Middle School Admissions (Grades 5-8)

Our main entry points for middle school are grades 5 and 6, but we may also consider applications at other grades. Regardless of the year new students join us, they are supported and welcomed!

Middle school applicants must demonstrate sufficient proficiency in Mandarin reading, writing, listening, and speaking in order to complete in-depth projects fully in Mandarin.  

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Process and Timeline

Step 1: Let us know you’re interested via our inquiry form

  • After you complete an inquiry form, you will receive an email with dates, times, and registration links for our admissions events.  

Step 2: Get to know us

  • Required: Attend an information session and tour (details provided once you submit the inquiry form).

  • Optional: Attend other events that are of interest to you (details provided once you submit the inquiry form)

Step 3: Complete the online application (required); apply for tuition assistance (optional)

  • Middle school admissions applications for the 2024-2025 school year are due by January 18, 2024. If the $100 application fee is a hardship for your family, please let us know (waivers available).

  • Tuition assistance applications for the 2024-2025 school year are due by January 31, 2024. If the $53 application fee is a hardship for your family, please let us know (waivers available).

  • Admissions decisions and tuition assistance determinations are made separately.

Step 4: Let us get to know you

  • Parent / guardian interview (details provided to applicants)

  • Provide the 1st Grade–8th Grade Teacher Evaluation Form to your child’s current/most recent teacher, requesting it be returned directly to us by January 26, 2024. These can be emailed directly by your child’s school, to pks.admissions@presidioknolls.org

  • Provide the Student Records Release Form to your child’s current/recent school(s), requesting they be directly emailed to us by January 26, 2024.

  • Complete an online Mandarin assessment (details provided to applicants).

  • Attend a student-only assessment and shadow visit on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (details provided to applicants).


Middle school admissions decisions and tuition assistance awards will be emailed on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Family decisions are due by Thursday, March 21, 2024. 


Frequently Asked Questions

Read the Frequently Asked Questions about our school.

For More Information

Check out the Middle School Program and PKS Blog for day to day projects, photos, teacher profiles, and more!

Please email pks.admissions@presidioknolls.org if you have any questions.

Photos: parent volunteers and John Lee