Academic Placement Assessment
After initial acceptance, students take the Academic Placement Assessment, which consists of four parts: math, vocabulary, reading comprehension and essay.

Family Interview
The interview with accepted students and their parents/guardians will cover the student's first-year program (e.g. courses and required tutoring) as well as information about how challenging the Ellington course of study will be for the individual student. Students and their families should make their decisions about attending Ellington based upon information shared at the interview. The recommendations made by Ellington staff reflect their long-term experience with curriculum demands and their assessment of the student's ability to meet those demands.

Tuition for Non-Residents
Parents or custodial caregivers are reminded that there is a tuition requirement for non-residents. Resident denotes that the parent or the court-appointed guardian with whom the student resides is a District resident. Non-residents must present evidence of having satisfied tuition requirements prior to enrollment. For further information, please contact the Student Residency Office, located at 825 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 7115, Washington, D.C. 20002 or by telephone at (202) 442-5215. A student whose parent or custodial caregiver fails to present the required proof of residency within 10 days of the opening of the school year will be excluded from attending Ellington. Please be advised that the Ellington Administration will not accept responsibility for falsification of residence. The SY 2007-2008 tuition rate for non-District of Columbia residents is $9,362.

International Students from Abroad Must Audition and Interview
All international students and/or students transferring from international institutions seeking admission to Duke Ellington School of the Arts must first have their transcripts and credentials evaluated by the Office of Bilingual Education, Roosevelt Administrative Unit, 13th and Upshur Streets, N. W., 3rd Floor, Room 10, Washington, D.C. 20011. For further information, phone the office at (202) 576-8850 or fax (202) 576-8860.

Ellington accepts no responsibility or liability associated with these evaluations and subsequent awards of credits.