High School Placement

Admissions

We Help with High School Placement

Moving on from Lowell is an important moment for parents and students. We support our families through each step, and our team of teachers and administrators plays a central role in offering guidance and advice throughout the year.
Here’s a snapshot of several important moments leading up to and during 8th grade:
  • 7th grade parents meet with the high school admissions team to learn about important dates, SSAT preparation, forms, teacher support, and additional resources.
  • The team also meets with each 7th grader's parents to discuss an initial list of school choices.
  • Parents and students begin school visits and may opt to meet with members of the team to discuss revisions to their lists.
  • Teachers and DeltaU coaches support 8th graders throughout the application process, giving helpful writing and vocabulary preparation, SSAT prep guidance, and ample time to learn and practice interviewing skills.
  • Lowell also handles arrangements for testing accommodations and provides space on campus for SSAT tutoring if parents would like to arrange it.
  • Each student's chosen schools receive a packet from Lowell that includes teacher recommendations, transcripts, and a personal cover letter.
  • In January and February, the head of school talks with the admissions officers in each school to promote Lowell students as candidates for admission.

High Schools Our Graduates Are Attending

(2)   Albert Einstein High School
(5)   Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
(1)   Brownell Talbot (NE)
(2)   Bullis School
(2)   Duke Ellington School of the Arts
(1) École Jeannine Manuel (France)
(21)   Edmund Burke School
(1) Elizabeth Seton
(3)   Field School
(1)   Fusion Academy
(16)   Georgetown Day School
(1)   Gonzaga College High School
(2)   Holton-Arms School
(1)   Holy Cross
(4)   Landon School
(2)   Madeira School
(5)   Maret School
(1)   Marin Academy (CA)
(3)   Montgomery Blair High School (CAP)
(4)   Montgomery Blair High School
(4)   National Cathedral School
(1)   New York Public High School
(1)   North Carolina Public High School
(17)   Sandy Spring Friends School
(5)   Sidwell Friends School
(1)   Siena School
(2)   St. Alban’s School
(4)   St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
(13)   St. John’s College High School
(1)   St. Stephen's St. Agnes
(1)   Washington Waldorf School
(1) Whitman
(1)   Whittle
(5)   Wilson High School
1640 Kalmia Road NW
Washington, DC
20012 202-577-2000

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Lowell School is a private PK-8th grade school located in NW Washington, DC. At Lowell students gain the knowledge, skills, and social-emotional literacy to be the bold leaders and creative problem solvers our world needs.