Applications can be dowloaded from our website or completed online.

2009-10 Application Download

To request an application by mail, please call the Office of Admission at 214-346-8700.

The best way to learn about St. Mark's is to visit our campus. Opportunities include the Open House, Morning Coffee Series, Campus Tours, and Lower/Middle/Upper School Visits. Please select the link below for schedules and details.

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Please contact Dean Clayman for all application questions at 214-346-8270 or claymand@smtexas.org.

The application fee for 1st grade and 2/1 status for 2009-2010 applicants is $50 and the fee for 2nd-11th grade applicants is $125.

There is an additional $275 testing fee, payable to CATS, for 1st grade and 2/1 status applicants. There is an additional $75 testing fee, payable to ISEE, for 5-12 grade applicants.

Under certain circumstances, the fees may be waived. Please contact the Office of Admission for more information.

Available space in each grade is determined by the sum of planned growth and attrition. Planned growth numbers represent the minimum number of boys who will be admitted in a grade level and attrition may push the planned growth numbers higher. The planned growth numbers for each grade are as follows:
1st (32), 2nd (2), 3rd (2), 4th (12), 5th (25), 6th (8), 7th (8), 8th (5), 9th (12), 10th (4), 11th and 12th (attrition replacement only).

There are approximately 15 students in each class period in the Middle and Upper Schools. Class sizes in the Lower School are as follows: 1st (16), 2nd (17), 3rd (18), 4th (16).

Historically, the admission ratio in each grade level is approximately 25% of the applicant pool. On average, one out of every four candidates are admitted.

For the Lower School (1st-4th), boys are required to test at St. Mark's on one Saturday morning in the fall or winter for approximately four hours. While here, they will participate in groups of about 7 students and three teachers in a variety of activities that will feel to them like a morning at school. They will be evaluated on their performance, communication and behavior throughout the testing sessions. Standardized and non-standardized tests will also be administered and grades will be considered by the Admission Committee. 1st grade and 2/1 status candidates are also tested individually by a CATS group educational psychologist who will administer a cognitive skills evaluation.

Your child must be between 6 years old and 7 years 6 months by September 1st of the entering school year to qualify as a first grade applicant. St. Mark's does not have a kindergarten program.

In addition to the submission of a completed application, boys applying to grades 5-12 will take the ISEE test and will be interviewed by a St. Mark's faculty member. Optional visits are offered for applicants to spend a school day on campus with a student ambassador. 

The Independent School Entrance Examination is a three-hour admission test that has three levels: a Lower (for applicants to grades 5 and 6), Middle (for applicants to grades 7 and 8) and Upper (for applicants to grades 9 through 12). The ISEE has different forms at each level for security purposes.

At all levels, the ISEE consists of three parts: (a) carefully constructed and standardized verbal and quantitative reasoning tests; (b) reading comprehension and mathematics achievement tests that provide specific information about the student’s strengths and weaknesses in those areas; and (c) an essay section. The ISEE evaluates not only the student’s level of reading, but also his ability to comprehend material drawn from the sciences and humanities. The ISEE essay is timed and written in response to a prompt. This essay is not scored; it is photocopied and sent to the schools to which the student applies.

For more ISEE information please call 1-800-446-0320 or visit www.iseetest.org

St. Mark's discourages the practice of prepping applicants for the admission test or any other component of the Admission process. Special coaching creates anxiety and may contribute to a decision that is not in the candidate's best interest. The School requires that parents not subject Lower School applicants to any type of diagnostic testing or evaluation within a six-month period preceding the St. Mark's test. The best way to prep your son for his test is to ensure that he sleeps well the night before.

Sons of employees, alumni, trustees and siblings of currents and ex-students will receive preferred consideration when all other factors are considered equal.  First and foremost, admission decisions are based upon the qualifications of the individual candidate.

St. Mark’s awards approximately $1.9 million dollars in financial aid each year. Admission decisions are need-blind, therefore no financial information is required during the admission process. To apply for financial aid, indicate your interest at the bottom of Part C of the application and if your son is accepted additional materials will be mailed to you.

Yes, the boys are required to wear grey pants or shorts with white oxford shirts. Seniors wear blue oxford shirts. Belts and shoes must be brown or black.

While St. Mark's was born out of the tradition of the Episcopal Church, a non-sectarian chapel program provides spiritual and moral direction while exhibiting respect for the multitude of religious traditions represented in our community. The Chaplain incorporates the teachings and traditions of many religions faiths, and frequently invites other religious leaders to participate in chapel services. Chapel services raise questions, share information and perspectives about different religions, and offer guidance on living a moral, responsible, and spiritual life.

St. Mark's School of Texas admits qualified students irrespective of race, color, religion or disability. All students are afforded the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to St. Mark's School of Texas students. St. Mark's School of Texas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or disability in the administration of its educational program, admission, financial aid, athletics or other school policies.