Complete the School Application Form here and send it to admissions@cascadillaschool.org.

Additionally, you may mail or fax the application to:

Admissions Office, Cascadilla School

116 Summit Street

Ithaca, New York 14850

Fax: 607-272-0747

An admission interview is required for all applicants (in-person for local applicants, via Skype for international ones). 

See our COVID-19 Plans here to learn more about in-person interviews. 

Since our academic program is based on the semester system with rolling admissions, we accept applications at any time.

No tests are required in order for admissions, but if you have taken the SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test) or the SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency Test), you should forward them to the School.

If you are not a native speaker of the English language, however, you are required to take local and state proficiency assessments once you have enrolled at the School. 

Applications are reviewed by the Admissions Committee which is made up of members of the faculty, administration, and alumni. 

As the Admissions Committee meets weekly, you will be notified within 3 to 4 weeks.

We offer an academic program for all students who are old enough for grades eight through twelve. The minimum age for boarding students is normally fifteen. Younger students may be admitted as boarding students on an individual basis given their level of maturity and ability to live independently from their parents.