In the wake of the recent fires and their impact on so many in our community, Viewpoint is happy to provide an extension on our December 17 admission application deadline to those who might need it. Please drop us a line at admission@viewpoint.org for assistance. 

Additionally, we do welcome late applications when spaces for the grade exist. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions about submitting a late application and whether we still may be considering candidates for that grade.

Yes, we encourage families to submit their applications prior to the deadline in order to schedule the family meeting. Please note we do not release decisions early for early applications, and an early application does not receive a higher priority in regards to admission.

Applicants to Kindergarten should have turned five years old no later than August 1 of the year they wish to enter Viewpoint. Please don't hesitate to speak with a member of the Admission staff if you have questions about this; we will be happy to give you planning advice if you are the parent of a child with a late summer or fall birthday.

March 8: 9-12 Admission decisions released

March 15: K-8 Admission decisions released

March 19: Reply deadline for families admitted to Grades 9-12

March 25:Reply deadline for families admitted to Grades K- 8

Due to COVID we are currently not doing in person tours, but please look around our interactive campus map and email admissions@viewpoint.org to organize an online tour.

Kindergarten: : Viewpoint's Kindergarten classrooms are each led by one lead teacher and one assistant teacher with 16-18 children in a classroom.

Sixth Grade: 25-35

Seventh Grade: 25-35

Ninth Grade: 25-35

Other Grades: A handful of spaces are typically available in Grades 1- 5, 8, and 10- 12. Contact the Office of Admission for more information.

Students applying to Grades 5-12 must sit for a standardized test—either the ISEE or the SSAT. Test scores only represent one component of the application process. The admission committee always considers the whole application file (including a student’s report card, interview, application, teacher recommendations) in order to get the fullest picture of a student.

Yes. A family meeting is required for all applicants to the school. If possible, both parents and the child should be present.

The Character Skills Snapshot is a required component of the application process for students applying to Grades 6-12.

We know that your child is much more than just test scores and grades in an application folder.  Those are important, but they tell us only part of who your child is.  The Character Skills Snapshot (CSS) helps us to know your child better from multiple angles beyond grades and scores.

You may be considering Viewpoint because you are seeking an education that prizes and develops not only academic excellence, but also character, values and social-emotional growth. To that end, the Snapshot provides an opportunity for us to explore the ways in which Viewpoint’s community might enrich and benefit from your child’s intellectual curiosity, teamwork, initiative, responsibility, resilience, open mindedness, and social awareness.

How much does it cost?

The cost of the Character Skills Snapshot is $35. Financial Aid applicants will receive a fee waiver code via email. 

If you have questions about the fee waiver, please contact Patrick LaBo at patrick.labo@viewpoint.org.

 What’s involved in taking it?

Your child takes the Snapshot at home, online, at any time that’s convenient for them.  It’s about 20 minutes long.  The Snapshot is accessed via a link provided to the parents upon registering.

How can I learn more? 

Click here for answers to commonly asked questions about the CSS.

How do I register my child to take the CSS? 

ISEE Test Takers: Viewpoint is pleased to provide CSS fee waivers for applicants to Viewpoint School. 
As you work on completing your application, please contact Patrick LaBo (Patrick.Labo@viewpoint.org or 818-591-6560) to receive a CSS fee waiver code. 
After you receive the fee waiver code, you can create an account to register for the CSS here. For detailed instructions on how to register for the CSS as an ISEE test taker, click here. 

SSAT Test Takers: For SSAT test takers, The Snapshot is included free of charge. When you register for the SSAT, you will also be able to register to take The Snapshot - you will see a Snapshot button on the homepage of the student SSAT account. For detailed instructions on how to register for the Snapshot as an SSAT taker, click here.
 

How do I send the Snapshot report to Viewpoint? 

Once the results report has been posted (about two weeks after completion), parents/guardians can send reports to any schools that have opted to receive Snapshot results. You cannot choose report recipients prior to report release. For detailed instructions on how to send the report, click here. 

Viewpoint is proud to be a family-oriented community enriched by many families with more than one child at the School. We are committed to working closely with our current parents to determine if Viewpoint School is the best match for each of their children. We recognize that no one school is the perfect match for every child. Thus, our goal in the admission process is to enroll children who will find personal and academic success at Viewpoint.

To this end, Viewpoint gives priority in the admission process to siblings of currently enrolled students under the following conditions: Please note that we encourage all our Viewpoint families to apply to several schools since we cannot ever guarantee admission for any applicant.
 

