Upon submission of the online application and application fee, the admission staff will contact you to schedule the appropriate test for your child. Admissions test sessions for Grammar School candidates typically are offered on a weekday at the applicant's campus beginning in December or January.
These tests are scored “in-house” so results are available very quickly and will be discussed at the admissions interview. Generally, wait-listed students will not be tested unless an open seat has been confirmed.
PreK and Kindergarten
The Missouri Kindergarten Inventory of Developmental Skills (KIDS) test is designed for assessing children ages 4-5 years old. It is administered by an early-education specialist in a one-on-one session. No special preparation is necessary. The following areas of development are surveyed:
- Number Concepts
- Language Concepts
- Auditory Skills
- Visual Skills
- Paper and Pencil Skill
- Gross Motor Skills
CDA uses this assessment to help determine a student’s readiness for Kindergarten. Therefore, this assessment is administered to all Kindergarten applicants as a pre- admission test but not given to new PreK students until January of their PreK school year.
Kindergarten applicants, on test day:
- Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to your scheduled test time and check in at the front desk.
- Testing will take approximately 45 minutes.
- Confirm with the admissions coordinator that your child's file is complete so your family interview with the School Principal can be scheduled.
Grade 1
Applicants to Coram Deo Academy’s 1st grade are administered an abbreviated Stanford Achievement Test. Candidates also complete a brief writing sample as part of their assessment.
On the test day:
- Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to your scheduled test time and check in at the front desk.
- Testing will take approximately 90 minutes.
- Confirm with the admission coordinator that your child's file is complete so your family interview with the School Principal can be scheduled.
Grades 2, 3, and 4
Applicants to Coram Deo Academy’s 2nd through 4th grades take the Independent Schools Entrance Examination (ISEE). Parents register and pay the testing fee ($140) directly to the testing company (ERB). Your admissions coordinator will provide registration details.