How to Apply

Almost every step of the process begins with logging in to your child's account in Ravenna, our online application tool.

Our procedures vary depending on the grade to which you apply. The lists below walk you through the recommended and required application steps for that grade. We follow The Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY) admissions schedule and procedures.

Procedures for Fall 2026 Admission

Preschool

Pre-K Threes

Pre-K Threes

Applicants to our Pre-K Threes program must be 3 years old by June 30, 2026.

Click on the steps below for more information.

Create an Account in Ravenna

To begin the application process, families must create an account in Ravenna at www.ravenna-hub.com.

Through Ravenna, you will be able to start the application process, register for a Virtual Information Session or Tour, delegate teacher recommendation forms directly to your students’ teachers, submit all admissions materials, check the status of your application, and receive admissions decisions.

Note: Your Ravenna login and password are your gateway to the entire application process, so please keep this information handy.

Optional: Register for a Virtual Information Session and/or Tour (Fall)

We are offering Pre-K Threes virtual information sessions and in-person tours. We encourage you to register via Ravenna for both types of events to learn about our program and see it in action. We strongly encourage you to attend a virtual information session first before coming for a tour.

At the Virtual Information Sessions, you will have an opportunity to hear from some community members, view an "Inside Packer" video, and participate in a question-and-answer session. On our Tours, you will have an opportunity to visit the Packer Early Learning Center and our main campus. Both events are for parent(s)/guardian(s) only.

Please note that these events are reserved only for families who are planning to apply to Pre-K Threes for the 2026-27 school year.

Submit Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and Fee (by 4pm on Fri Nov 21)

Create a Ravenna account and complete the online application. Once your Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and non-refundable application fee of $125 are submitted, your application will automatically be entered into the lottery pool.

Due: 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. If necessary, we reserve the right to close applications before this date.

Lottery Pool for Playgroup Interview

Optional: Upload a Photograph

Receive Notification (by Thurs Feb 26)

Submit Your Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Deposit (by noon on Thurs Mar 5)

For Further Information

Pre-K Fours

Pre-K Fours

Please note that the Pre-K Fours program is not a traditional entry year at Packer. Availability of new spaces is contingent upon attrition only.

Applicants to our Pre-K Fours program must be 4 years old by August 31, 2026.

Click on the steps below for more information.

Create an Account in Ravenna

To begin the application process, families must create an account in Ravenna at www.ravenna-hub.com.

Through Ravenna, you will be able to start the application process, delegate teacher recommendation forms directly to your students’ teachers, submit all admissions materials, check the status of your application, and receive admissions decisions.

Note: Your Ravenna login and password are your gateway to the entire application process, so please keep this information handy.

Touring Packer (by Invitation)

Submit Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and Fee (by 4pm on Fri Nov 21)

Complete the online application on Ravenna. Once your Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and non-refundable payment of $125 are submitted, you will be placed in an active waitpool. If a space becomes available you will be contacted for an interview.

Due Date: by 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. If necessary, we reserve the right to close applications before this date.

Interview (by Invitation)

Submit ISAAGNY Confidential Information Sheet and School Report for 3 and 4 Year Old Applicants (by Thurs Jan 8)

Optional: Upload a Photograph

Receive Notification (not before Thurs Feb 26)

Please note that the Pre-K Fours Program is not a traditional entry year at Packer. Availability of new spaces is contingent upon attrition only. Applications for these grades are automatically placed in an active waitpool.

Notifications will be sent out to families via Ravenna not before Thursday, February 26, 2026.

On notification day, families will receive an update on their waitpool status.

Note: Notification is given only to candidates who were interviewed and whose files are complete.

Submit Your Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Deposit (by noon on Thurs Mar 5)

For Further Information

Kindergarten

Applicants to Kindergarten must be 5 years old by August 31, 2026.

Click on the steps below for more information.

Create an Account in Ravenna

To begin the application process, families must create an account in Ravenna at www.ravenna-hub.com.

