Admissions

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 re-administered 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.  

Open Window School will accept the WPPSI-IV, WISC-V or KABC-II.   We are also willing to consider the DAS-II. If your student attends a full-time public school gifted program, we are willing to accept the test results that qualified them 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, aid is available to cover a portion of the cost. Please contact our Director of Enrollment Management & Outreach, Calley Hart for more details.

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 will accept, but do not require the Independent School Entrance Exam or the Secondary School Admission Test. Families can 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

Caitlin Ames
206-659-9431

Mariam Araujo
206-226-9689

Nicole Bain
425-753-5001

Karen Barnes
206-659-9718

Kawena Begay
425-998-6435

Amy Bohlander
206-289-0634

Stephanie Brewer
360-504-8410
 
206-329-8393
 
206-335-8783

Kate Daderko
206-395-6405

Heather Davis
206-801-1139 

Anna DiNoto
206-619-7577 

Taja Estrada
206-627-0033

Julia Gorelik
206-486-6759

Crystal Gray
206-883-6175

Jessica Greenson
206-658-5512
 
 
Steven Katz
425-688-7675
 
Kristi C. Kwon
425-635-0665

Julie McNeill
206-619-9690

Patricia Oppenheim
425-562-1515

Rosalind Oti
206-659-2708
 
206-361-2343

Emily Rastall
425-967-7199

206-522-4104

Elizabeth Viney
425-428-9759

Contact the Admissions Team

admissions@ows.org
425-747-2911
The admissions office is open 8-4, M-F

List of 2 members.

  • Photo of Calley Hart

    Calley Hart 

    Director of Enrollment Management & Outreach
  • Photo of Eugenie Lemerle

    Eugenie Lemerle 

    Associate Director of Admissions & Registrar

Open Window School

6128 168th Place SE,
Bellevue, WA 98006
Phone: 425.747.2911
Email: ows@ows.org
Open Window School provides a challenging academic curriculum blended with nurturing support from teachers that prepares students for long-term success.
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