Admissions Office
What do you want to know about East Academy?
Browsing our website is a great place to start learning about our school community - but nothing tells our story better than the students and teachers who call East Academy home. To truly understand our school community, our philosophy of education and our passion for college preparatory academic excellence in an intentionally diverse setting - you simply must experience it firsthand.
Whether you are looking for a school home for your family today, or exploring options for the future, you have found your place. That is if your goal is to build an academic foundation for your child's college success while preparing them for a lifetime of learning as a world-class citizen and leader. We aren't about pressuring students. We are all about creating a learning community of excited, energetic, successful learners. We know we are not for everyone, but we also know that you must visit us to find out why.
Our admission team invites you to visit us. If you think our learning community may be just the place for your child and your family, come and visit, and talk with us awhile. We love sharing the success of this amazing community.
About our Admission Process
East Academy strives to admit students who will be successful within the framework of the Multiple Intelligences theory and practices of learning, our curriculum, and our mission statement. We expect all of our students to attend college. We actively pursue culturally and socio-economically diverse families so that we reflect the diversity of the world today.
East Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or religious beliefs in the administration of its policies, programs, and services.
Starting the East Academy Admission Process:
To have your child(ren) considered for admission to East Academy, begin by simply downloading our Application for Admission and New Student Recommendation Forms by clicking on the links below. These forms are in PDF format and will require Adobe Reader or a similar program to open and print.
You can obtain your copy of Adobe Reader for free by visiting http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ and selecting Adobe Reader download.
If you would like a copy of these documents mailed or faxed to you, please call our Main Office at 615-228-2284 and we will be happy to get them right out to you.
Application for Admission New Student Recommendation Form
Please note that a separate application, recommendation form and application fee must be submitted for each student being considered for admission.
How we select our students:
In considering candidates for admission to East Academy, we consider five areas:
- Entrance evaluation results
- Personal interview with Head of School and/or Associate Head of School
- Most recent report card grades
- Recommendation from recent teachers
- Standardized test scores
Admission Process:
- Attend an Open House or schedule a personal tour. Out of state residents may be exempt from this requirement.
- Complete and return an application along with the non-refundable application fee.
- Submit a copy of your child’s most recent report card AND a copy of his/her most recent standardized testing scores. Sign the top portion of Recommendation Form and give it to a member of your child’s current or most recent teachers.
- Have your child undergo an admission evaluation. The admission office will contact you with a date and time of the evaluation dates once your application file is complete and all documentation has been received.
- Attend an interview with the Head of School and/or the Associate Head of School. The admission office will contact you to schedule this date and time.
- Receive a letter acknowledging completion of the admission process with notification that your completed admission file has been sent to the Admission Committee.
The admission committee meets once a month or more often when needed. Weighing all the factors, the Admission Committee will either:
- Admit your child
- Place your child on a wait list if his/her grade is full
- Deny admission at this time.
East Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs in the administration of its policies and services.
If you have any questions about our selection or admission processes please call the admission office at 324-5884.