Through Ravenna, you will be able to start the application process, register for aVirtual Information Session or Tour, delegate teacher recommendation forms directly to your students’ teachers, submit all admissions materials, check the status of your application, and receive admissions decisions.

Note: Your Ravenna login and password are your gateway to the entire application process, so please keep this information handy.

Optional: Register for a Virtual Information Session and/or Tour (Fall)

We are offering Kindergarten virtual information sessionad and in-person tours. We encourage you to register via Ravenna for both types of events to learn about our program and see it in action. We strongly encourage you to attend a virtual information session first before coming for a tour.

At Virtual Information Sessions, you will have an opportunity to hear from some community members, view an "Inside Packer" video, and participate in a question-and-answer session. On our Tours, you will have an opportunity to tour the Packer Early Learning Center and our main campus. Both events are for parent(s)/guardian(s) only.

Please note that these events are reserved only for families who are planning to apply to Kindergarten for the 2026-27 school year.

Submit Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and Fee (by 4pm on Fri Nov 21)

Complete the online application on Ravenna. Once your Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and non-refundable payment of $125 are submitted, the Admissions Office will contact you to schedule a parent/child interview.

Note: The application fee is waived for all financial aid applicants. Please enter the code FAwaiver to bypass the application fee.

Due: 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. If necessary, we reserve the right to close applications before this date.

Reactivating an Application?

If you submitted a Fall 2023 or 2024 application and would like to reapply for the same child, you must submit a new application as indicated in the instructions.

No fee is required; just enter the code Reactivation to bypass the application fee.

Submit ISAAGNY Confidential Teacher Report and School Records (by Thurs Jan 8)

Apply for Financial Aid (by Thurs Jan 8)

Schedule an Interview

Optional: Upload a Photograph

Receive Notification (by Thurs Feb 5)

Submit Your Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Deposit (by noon on Thurs Feb 12)

For Further Information

Lower School

Open spaces in Grades 1 through 4 are very limited. Applications for these grades are automatically placed in an active waitpool. Interviews will only be conducted as spaces become available.

By August 31, 2026, applicants for...
First Grade must be 6 years old.
Second Grade must be 7 years old.
Third Grade must be 8 years old.
Fourth Grade must be 9 years old.

Click on the steps below for more information.

Create an Account in Ravenna

To begin the application process, families must create an account in Ravenna at www.ravenna-hub.com.

Through Ravenna, you will be able to start the application process, register for a Virtual Information Session, delegate teacher recommendation forms directly to your students’ teachers, submit all admissions materials, check the status of your application, and receive admissions decisions.

Note: Your Ravenna login and password are your gateway to the entire application process, so please keep this information handy.

Optional: Register for a Virtual Information Session (Fall)

We encourage First through Fourth Grade applicant families to register via Ravenna to attend a Virtual Information Session. You will have an opportunity to hear from some community members, view an "Inside Packer" video, and participate in a question-and-answer session.

If spaces become available in this grade, we will offer a private tour on the parent/child interview day.

Submit Parent/Guardian Application, Parent/Guardian Statement, and Fee (by 4pm on Fri Nov 21)

Note: The application fee is waived for all financial aid applicants. Please enter the code FAwaiver to bypass the application fee.

Due Date: by 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. If necessary, we reserve the right to close applications before this date.

Interview (by Invitation)

Submit ISAAGNY Confidential Teacher Report and School Records (by Thurs Jan 8)

Fill out the required information in Ravenna [delegate form] to send the ISAAGNY Confidential Teacher Report to your child's current teacher.

First Grade applicants: ISAAGNY Confidential Teacher Report only is required

Second, Third, and Fourth Grade applicants: ISAAGNY Confidential Teacher Report, as well as 2025-26 Transcript/Report Card (1st semester) and 2024-25 Transcript/Report Card (full year) are required. Fill out the required information in Ravenna to send the “Request Transcripts” form to your child's current school.

Due date for completed ISAAGNY Confidential Teacher Report and school records: Thursday, January 8, 2026.

