At ISW, we don’t do big, impersonal Open Houses. We do admissions like we do everything else—one student at a time.  We are currently offering tours for families after an initial phone conversation for the 2025-26 school year.  We are delighted to welcome you to ISW! 

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, please contact us via our web form www.iswva.org/contact/ or email us at info@iswva.org or call us at 540-877-5552.

We are currently accepting applications for Kindergarten through 12th grade. Our admissions committee looks for capable, enthusiastic, college-bound students who are academically, socially, and emotionally prepared to handle the challenges of a progressive, college preparatory environment. Successful applicants will exemplify our Core Values: respect, responsibility, integrity, compassion, and commitment to education.

While ISW accepts applications on a rolling basis for grades 1 through 12, families with Kindergarten applicants who would like preferred consideration, should complete the following as soon as possible:
  • A phone interview with the Head of School
  • A building tour with the Head of School
  • Application (application form, 2 teacher recommendations, records, if available, from preschool, and the $50 application fee) submitted 

Those students will be invited for a classroom visit. ISW will notify families as soon as possible after the file is complete. As long as there are seats still available, we will accept applications on a rolling basis.

Applicants for grades 1 through 12 will follow a similar process. 

A complete application (forms below) includes:

  • A completed application form
  • Official transcripts from all previous schools
  • Copies of all standardized testing and educational evaluations
  • Recommendations from three teachers (two for Kindergarten applicants)
  • A parent admissions conversation and tour with the Head of School
  • A student visit with relevant faculty
  • A (one-time) application fee of $50

K-8 Application Forms

High School Application Forms

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ISW admits students of any race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities available at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, sex, or sexual orientation in its administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.