Salem Lutheran School

Overview

Salem Lutheran School is a Lutheran K-8 private school in Orange, California, serving grades K-8, founded in 1965, with about 410 students. The school does not publish tuition; ask for current figures when you book a visit. Religion classes are required, so confirm your family is comfortable with that before applying.

Admissions

Entrance exam requirements are not published; contact admissions.

The school publishes the following application details. Admissions is handled by Director of Admissions Kasey Weinrich ((714) 317-7118, kweinrich@salemorange.com), and the principal is Corissa Sheets. The school website offers an online form to Schedule a Tour and a form for requesting tuition rates, but does not publish application opening dates, deadlines or entrance exam requirements for any school year (school website, Admissions page).

The main entry points at a K-8 school are kindergarten and grade 6. Younger applicants are usually evaluated through an on-campus visit, while most applicants above grade 5 need an ISEE score. Start in the fall of the year before entry: visit first to confirm the school is a fit, then decide whether to register for testing.

Tuition and fees

The school website does not publish tuition. The “Tuition Rates” link on the Admissions page goes to a “REQUEST TUITION RATES!” form, so parents must leave their contact information to request a quote from the school (school website, Admissions page and Tuition Rates page). This site therefore lists no amounts and no parishioner or non-parishioner rates.

Academics and programs

• A dedicated STEM program, with a 1:1 device program in grades 3-8 and device use running through all subjects (school website, Academics page)
• A Fine Arts Academy covering visual arts, performing arts and Worship Arts music (school website, Explore Our School page and the school profile PDF)
• Physical education, art and music are taught by specialist teachers; grades K-4 are self-contained, grades 5-6 begin changing classes for some subjects, and grades 7-8 change classes fully (school website, Academics page)
• The school competes in the Lutheran Orange County Athletic League in flag football, basketball, volleyball and track and field (school profile PDF)

How this school compares

These are the nearest schools at the same level and a comparable price. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	City	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Class size	Distance
Salem Lutheran School	Orange	K-8	Not published	—	—	—
La Purisima Catholic School	Orange	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	—	1.9 mi
Covenant Christian School	Orange	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	—	3.9 mi
Oakridge Private School	Orange	K-8	$12,300	On-campus assessment	20	0.8 mi
Hephatha Lutheran School	Anaheim	K-8	$7,988	On-campus assessment	—	2.8 mi

Getting there from Irvine

These are straight-line distances from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer, and a morning rush-hour trip typically takes 1.5 to 2 times as long as an off-peak one:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	8.2 miles
Northwood	6.5 miles
Turtle Rock	12.3 miles
Portola Springs	8.4 miles

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

Questions to ask on a campus visit

• Tuition, fees and financial aid — the school website’s Admissions page and Tuition Rates page (/copy-of-serve-contact) contain only request forms and no amounts; the entire pages-sitemap.xml was reviewed, and there is no standalone t…
• Entrance exam and application deadlines — the school website’s Admissions page has only the admissions contact and tour scheduling, with no testing or deadline information
• International students (F-1) — the school website has no international student or I-20 page
• Chinese program — the specialist courses listed on the school website’s Academics page are physical education, art, music and Bible, with no foreign language listed, though the site does not explicitly say that no for…
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

How EDUBUS helps

Our Irvine-based counselors work in both Chinese and English. We track Salem Lutheran School’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.