Apply for Financial Aid (by Thurs Jan 8)

Second-Fourth Grade Only: Standardized Test Scores Are Being Waived for the 2025-26 Admissions Season

Optional: Upload a Photograph

Receive Notification (not before Wed Feb 11)

Open spaces in Grades 1 through 4 are very limited. Applications for these grades are automatically placed in an active waitpool.

Notifications will be sent out to families via Ravenna not before Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

On notification day, families will receive an update on their waitpool status.

Note: Notification is given only to candidates who were interviewed and whose files are complete by January 8, 2026.

Submit Your Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Deposit (by noon on Fri Feb 27)

For Further Information

Middle School

Click on the steps below for more information.

Create an Account in Ravenna

To begin the application process, families must create an account in Ravenna at www.ravenna-hub.com. Please note that Ravenna is only an application portal. For comprehensive information about the admissions process and about Packer, please continue to explore this website.

Through Ravenna, you will be able to start the application process, register for a Middle School Virtual Information Session, email teacher recommendation forms directly to your students’ teachers, submit all admissions materials, check the status of your application, and receive admissions decisions.

Note: Your Ravenna login and password are your gateway to the entire application process, so please keep this information handy. Log in periodically to check for file updates. Please ensure that two-parent families do not create duplicate applications for their child(ren) in Ravenna.

When/if appropriate, Parent 1 and Parent 2 must utilize two (2) unique email addresses, one for each parent/guardian. Should your child(ren) be admitted to Packer, these will serve as your electronic signatures for the enrollment contract. Please do not use an “All Family Email Address” i.e. thepackerfamily@gmail.com.

Submit Preliminary Application and Fee (by 4pm on Fri Nov 21)

We ask that the parent(s)/guardian(s) fill out the preliminary part of the application (the Parent/Guardian Application) by 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025. The second part of the application (the Parent/Guardian Statement) is due by noon on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

While we are likely to have some space in the 5th Grade, enrollment to the Middle School is solely based on attrition. We encourage families to apply for 6th through 8th Grade with the understanding that attrition is less likely.

The application fee is $60 for families applying to 5th Grade. This fee is reduced to $30 for families who are applying for financial aid. Please email Sara Goin, at sgoin@packer.edu, for the financial aid waiver code.

Packer will not charge 6th and 8th Grade applicants the $60 application fee unless they are invited for an interview.

Again, since enrollment consideration to the Middle School is attrition-based, we will not be in touch to schedule interviews for 6th through 8th Grade applicants unless the file is complete and we learn of possible openings in those grades.

Due: By 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025

Optional: Register for a Middle School Open House

Apply for Financial Aid (by Thurs Jan 8)

Take Standardized Test and Submit Scores

Submit the Student Essay (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

Submit English and Math Teacher Evaluations (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

Applicants must submit teacher evaluation forms from their current math and English/Humanities teachers. Families may additionally have math and English/Humanities teachers from the previous school year submit evaluation forms via Ravenna (these forms will be “in addition to” the current ’25-26 evaluations, not “in lieu of”). Please note that forms that are completed and/or submitted prior to Wednesday, October 22, 2025, will not be accepted.

Evaluation forms can be sent straight to their teachers through Ravenna (designate each teacher’s email address in Ravenna). Please give your teachers notice early so they can complete and submit the forms before the application deadline. The teachers completing the evaluation forms must have been teaching the student for at least eight weeks.

Due: noon on Thursday, January 8, 2026

Submit School Transcripts (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

School transcripts are required admissions materials. Applicants must submit a full-year transcript from the previous academic year as well as the first-term/fall transcript from the current academic year. Please ask your child's current school to upload transcripts directly to Ravenna. If they are having trouble uploading transcripts directly to Ravenna, please have them contact Ravenna customer care by sending an email to customercare@ravennasolutions.com.

