Admissions
We’d love to meet you.
We are delighted that you are thinking about joining our vibrant, joyful, and inclusive community. The best way to get to know us is to come visit and find out how fun and engaging high school can be.
Who we look for
Every applicant, seen as a whole person.
We seek students who will become active, engaged, caring members of our community of learners. We don’t set minimum standards for admission. Instead, we take a holistic approach, selecting students on the basis of academic aptitude and engagement with school and community, among other things.
Standardized test scores are not required. We do not believe it is equitable to require a standardized test score as part of our application.
We encourage students of every race, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, physical ability, religion, and political affiliation to apply.
Key dates
Key dates for fall 2027 entry.
Admission and tuition assistance decisions arrive together. Files completed after the deadlines are reviewed on a rolling basis as openings become available.
Early Decision
Nov 1, 2026
Application deadline. Candidates are notified January 15, 2027.
Regular Decision
Jan 8, 2027
Application deadline. Candidates are notified March 12, 2027.
Tuition assistance
Same dates
Submit your Clarity application by November 1 or January 8, to match your decision round.
How to apply
Five steps to applying.
If Sonoma Academy is your first choice, you may benefit from applying Early Decision.
01
Attend an Open House or Visit Day
Meet teachers, staff and students at an evening Open House, or spend a half day of classes with a student host on a Visit Day while parents join Community Meeting and an information session.
02
Choose Early or Regular Decision
Decide which round fits your family. Early Decision is for students who know Sonoma Academy is their first choice.
03
Submit your application
Parent and student essays, transcripts, and three recommendations from your current math teacher, English teacher, and counselor or principal. We do not require or accept standardized test scores.
04
Apply for tuition assistance, if needed
Families applying for tuition assistance or the Davis Scholarship complete a tuition assistance assessment through Clarity.
05
Complete an admissions interview
Once your application is complete, the student and parents meet with a member of the Admissions team for an interview of about 45 minutes.
An SA education is within reach.
50%
of families receive tuition assistance
$5.2M
in tuition assistance awarded annually
$27K
average tuition assistance award per year
$1K-15K
merit awards per year, renewed annually, with no separate application
Tuition
One tuition, with nearly everything included.
Comprehensive tuition for 2026-27 is $60,700: $58,500 in tuition plus $2,200 for the daily lunch program. It covers textbooks and class materials, field trips, annual retreats, dances, the yearbook, graduation festivities, the shuttle to the downtown Santa Rosa SMART station, on-campus Intersession courses, and one international Passport Program Intersession.
Many families who might not expect to be eligible for financial aid may still qualify. Based on the financial information each family provides, Clarity creates an estimated family-specific tuition plan, and we work closely with each family to design a plan that works.
The Davis Scholarship
Four years of full tuition.
Each year, Davis Scholarships provide four years of full tuition for four to six Latine students who will be the first in their families to attend college.
Applicants are incoming 9th graders of Latine heritage who will be the first generation in their family to go to college, plan to attend a four-year college or university, and have demonstrated strong academic performance in middle school. Applicants complete the Davis Scholarship application in their online application, plus a tuition assistance application.
Questions? Call Admissions Associate Roy Vega at (707) 636-2460. Roy speaks Spanish and English.
Get in touch
Meet the Admissions team.
General questions: (707) 545-1770 or inbox@sonomaacademy.org.
Visit
Come see for yourself.
Open House runs from 6 to 8 pm. On a Visit Day, students attend classes with a student host from 8:15 am to 12:30 pm, and parents join from 10:45 am.