The application deadline for siblings of current students applying to any grade is the same as the deadline for all other candidates.

1. Provided all other factors are equal and the sibling is academically qualified to enter Viewpoint.
2. Provided the family has maintained a positive relationship with the School, supporting its programs, policies, teachers, and administrators.
3. Provided there is space available in the grade to which the child is applying. Keep in mind that Viewpoint's entry grades are Kindergarten, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Grades. A sibling may be placed in the Wait Pool if no space is available. We cannot ever guarantee the availability of spots in a non-entry-point grade.

Viewpoint does offer financial aid to qualified applicants. Click on Financial Aid on the left side of this page for detailed information on tuition costs and the Financial Aid application process.

The student to faculty ratio is an impressive 7:1.

Students in Grades K-8 wear uniforms. Students in Grades 9-12 abide by our dress code. For more information, visit these links:

Primary School Uniform

Lower School Uniform

Middle School Uniform

Upper School Dress Code

www.iseetest.org. (Viewpoint’s school code is 050423).  

www.ssat.org (Viewpoint’s school code is 7940).
 

This information applies to all candidates to Grades 5-9 except for those who require F-1 student visas. For international students requiring an F-1 visa, visit the Apply page of our website. 

Due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and the significant and varied challenges it presents for our prospective families, Viewpoint has modified our admission process for the 21-22 year to adopt a test optional policy regarding the ISEE or SSAT. We want to ensure that our process remains equitable during this time of stress for families, as well as uncertainty over potentially limited access to standardized assessment sittings. 

This is in keeping with recent shifts in higher education, as college admission offices across the country are in the process of reexamining the use of standardized testing. The policy change allows our applicants to decide for themselves whether or not taking an at-home version of either the ISEE or SSAT would provide an accurate reflection of their academic ability and potential.

For now, this change, which reflects the exigencies of the time, applies to students applying to the 21-22 school year only.

We consider scores from either exam equally. Additionally, students may sit for these tests more than once if they like. They can also sit for both if they wish. 

Applicants to Grades 10-12: PSAT, SAT, ACT, SSAT, or ISEE
In the case of transfer student applicants (those applying to 10th, 11th, or 12th grades), Viewpoint strongly encourages students to submit recent standardized test scores. Viewpoint accepts the PSAT, SAT, ACT, ISEE, and SSAT.

Yes! Viewpoint offers a robust bus transportation program for an additional fee. You can find more information about transportation by clicking here

Yes! The talented chefs from SAGE have transformed lunchtime at Viewpoint School into a daily culinary adventure. Our students are treated to real food, cooked from scratch. SAGE`s seasonal menus are custom designed for us, reflecting the students` preferences as well as the fresh products available in the market. SAGE`s registered dietitians review and approve each menu to ensure that it offers a wide variety of nutritious choices. Click here for more information.

Viewpoint is a day school with no boarding facilities, and we do not undertake to place international students in homestay programs.

We strongly prefer that students from abroad — if they are not living with their own family — reside with relatives or friends in the area who have a vested interest in their well-being.

Viewpoint School is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students. Families of international students considering Viewpoint should keep the following points in mind:

Viewpoint is a day school with no boarding facilities, and we do not undertake to place international students in homestay programs.

Viewpoint does not offer ESL courses. Non-native speakers of English must demonstrate excellent verbal and written English.
We strongly prefer that students from abroad — if they are not living with their own family — reside with relatives or friends in the area who have a vested interest in their well-being.

In the admission process, we prefer in-person meetings with the applicant and parents. When this is not possible, we are able to conduct Skype interviews.

International Applicants to Grades 6-12 Requiring F-1 Visas: SSAT or ISEE

Applicants to Grades 6-12 requiring F-1 Visas are required to take either the ISEE or SSAT. 

For more information about testing options and locations for the ISEE and SSAT, click the links below.  

www.iseetest.org. (Viewpoint’s school code is 050423).  

www.ssat.org (Viewpoint’s school code is 7940).

We consider scores from either exam equally. Additionally, students may sit for these tests more than once if they like. They can also sit for both if they wish. 

Viewpoint School is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students. A small number of international students study at Viewpoint, and we are able to issue I-20s for international students.