Due: noon on Thursday, January 8, 2026

We Appreciate Your Patience

As we approach the application deadline, it takes time for us to process the incoming applications. We ask that you please be patient and refrain from calling our office to inquire as to your child’s application status. We encourage you to log in to Ravenna periodically to check your file status.

Interview by appointment

For applicants to 5th Grade, the Admissions Office will be in touch to schedule an interview after you have submitted the Parent/Guardian Application. Please plan for approximately 90 minutes to complete the tour and interview step, which includes a conversation with parents/guardians.

Parents of prospective students applying to 5th Grade will have an opportunity to chat with the interviewer once their child(ren) have completed the one-on-one interview.

To be considered, if we learn of potential spaces in the relevant grade for 6th through 8th Grade applicants, you must complete the full application for our review. This includes the following:

Parent/Guardian Application
Current Applicant Photo
Parent/Guardian Statement
Student Essay
Transcript/Report Cards
English/Humanities and Math Teachers Recommendation Forms
ISEE/SSAT Test Scores

Receive Notification (after 4pm Wed Feb 11)

Submit Your Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Deposit (by noon Fri Feb 27)

For Further Information

Upper School

Click on the steps below for more information.

Create an Account in Ravenna

Through Ravenna, you will be able to start the application process, register for admissions events, email teacher recommendation forms directly to your students’ teachers, submit all admissions materials, check the status of your application, and receive admissions decisions.

Note: Your Ravenna login and password are your gateway to the entire application process, so please keep this information handy. Log in periodically to check for file updates. Please ensure that two-parent families do not create duplicate applications for their child(ren) in Ravenna.

When/if appropriate, Parent 1 and Parent 2 must utilize two (2) unique email addresses, one for each parent/guardian. Should your child(ren) be admitted to Packer, these will serve as your electronic parent signatures for the enrollment contract. Please do not use an “All Family Email Address” i.e.thepackerfamily@gmail.com.

Optional: Register for an Open House

Packer's Ninth Grade Upper School Open House on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, will provide families an opportunity to hear more about the curriculum, student organizations, and extracurricular activities from our administrators, faculty, and students.

To register for the event, log in to Ravenna and reserve a space. Spaces may be limited.

Note: This event is for applicants to the 9th Grade only. You do not need to apply to Packer in order to register/attend an Open House.

Submit Preliminary Application and Fee (by 4pm on Fri Nov 21)

We encourage families to apply for 10th and 11th Grade with the understanding that attrition is less likely. Packer will not charge 10th and 11th Grade applicants the $60 application fee they are invited for an interview.

Due: By 4:00pm on Friday, November 21, 2025.

Packer Admissions Interview by Appointment Only

Apply for Financial Aid (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

Take Standardized Test and Submit Scores

Submit the Student Essay (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

Submit English and Math Teacher Evaluations (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

Applicants must submit teacher evaluation forms from their current math and English/Humanities teachers. Families may additionally have math and English/Humanities teachers from the previous school year submit evaluation forms via Ravenna (these forms will be “in addition to” the current ’25-26 evaluations, not “in lieu of”). Please note that forms that are completed and/or submitted prior to Wednesday October 22, 2025, will not be accepted.

Evaluation forms can be sent straight to their teachers through Ravenna (designate each teacher’s email address in Ravenna). Please give your teachers notice early so they can complete and submit the forms before the application deadline. The teachers completing the evaluation forms must have been teaching the student for at least eight weeks.

Due: by noon on Thursday, January 8, 2026

Submit School Transcripts (by noon on Thurs Jan 8)

Due: noon on Thursday, January 8, 2026

We Appreciate Your Patience

Receive Notification (after 4pm Fri Feb 20)

Submit Your Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Deposit (by noon Thurs Mar 12)

For Further Information

Apply Now

We use the Ravenna online application tool.

Open Houses, Tours, & Virtual Information Sessions

This fall, we will offer optional Open Houses, Tours, and Virtual Information Sessions for the Preschool, Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School. Please check and register on Ravenna to secure a spot.