Apply to Grades K-5

List of 3 items.

• The Admission Process, Step-by-Step

  Step 1: Campus Tour

  The best way to experience Crossroads is to visit our campus and meet the people who make it special. During your tour, you’ll have the chance to witness students in action,connect with parent/guardian ambassadors, meet some of our wonderful student ambassadors, and hear from the dedicated teachers and administrators. You can schedule a tour through our inquiry form or your application portal after you have applied.

   

  Step 2: Application

  For the 2026–27 school year, children must be 5 years old by July 1, 2026 (born between May 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021) to be eligible for kindergarten. Please create an application portal account to begin your application. 

   

  Step 3: Teacher Recommendation
  Another way we get to know each child is by requesting preschools and early childhood educators to provide us with an in-depth and thorough evaluation of our applicants. Please send the teacher recommendation form directly to your child’s current teacher through your application portal.

   

  Step 4: Family Conversation and Kindergarten Observation Visit
  

  We take great pride in getting to know each applicant and their family through a thoughtful conversation with parents/guardians, and we look forward to meeting your child. You can schedule a Family Conversation and your Kindergarten Observation Visit through your application portal after you have applied. 
  
  

  If you are an international or out-of-state applicant and need to make a special arrangement, please contact us directly at 310-582-4109 or admission@xrds.org.

• Other Opportunities to Get to Know Us

  • Virtual Information Sessions
    Learn more from our admission team about Crossroads School’s philosophy and our admission process.
  • Conversation with our Head of School
    Join our Head of School for an engaging conversation where you can ask questions and hear about the past, present and future of Crossroads.
  • Crossroads Spotlight Events
    These interest-based events delve deeper into specific areas of our program. Join any that interest you!
  • Affordability Program Virtual Information Sessions
    Learn more about the Affordability Program that makes Crossroads more accessible to families.

• Creating a Kindergarten Class

  • Our kindergarten program is large, stimulating and fast-moving, with many transitions and multiple specialists for children to get to know. Upon review, and after much thought, research and experience, we have instituted an Age Cap and Cutoff policy.
  • While the kindergarten program can accommodate a reasonable range of students cognitively, the children should be socially/emotionally mature and ready to thrive in a big, busy program with lots of transitions and personalities beyond the classroom teachers.
  • Admission professionals, Elementary School administrators and faculty members make up the Admission Committee that closely reads and reviews each child’s file to fully understand that child’s strengths, challenges and readiness for our program, as well as the philosophical fit of the family and School.
  • We adhere to one of the core commitments in Crossroads' Statement of Philosophy, striving  to create a community that is racially, ethnically, geographically and socio-economically diverse, with varying family structures, religious beliefs, etc.
  • While we give preference to sibling, employee and legacy families, we can make no guarantees. We believe it is important to maintain a healthy balance between new and sibling families.