Lower School Admissions Process

• Completing an inquiry allows our team to get to know you and your student right away. It also helps us focus on specific programs or interests that may pertain uniquely to your student during phone calls and campus tours.

• Family campus tours and student interviews are required and may be scheduled at the same time.
• Your child may also join us for an optional student shadow day (5 years old minimum age requirement).
• We are flexible if your family is relocating and needs to do it over a video call.
• This may be done before or after submitting the application.
• Contact the Admissions Office at 727-384-5504 to schedule your appointment!

• Kindergarten applicants must be five years old prior to September 1st and be potty trained.
• All applicants will be required to pay the non-refundable $100 application fee by debit or credit card to complete the submission.
• All applications are completed online in our SchoolAdmin Portal. Start or continue your application.

In addition to your application, the Admissions Office requires you to submit all of the supporting documents listed below before your application is complete. At your earliest convenience, please log back into your SchoolAdmin portal and complete the application checklist. Once our team has received the entire application package, it will be reviewed in a timely manner by the Admissions Committee.

Teacher Recommendation(s)

• Students Entering Kindergarten-2nd Grade: This can be your child’s most recent or current main classroom teacher.
• Students Entering 3rd-7th Grade: This should be two of your child’s most recent or current teachers, preferably a Math and English teacher.
• Homeschooled Students Only: In lieu of teacher recommendations, we will accept two character reference letters.
  • Character reference letters can be from employers, mentors, coaches, volunteer supervisors, etc.
  • These letters should attest to your child’s overall character including, but not limited to, their strengths, weaknesses, and accomplishments.
• How to Request a Teacher Recommendation:
  • An electronic recommendation form can be requested from each teacher by clicking on the ‘Manage’ button listed under the Teacher Recommendation Checklists and inputting their email.
  • Please be sure that the teacher is aware that they will be receiving the request and to check their spam if necessary. The email will come from info+farragut@schooladminonline.com.

Student Official Transcripts

• Official transcripts can be requested from your child’s school by completing the Records Release Form listed in your SchoolAdmin application checklist.
• You are responsible for submitting the form to the school you are requesting records from.
• Official transcripts must be:
  • Signed, stamped, and sealed official transcript (cannot be scanned, emailed, or faxed). 
  • Academic records for the current year, as well as the previous 3 years (if applicable). *Transcripts are not required if a student is entering school for the first time for Kindergarten.
  • Final transcripts upon the student’s withdrawal, either mid-semester or end of the year.
• Postmark or express ship official transcripts to:
  Admissions Office
  Admiral Farragut Academy
  501 Park St. N.
  St. Petersburg, FL 33772

Additional Information

• Please provide any additional information that you feel will help admissions determine if Farragut can meet the individual needs of your child so that he/she has the greatest possible opportunity to succeed.

• Once the application is complete, each applicant’s file is reviewed by the Admissions Committee.
• Families are notified of the Admissions Committee’s decision by email.
• The priority deadline for enrollment to the following academic school year is June 1st.