Required Testing

IQ Testing

An individual IQ test administered by a licensed psychologist is required of all applicants and measures verbal and non-verbal cognitive aptitude (learning potential). It is not an achievement test, which measures learned academic content. To be considered for admission to Open Window School, applicants must achieve a full scale or composite score at the 95th percentile or above. This score is an indicator of a child’s potential for success at Open Window. If your child does not score at or above the 95th percentile, please contact our office, if you would like to further discuss whether Open Window is the best match for your child.

Because the IQ test is cognitive, rather than an achievement test, children should not be prepped for the test. When children are exposed to test content, preparation exercises and testing tasks, they often exhibit test-taking behavior that indicates prior exposure. Psychologists are bound to report this prior exposure in their full report, and Open Window may be unable to accept the results as valid. Children must wait one year before being readministered the same cognitive test. Some helpful advice about what to tell your child about an IQ test can be found here. Although it can be administered to younger children, we recommend waiting until your child is 4 ½. Test results are valid for two years.

For students younger than 6 years old we accept the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV). For students older than 6 years of age we accept the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V). While not our preference, we are also willing to consider the Stanford-Binet, V, the KABC-II NU, or the DAS-II. If your student attends a full-time public school gifted program, we are willing to accept the test results that qualified him/her for that program.

Families must have IQ testing done privately by a licensed psychologist. Examiner’s schedules can fill quickly, so we recommend scheduling your child’s testing as early as possible. If the financial burden of an IQ test is a hardship on your family, please contact our Director of Admission, Calley Hart.

Achievement Testing

Students applying to third grade or higher must also submit achievement testing, specifically a reading and math score. This can be standardized group testing from a current or previous school (ITBS, etc) or can be administered privately.

For applicants to fifth through eighth grade, we require either the Independent School Entrance Exam or the Secondary School Admission Test. Families should register for the ISEE or SSAT online, and include Open Window School to receive the results of the test. Our ISEE code is 481722 and our SSAT code is 5543.

List of licensed psychologists:

ABCD, Inc.

206-361-6884

Leah Altemeier
206-295-7974

Caitlin Ames
206-659-9431

Kawena Begay
425-998-6435

Belle Chenault

206-465-8068

Carol B. Cole

206-329-8393

Ronnie Cunningham

206-335-8783

Honora Hanley

206-714-2946

Yumi Hiraga

206-729-2829

Kathi Jackson

425-374-7225

Steven Katz

425-688-7675

Kristi C. Kwon

425-635-0665

Christine Mielenz

206-330-1511

Patricia Oppenheim

425-562-1515

Karen Pavlidis

206-729-2829

Fredric Provenzano

206-361-2343

Molly Reid

425-481-5700

Bryan Robison

206-550-9736

Gail Rosenberg

425-954-9090

Amy Summers

206-522-4104

Debra Vilhauer

206-270-8805

Required Testing

IQ Testing

Achievement Testing

List of licensed psychologists:

Contact the Admissions Team

List of 2 members.

Calley Hart

Eugenie Lemerle

Open Window School