher may fill out the math form and the ELA form. 

You are welcome to submit a recommendation from a supplemental teacher (principal, counselor, coach, instructor, etc.), however, it is not required.

To expedite the process, you will be asked to upload copies of report cards to your Ravenna application. 

For grades K-1 please upload report cards from the past 1 years as well as well as the current year.

For grades 2-8 please please upload report cards from the past 2 years as well as well as the current year.

Via Ravenna, pleased download our Schools Records Release Grades K - 12 Form and give to the to the applicant's current school.  Please request this official transcript after the 1st marking period.

If you have  evaluations that are applicable to your child and will help us to best understand your child, you are welcome to upload those as well to Ravenna.

Middle School
A student interview (via Zoom) will be scheduled by the Admissions Office and consists of talking to the student followed by parents. Because we have limited spaces, our interviews are by invitation only and not all applicants will be invited in.  We will review all materials as they are received will begin to offer invitations for interviews by January (sometimes earlier).

Lower School
Students being considered for admission to a lower school grade (K-5) will be invited in for a virtual Zoom visit with some students and a classroom teacher.  Parents will then meet wit the Lower school Director and Admissions Director.  Not all applicants are invited to move forward in the process. The Admissions Office will reach out to you to set up a virtual or in-person visit if your child is moving to the next step of the process.

Starting in January, approximately 2 - 3 weeks after the interview, the admissions committee will notify the prospective family of the applicant's admission status.  If the student is accepted and offered a seat, a contract will be sent from our business office.