Application Process

The priority acceptance deadline for the class of 2027 was December 15, 2022. We have now entered rolling admissions. 

Required components include:

• Complete the online application for admission form
• Ask two teachers (one must be from an English teacher) or an administrator to complete the TG recommendation on the student's behalf
  • Copy and send this URL to your teachers: www.totinograce.org/admissions/teacher-recommendation-form
• Submit MAP/Standardized test scores from the fall of the student's 8th grade year to admissions@totinograce.org
• Submit first semester/trimester report card of the student's 8th grade year to admissions@totinograce.org
• All applicants for the Class of 2027 are required to take the High School Placement Test. The next offering of the exam will be February 20th.  Click HERE to register. If this date does not work, please reach out to admissions. 

Totino-Grace high school awards over $100,000 in academic and leadership scholarships annually to incoming ninth grade students. 

Click HERE to learn more about Totino-Grace scholarships, applicant criteria, and important dates and deadlines.

Scholarships for the 2023-24 school are closed for submission. 

Admissions decisions will begin the week of February 1, 2023 for priority acceptance decisions. Rolling admissions will begin following priority acceptance decisions.

Acceptance to TG occurs after review by the admissions committee of the completed application file and HSPT scores. The deadline for priority acceptance and scholarship application was December 15, 2022.

Students who submitted all materials by December 15, will be sent admissions decisions the week of February 1, 2023 and scholarship award notifications will begin.  

Starting February 1, 2023, students accepted under priority acceptance will be the first students invited to enroll into the Class of 2027 and will be the first to select classes. Families who enroll by midnight on February 15, 2023, will receive $50 off the $300 enrollment fee.

Enroll as soon as possible to secure class spots. 

Totino-Grace seeks to serve the needs of students with a wide range of abilities.  Through our Learning Lab and other programs, we are able to accommodate most students who have special learning needs.  However, when students score very low on the HSPT or have other needs which require accommodations, we will review their needs and determine whether Totino-Grace can provide a successful academic experience.  If Totino-Grace determines it cannot provide the necessary programs for a student, we will refund the enrollment fee and deny admission. 

Admission for a new student may be held or denied, if the person(s) who will be financially responsible for the student, has/have a past due balance from a current or former student.

The placement exam is required for admission to the TG Class of 2027.

The next offering of the exam:
Monday, February 20, 2023
Check In: 8:45 a.m.
Testing Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Click HERE to register for the placement exam.

For more details about the placement exam, check out our FAQ page HERE! 

Once a student has been accepted, the family will receive an email inviting them to complete the Financial Responsibility Form, Online Enrollment Contract, and submit the $300 enrollment fee. Families who enroll by midnight on February 15, 2023, will receive $50 off the $300 enrollment fee. 

The 9th Grade Academic Preference Form will only be made available to students who have been accepted and submitted the Enrollment Contract and Enrollment Fee. The Academic Preference Form allows students to make course selection preference. Please note courses are filled as students register. To ensure enrollment in preferred courses we encourage submission of this form promptly.

The placement exam helps with preliminary English placement for students. Based on students' scores in three categories - verbal, reading and language - students who have indicated an interest in Honors English and place above the benchmark cumulative score will be placed in Honors English. Students who have an interest in Honors English but do not meet the benchmark cumulative score are invited to take an additional writing assessment that, along with their HSPT score, will determine final placement for Honors English. 

Check back for more information later. 

All students who registered for French will be placed in level 1. Students wishing to be placed in level 2 or higher must show sufficient proficiency on the French Placement test. There is no fee for the test. For students interested in upper level placement, please contact admissions. 

All students who registered for Spanish will be placed in level 1. Students wishing to be placed in level 2 or higher will need to complete an online placement test to assess Spanish proficiency. Students can practice and take the test HERE. 

Each student’s score will be evaluated and used to determine which placement is most appropriate. Students who are currently in a Spanish class that meets once or twice a week will likely be best served in Spanish 1 next year, where they will strengthen their skills in sustaining Spanish in conversation, reading and writing. These students can progress to Spanish 4 or AP Spanish Language and Culture as seniors. Typically, 8th graders who are ready for level 2 in 9th grade are currently successful in a Spanish class that meets the equivalent of 45 minutes per day for one school year. Students with very advanced skills because of outside experience, such as
speaking Spanish at home or immersion experience, might even be placed in level 3. Students who are placed in level 2 or above and demonstrate interest and ability are able to progress to AP Spanish Language and Culture or AP Spanish Literature and Culture by senior year.

If you have any questions, please contact Nora Flom. 

Required components include:

• Complete the transfer application for admission form
• Ask two teachers (one must be from an English teacher) or an administrator to complete the TG recommendation on the student's behalf.
  • Copy and send this URL to your teachers:  www.totinograce.org/admissions/teacher-recommendation-form
• Submit high school transcript.  Parents either send a copy or ask the student’s current school to send a transcript to admissions@totinograce.org

Admissions staff will review the student's admissions file. After review, the student will receive a contingent acceptance to TG.

Once families have been accepted to TG, they will receive an email about singing the enrollment contract. 

Meet with the Totino-Grace principal to discuss class requirements and course selection.

Students who transfer to Totino-Grace High School during or after their freshman year are considered transfer students. Courses, grades, and credits from the student’s previous school are evaluated to determine the graduation requirements the student has already completed and will need to complete at TG.

Credits from a previous school will count toward graduation, but courses and prior grades will not be included on the TG transcript. 

When a student graduates from TG, or transfers to another high school, TG will send student records to other schools and/or colleges. These records will include a TG  transcript of grades earned while attending TG, and, when applicable, additional transcripts of grades earned at other high schools. Only grades and credits earned at TG are listed on the TG transcript. 

Students transferring into TG after the first semester of their junior year are not eligible for Valedictorian or Salutatorian of their senior class.

Admission to Totino-Grace for international students: 

1. Complete application file:
   • Submit an International Student Application for Admission Form
   • Request two recommendations from a teacher/administrator (one preferably from an English teacher)
   • Send transcripts (must be translated into English) to admissions@totinograce.org. 
   • Students who will enter as a 9th grader will need to take a placement exam upon arrival in the United States
2. Participate in a virtual interview with Admissions 
   • This will be used to get to know you and assess English proficiency 
3. Contingent acceptance to TG
   • Following review, the student will receive acceptance to TG and be invited to enroll
4. Submit Enrollment Contract and $1,000 fee 
   • Parent/Guardian of the applicant will receive a link to complete the enrollment contract and pay the enrollment fee

Click HERE to learn about the I-20.