New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus

New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus does not use a standardized entrance exam; admission uses an on-campus assessment or visit day.

The school publishes the following application details. Rolling admissions: the school website’s FAQ states that “applications are accepted on a rolling basis”, recommends applying early, and notes that space is limited in some grades. The process: schedule and complete a campus visit; submit the application and required materials; the student spends time in class and takes an on-campus assessment (two days of classroom experience plus assessment for grades 3-5, and two full days of classroom experience plus one day of class visits and assessment for grades 6-8); submit transcripts; meet with the director of admissions, who gives the decision at that meeting; sign the enrollment contract. The school website states that decisions usually come within two weeks of the assessment and document review. The school website does not give an application deadline for any particular school year.

This school does not use a standardized entrance test. It assesses applicants on campus, so preparation centers on the visit day and the parent interview rather than test registration. Application dates are set by the school each year; ask the admissions office for the current calendar and plan backward from it.

New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus tuition for the current year is $25,580 to $27,270.

The Tuition and Fee Schedule on the school website’s Admissions page: grades K-2 (Lower Campus) $25,580; grades 3-5 (Upper Campus) $25,580; grades 6-8 (Upper Campus) $27,270. Preschool ranges from $12,780 to $25,580 depending on the number of days. The page gives amounts only and does not state which school year they apply to. (School website, Admissions page, Tuition and Fee Schedule)

Registration fee $500 (the same in every division). New grade 6 students and newly enrolling grade 7 and 8 students also pay a $700 technology fee covering a Chromebook, a case and software. The school website does not list fees for lunch, after-school care or similar. International tuition is not listed on the school website.

Financial aid: The school’s own Tuition Adjustment Program reduces tuition by 10% to 75%, assessed on household income, number of dependents, debt, number of children enrolled and special circumstances. The school puts 13% to 15% of its total operating revenue into the program each year and has awarded more than $2.5 million since it opened in 2001. A family must be admitted before applying, and the aid review is entirely separate from the admission review; enrolled families generally apply by each December, along with their re-enrollment notice. Beginning August 28, 2026, all applications are submitted through the Clarity platform, and review takes about 4-6 weeks. The program is limited to full-day students and does not apply to preschool-only families. (School website, Admissions page)

Academics and programs described on the New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus website include:

• Arabic, Quran and Islamic Studies are three religion and language specialty classes, scheduled alongside STEAM, physical education and art (school website, Academics page)
• Leader in Me (the 7 Habits) is used school-wide, and the school was named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School in 2017 (school website, Academics page and Admissions page)
• Positive Discipline and the Zones of Regulation program for emotional regulation (school website, Academics page)
• A 1:1 Chromebook program in the middle school, with new grade 6 students paying a $700 technology fee for the device (school website, Academics page and Admissions page)
• A middle school House system built around four themes: Generosity, Justice, Gratitude and Compassion (school website, Academics page)
• Middle school electives, a Student Leadership Council (SLC) and a French club, which meet during the lunch period (school website, Academics page)

These are the schools nearest to New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus at the same level, with the basic facts each school publishes. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Distance
New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus	3-8	$25,580	On-campus assessment	—
LePort Montessori Irvine Spectrum North	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	1.0 mi
Montessori on the Lake	K-8	$20,000	On-campus assessment	1.2 mi
Abiding Savior Lutheran School	K-8	$10,500	On-campus assessment	1.9 mi
The Camino School	K-8	$13,900	On-campus assessment	2.1 mi

New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus tuition for current is tiered by grade or program, from $25,580 to $27,270. Over 6 years covering grades 3-8, total tuition falls between $153,480 and $163,620, depending on which tier each grade falls in; ask the school for its grade-by-grade tuition table. This uses current-year rates and excludes registration fees, deposits, uniforms and activity fees; the school sets tuition for later years annually.

These are straight-line distances to New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer; time the drive once during school hours:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	4.2 miles
Northwood	5.4 miles
Turtle Rock	5.4 miles
Portola Springs	4.3 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

When you visit New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus, confirm these points with the admissions office:

• Tuition year (rechecked September 8, 2026) — the Tuition and Fee Schedule on the school website’s Admissions page marks each rate only with the hours of attendance, such as “M-F, 7:55 am - 3:30 pm”, and nowhere on the page is there any school y…
• Chinese program — on the school website’s Academics page, the elementary Specialty Classes are listed only as “Arabic, Quran, Islamic Studies, STEAM, P.E., and Art”, which is a list of specialty classes rather than an…
• Basis for accepting non-Muslim families — item 13 of the FAQ on the school website’s Admissions page (“Do you accept students from non-Muslim families? - Absolutely.”); the nondiscrimination statement for all three divisions on the same page…
• Enrollment year — the roughly 430 students given on the school website’s About Us page is a school-wide figure (including preschool and the Lower Campus) and carries no school year label, so the figure for the Upper C…
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

EDUBUS counselors in Irvine work in both Chinese and English with families applying to New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus. We track New Horizon School, Irvine — Upper Campus’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.