Rancho Solano Preparatory School

Welcome to Rancho Solano Preparatory School!

Thank you for your interest in Rancho Solano! We are delighted that you are considering our school for your family's educational journey. Selecting the right school for your family can be a challenging experience. Our Admissions Team is here to help you whether you are looking at private schools for the first time, relocating from out of the country, looking for a school with world-class academics, or simply looking for smaller class sizes. Please submit an information request form and someone from our admissions team will contact you shortly so you can learn all that Rancho Solano has to offer.

In the meantime, please explore our website and visit our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for an in-depth look into our school's comprehensive, yet individualized, academic approach to education. We are excited to work with your family and look forward to hearing from you soon!

How to Apply

How To Apply To Rancho Solano Preparatory

The best gift you can give your child is a quality education. A world-class education at Rancho Solano may be the most important investment you can make toward your child’s future.

When your child becomes part of the Rancho Solano family, they become an architect of their future, prepared to thrive in a global society. As a result, our core values have made us beloved by our families, esteemed in our community, and admired by other private, public, and charter schools in Arizona.

We recommend beginning your communications with our admissions team as soon as possible, to receive your earliest prioritization for enrollment openings and waitlists. To be considered for admissions, all of the following must be completed:

• Submit a completed online application
• If you haven’t already, please work with our admissions team to receive your login credentials to access your admissions portal.
• Register for and complete admissions testing
• Visit/Shadow Day or interview (if applicable).

Admission Process

We believe that curiosity, creativity, indpendence, cooperation, and persistence enhance early learning and development. Our Pre-K curriculum promotes social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development in a safe and nurturing environment.

Elementary school at Rancho Solano provides students with a firm foundation in the core curriculum including humanities, language arts, foreign language, social studies, math, and science. Students are also instructed and guided on how to organize and manage their time. Activities develop research, note-taking and outlining skills in preparation for our rigorous Middle School curriculum. Students learn to work independently and in groups.

Rancho Solano students enter sixth grade as children and complete eighth grade taking their first steps to becoming responsible young adults. We offer academically-demanding classes and give students the personalized skills and tools they need to accomplish their goals.

Our college preparatory curriculum emphasizes critical thinking and is brought to life in a student-centered environment. Students engage with other students from around the world via this challenging and inquiry-based curriculum that prepares them for this ever-changing world.

Steps Toward Admission: Grade PK2 - Kindergarten & Kindergarten through 5th

The following instructions will help guide you through your child’s application process. The staff of the Admissions Office is available to answer any questions you may have to help you through this process.

• Submit a Request For Information to schedule a visit of our campus, or schedule a telephone conversation with our admissions office. This ensures your request will be handled as quickly as possible.
• Visit the Rancho Solano Preparatory Lower School Campus
• Submit an Online Application
  • When filling out the application you will need to complete and submit/upload the following:
    • Copy of birth certificate (required)
    • Current and past year grade report or transcript (where applicable)
    • Current standardized test scores (where applicable)
• Submit required academic forms
  • If your child is currently receiving schooling, you will also be required to download and submit the following forms to your child’s current school for completion:
    • Completed/signed Parent Authorization for Request of Records Form
    • Teacher Recommendation Form
  • You will be required to download and submit the following forms to your child’s current school for completion:
    • Completed/signed Parent Authorization for Release of Records Form
    • Teacher Recommendation Form
• Admissions Testing (Kindergarten Only)
  • Upon receipt of the completed application and required forms, the Admissions Office will contact you to schedule admissions testing. Rancho Solano uses the AABL (Admission Assessment for Beginning Learners).
  • 1st-5th Grade testing – Upon receipt of the completed application and required forms, the Admissions Office will contact you to schedule an appointment.
  • Click here for helpful information on preparing for and understanding the ISEE Test: Preparing for a Test
• Participate in a Shadow Day
  • All applicants to the ELC are required to participate in a shadow experience. This can vary depending on each family's unique circumstances, so once you have completed your application, the Admissions Office will contact you to schedule your visit.
  • In addition to getting to know the student during the interview and application process, we recommend that students participate in a Shadow Day. This gives students an opportunity to experience what a typical day is like at the Rancho Solano Preparatory School campus they are applying to.

After those steps have been taken, our admissions team will evaluate each candidate based on the application, the candidate’s school record, teacher recommendations, interviews and academic testing.

We wish you every success in the admissions process!

If you have any questions, and have already submitted a Request For More Information, please contact Scott Salk, Director of Admissions, at 602-996-7002 or email ssalk@ranchosolano.com.

Steps Toward Admission: Grades 6th through 8th & Grades 9th through 12th

The following instructions will help guide you through your child’s application process. The staff of the Admissions Office is available to answer any questions you may have to help you through this process. The application

• Submit a Request For Information to schedule a visit of our campus, or schedule a telephone conversation with our admissions office. This ensures your request will be handled as quickly as possible.
• Visit the Rancho Solano Middle School Campus
• Submit an Online Application
  • When filling out the application you will need to complete and submit/upload the following:
    • Copy of birth certificate (required)
    • Current and past year grade report or transcript
    • Current standardized test scores
    • Writing sample
• You will also be required to download and submit the following forms to your child’s current school for completion:
  • Completed/signed Parent Authorization for Release of Records Form
  • Head of School or School Counselor Recommendation Form
  • Math and English Teacher Recommendation Forms
• You will have access to these forms during the online application process. When giving these forms to your student’s current school, please request that these completed and signed forms are submitted directly to Rancho Solano Preparatory School either via email or mailed directly to the campus you are applying to.
• If your child is currently receiving schooling, you will also be required to download and submit the following forms to your child’s current school for completion:
  • 9th-12th - Math, English and Head of School/Principal Recommendation Forms
• Admissions Testing
  • Rancho Solano accepts the ISEE standardized admissions tests for Middle and Upper school. Our Admissions Department can help families schedule the ISEE.
  • Click here for helpful information on preparing for and understanding the ISEE Test: Preparing for a Test
• Participate in a Shadow Day
  • We strongly encourage all students to participate in a Shadow Day at Rancho Solano. This gives students an opportunity to experience what a typical day is like at the campus they are applying to.
  • In addition to getting to know the student during the interview and application process, we recommend that students participate in a Shadow Day. This gives students an opportunity to experience what a typical day is like at the Rancho Solano Preparatory School campus they are applying to.

After those steps have been taken, our admissions team will evaluate each candidate based on the application, the candidate’s school record, teacher recommendations, interviews and academic testing.

We wish you every success in the admissions process!

If you have any questions, and have already submitted a Request For More Information, please contact Kaitlyn Myzwinski, Associate Director of Admissions, Middle/Upper School Campus (6th through 12th grades) at 480-646-8282.