ADMISSION TO ST. HILARY SCHOOL
The enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year in grades K through 8 is 604 students.
To inquire about admission to St. Hilary School, please click here or call 330-867-8720, ext. 343.
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STUDENT ADMISSION AND NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
St. Hilary School admits qualified students of any gender, race, color, religion, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
St. Hilary School is a Catholic parochial school built and supported by St. Hilary Parish within the system of schools in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. St. Hilary School expects all parents of enrolled students to be supportive of Catholic education and all the policies of the school. The school requires all students, regardless of faith tradition, to take part in daily religion classes, weekly school Masses, and other school religious activities and services. St. Hilary Parish is partnered with Guardian Angels Parish and St. Victor Parish, referred to as “cluster parishes” throughout this policy.
In order to maintain an optimal Catholic educational experience for all students, the administration reserves the right to limit enrollment to a maximum of 25 students per classroom, 75 students per grade level, and 675 students total for the school. In the sole discretion of the administration, these maximum numbers may be reduced at any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, the needs of students in a particular class or grade level and the ability of the educational staff to meet those needs. The administration reserves the right to establish a waiting list if maximum enrollment as determined by the administration is reached for a classroom, grade level, or the school.
IF APPLICABLE, COPIES OF TESTING DATA AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PLANS MUST BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION.
APPLICANTS AND PARENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND/OR PASTOR AS PART OF THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.
PARENTAL HONESTY IN SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENT IS EXPECTED. OMISSION OF TRUTH MAY DISQUALIFY A STUDENT FROM BEING ACCEPTED.
ST. HILARY SCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO ADMIT - OR TO RESCIND ADMISSION FOR - ANY STUDENT BASED ON SCHOOL POLICIES.
KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION
Applicants seeking to enter kindergarten must comply with St. Hilary School’s kindergarten readiness screening requirements, and will also be required to provide at the time of the kindergarten readiness screening a copy of the student’s most recent preschool evaluation. To be included in the kindergarten readiness screening, applicants must be registered by February 1 for the upcoming school year and must be 5 years of age by August 15 of the upcoming school year.
Upon completion of readiness screening, if the number of applicants determined to be ready for kindergarten exceeds the number of students who can be accepted while maintaining the quality of education, applicants determined to be ready for kindergarten will be accepted into St. Hilary School in this order:
1. The child is from a family who currently has children enrolled in St. Hilary School or is the child of a parent who is currently a staff member at St. Hilary School or St. Hilary Parish or its cluster parishes.
2. The child is from a family who is registered at St. Hilary Parish or its cluster parishes by February 1 prior to the upcoming school year.
3. The child is from a parish with no school.
4. The child is from a parish with a school.
6. After priorities 1-5 above have been exhausted, if two or more children seeking to enroll for the same seat equally meet all admission criteria, priority will be given to the first to complete all steps in the enrollment process.
Applicants determined not to be ready for kindergarten will receive a refund of the registration fee paid at the time of registration. When the kindergarten class reaches capacity, remaining applicants determined to be ready for kindergarten but unable to be seated in the class will be notified. These remaining applicants may opt to be placed on a waiting list in the order of completion of all steps in the enrollment process or receive a refund of the registration fee paid at the time of registration. Placement on a waiting list is valid only until September 30 of the upcoming school year, after which time the registration fee will be refunded. The applicant may newly begin the application process again in January for the following school year.
GRADES 1-8 ADMISSION
TIER 1 ADMISSION: Applicants Registered Through February 1 for Upcoming School Year
Notice of new student registration for the upcoming school year is amply published to families of St. Hilary School, families of St. Hilary Parish and its cluster parishes, as well as to the general community. If the number of qualified applicants for a particular grade level exceeds the number of students who can be accepted while maintaining the quality of education, qualified applicants will be accepted into St. Hilary School in this order:
1. The child is from a family who currently has children enrolled in St. Hilary School or is the child of a parent who is currently a staff member at St. Hilary School or St. Hilary Parish or its cluster parishes.
2. The child is from a family who is registered at St. Hilary Parish or its cluster parishes by February 1 prior to the upcoming school year.
3. The child is from a parish with no school.
4. The child is from a parish with a school.
6. After priorities 1-5 above have been exhausted, if two or more children seeking to enroll for the same seat equally meet all admission criteria, priority will be given to the first to complete all steps in the enrollment process.
TIER 2 ADMISSION: Applicants Registered After February 1 for Upcoming School Year
Because St. Hilary School enrolls students throughout the year, after February 1, if the number of qualified applicants for a particular grade level exceeds the number of students who can be accepted while maintaining the quality of education, the above priority order will no longer apply and qualified applicants will be accepted in the order of completion of all steps in the enrollment process. Because enrollment is ongoing, priority cannot be given to children who are from families of St. Hilary School or from families of St. Hilary Parish or its cluster parishes who delay applying if others have completed all steps in the enrollment process ahead of them. Similarly, siblings in multiple grades who apply at the same time cannot be guaranteed admission simply because they are siblings. When a particular grade level reaches capacity, remaining qualified applicants who are unable to be seated in the class will be notified. These remaining applicants may opt to be placed on a waiting list in the order of completion of all steps in the enrollment process or receive a refund of the registration fee paid at the time of registration. Placement on a waiting list is valid only until September 30 of the upcoming school year, after which time the registration fee will be refunded. The applicant may newly begin the application process again in January for the following school year.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO
ALL APPLICANTS FOR GRADES 1-8 IN TIER 1 AND TIER 2:
Applicants seeking to enter grades 1-8 must provide at the time of application for admission a copy of the student’s most recent academic progress report and TWO completed recommendation forms from the student’s current principal and teacher (must use form provided by St. Hilary School).
Applicants seeking to enter grades 3-8 must complete a full-day shadow visit.
Applicants seeking to enter grades 1 and 2 must complete a two-hour visit which includes shadowing in a classroom of the student’s current grade level and an assessment of the student’s proficiency in core subject areas.
Applicants seeking to enter any grade may be required to complete placement testing.
NOTES ABOUT KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION:
Please carefully read the policy above.
A student must be five years old before August 15 to be eligible to apply for admission. Meeting this cutoff date does not guarantee admission.
Each applicant for Kindergarten will be required to comply with the school's Kindergarten Readiness Screening requirements to determine readiness for Kindergarten at St. Hilary School. Readiness is the first and foremost criterion for admission into Kindergarten at St. Hilary School.
New 2025-2026 Kindergarten applicants must be registered by February 1 to be included in Kindergarten Screening planning.
Because of the large number of applicants, entrance into first grade cannot be guaranteed for children who do not attend kindergarten at St. Hilary School.
For additional information, please call 330-867-8720, ext. 343.
Additional Kindergarten Information