Middle School

Please schedule a required interview via the applicant portal or contact the Admissions Office at 301-365-6000 or admit@holton-arms.edu. The interview is for the applicant only. We encourage you to have the application complete prior to the student interview.

We highly recommend that families consider a Shadow Visit for their applicant's experience with Holton. Shadow Visits are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in October-December and include Middle School class visits with current students, an opportunity to see the campus, and the required interview. Availability is limited. We require families to begin the application prior to scheduling this visit.

Applicants will take a required online in-house test. This test will be administered virtually by Holton. Testing will begin in late October and can be scheduled through the Admission Portal.

Holton-Arms requires an official transcript for the current and previous school years. Please sign and give the Request for Transcript form to your child's school. We strongly recommend that your child's school send the transcript electronically to admit@holton-arms.edu.

Holton-Arms requires three current teacher recommendations (English Teacher, Math Teacher, and a Third Teacher of your choice). The third teacher should be an individual familiar with the applicant, such as an athletic coach, mentor, art teacher, music teacher, etc. Recommendation forms can be submitted through the Applicant Portal.

Additional recommendations from other teachers, coaches, mentors, and friends are welcome, but not required and may be submitted to admit@holton-arms.edu.

The goal of the Holton-Arms admissions process is to get to know your child better. One way we hope to understand your child's authentic self will be through a short video of their creation. This video is a time to share or show more about their personality and interests in a comfortable space. Some ideas could be to share a favorite hobby or sport, a passion, an experience, an example of artwork, recite a poem, or just tell us more about who they are. 

For submission details and requirements, please check the Admission Portal, available September 2023.