How to Apply

Submit an online Application for Admission to Sycamore School. The application deadline for the 2026-2027 school year is February 1, 2026. Families who complete the application process by this date will receive an admission decision on or before March 1, 2026. Families interested in applying for the 2025-2026 school year can still do so too! The Enrollment Management Office is glad to talk you through the process of applying for either school year.

Application and Testing/Screening Fees

The application portal includes a checklist item that allows you to upload a copy of your child's birth certificate.

The application checklist requires you to upload copies of our child's most recent report card and achievement test (NWEA MAP Growth) results. If your child does not have one or both of these items, please email the Enrollment Management Office to notify the school.

Teacher recommendations are required for children who attended school or daycare during the current or previous school year. The request should be made of the student's homeroom or lead teacher. If the child has more than one teacher, the request should be made of a core subject teacher (e.g. language arts or math). If you feel another teacher would be better suited to speak to your child’s strengths and weaknesses, or if you have questions about the teacher recommendation, please email the Enrollment Management Office.

Preschool applicants will be scheduled to complete the Early Screening Profiles instrument, published by Pearson, once an application is submitted. This is administered at Sycamore School by Sycamore staff. The cost of this screening is included in the non-refundable $100 application fee.

Applicants for Prekindergarten through Eighth Grade must complete individual intelligence (IQ) testing. These results must be submitted by the application deadline, when applicable. Evaluations are administered by a licensed clinical psychologist at the family's expense, and payment for this service is made directly to the examiner. Sycamore has two preferred testing psychologists, Dr. Joelle Larsen and Dr. Jared Outcalt. Both come highly recommended and have experience working with gifted children. Additionally, if an applicant tests with one of Sycamore’s partner testing psychologists and enrolls at Sycamore within two (2) years of the testing date, the family will receive a credit for the testing fee on that student’s tuition bill for the first year of enrollment. If a retest is needed, Sycamore will only give credit for the test used when admission was offered. The current testing fee for Sycamore's two preferred testing psychologists is $500. Contact either of them directly to schedule an appointment for testing:

Dr. Joelle Larsen
joellelarsen@att.net
317-490-0033

Dr. Jared Outcalt
outcalt9@gmail.com
317-430-7432

Click here for more information about assessment and screening requirements.

The Admissions Committee will complete an initial review of all applications for admission. If an applicant for Prekindergarten through Eighth Grade appears to be a good fit for Sycamore, the final required step in the process is the student spending a day here at Sycamore in the current grade level.

This shadow visit allows Sycamore teachers to observe the student's engagement academically, socially, and otherwise. This visit also provides an excellent opportunity for the student to experience a day in the life of a Sycamore student.

The Enrollment Management Office will communicate with families regarding this shadow visit following the initial review by the Admissions Committee. Ideally, this visit will happen prior to the application deadline. As such, we encourage families to submit the application and to complete the other required items, including IQ testing, in advance of the application deadline whenever possible.

Note that, in lieu of a shadow visit, applicants for admission to Preschool for the following school year will be asked to come to Sycamore for a play-based observation before admissions decisions are finalized.