The Financial Aid Committee uses  the School and Student Services (SSS) website as the basis for its determination of what a family is expected to contribute toward educational expenses. The SSS methodology takes into consideration such things as taxable and non-taxable income, assets and investments, and makes allowances for things such as daily living expenses. The formula also considers family size and the number of children attending tuition-charging schools. We also account for factors relevant to living in Los Angeles and attending Viewpoint School.

First, consider the true cost of an independent school education, including tuition, books, lunches, transportation, and other costs and calculate your ability to cover these costs. 

If you are counting on gifts from relatives, it is important to discuss with them whether or not they can maintain that help over the course of your child’s years at Viewpoint School. Loans are not advisable for secondary education.
If you think you might need financial aid, the time to apply is during the admission process, not after.

The financial aid application process, although separate and distinct, runs concurrently to the admission application process.  It does not follow it.  All applicants for admission are evaluated without regard to a request for Financial Aid. However, because we often admit more students who require aid than we are able to fund, admitted students do not always receive aid even if they do qualify. It is possible to be accepted for admission, but wait listed for Financial Aid.

Because Financial Aid is a limited resource, with more applicants than funding available, we do not distribute the awarding of Financial Aid dollars evenly throughout the grades. Generally speaking, older students have a higher priority than younger students. However, when possible the financial aid committee makes awards at all levels. 

The Financial Aid Committee considers candidates the Admission Committee rates highly. While there is a sizeable aid budget, financial aid resources are finite, and we are unable to offer financial aid to all who apply.

Assuming you continue to show demonstrated financial need, we will do our best to continue our financial commitment to your family. You must reapply for financial aid every year with updated information.

Yes. Each year we will ask you to file a new PFS and submit your tax declarations and W-2 and/or 1099. The school evaluates financial aid awards annually.

Financial aid applies to tuition and all required school programs. Families receiving financial aid at Viewpoint who also ride the bus may receive a discount in cost equivalent to the percent discount of their financial aid award, assuming that there is space on the bus.

Viewpoint does not offer any merit, athletic, or talent scholarships. All Financial Aid awards at Viewpoint are based on demonstrated economic need that is determined using a national, standardized formula that employs an impartial third-party analysis of a family’s financial situation. The primary responsibility for financing a child’s education rests upon the family.

The annual deadline to apply for Financial Aid for the next academic year is January 15. Late applications are considered when there are still funds available, after on-time applications have been reviewed.

Viewpoint maintains a small emergency fund for continuing families who entered as full-pay students, but then later, after enrollment, encountered dramatic, unforeseeable financial reversals. We are certainly happy to help where we can, but this fund is extremely limited. We strongly discourage the approach of applying as a full-pay student if a family knows that they have pre-existing financial needs not disclosed at time of admission.  This is a risky proposition because there is no guarantee that Viewpoint can provide assistance, meaning that the student may have to withdraw. 

When a family submits an application for admission without a corresponding financial aid application, they are, in effect, stating that they believe they will be able to cover educational costs for the upcoming year and foreseeable future.  Viewpoint then budgets accordingly and commits its limited financial aid funds to other families.

All parents have an obligation to contribute to their child’s education.  We cannot be bound by the assertion that one parent has disclaimed legally or otherwise any responsibility for educational expenses.

Viewpoint considers the assets of both parents in reviewing students for a financial aid award. Custodial and non-custodial parents are responsible for educational expenses and therefore both must participate in the financial aid process by submitting the financial aid application form and tax information. Until both parents complete the process, the Financial Aid Committee cannot review the financial aid application.

If either parent has remarried or is living with another adult who is contributing to the household income, the school will consider the assets of the step-parent or partner, always bearing in mind that the primary responsibility for payment rests with the natural parents.

Requests to not consider a missing parent need to be confirmed by a third party, usually associated with the court. 

Viewpoint expects both parents to contribute financially to their child’s education. If a parent is not receiving a salary, the school will make a financial adjustment to the application to account for the income the parent might receive if she or he chose to work.

Since each application is reviewed individually, there may be a number of exceptions to this policy. Please supply as much information as you can on your application.

If we can assist you with anything else not covered here, please feel free to contact us at any time:
Patrick LaBo, Admission & Financial Aid Coordinator, patrick.labo@viewpoint.org, 818-591-6560
Marcela Ruiz, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, marcela.ruiz@viewpoint.org, 818-591-6572
Laurel Baker Tew, Assistant Head for Enrollment, laurel.bakertew@viewpoint.org, 818-591-6580