We are the Heart of academic excellence

Our Home, Your Future

We combine a formal curriculum with extra-curricular activities to help each IWA student discover her potential to lead, empower her with methods and practices and inspire her to embrace a future life of personal and professional leadership.

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23
AP & Dual Credit Courses

100%
Acceptances to College

75%
Score 3 or Higher on AP Tests

61%
Faculty with Advanced Degrees

$15M+
In Scholarships & Awards

8:1
Student-to-Faculty Ratio

OUR MISSION

Incarnate Word Academy provides young women with a Catholic college preparatory education, helping them grow in their relationship with Jesus, the Incarnate Word and live according to His values.

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How to Apply for the Freshman Class

Application Forms

Teacher Recommendations

Middle School Transcripts

Upload your student's 6th, 7th and 8th Grade report card to this portal.

You may also email their grade report PDF to admissions@incarnateword.org by January 30, 2026. Please use the transcript request form below to request these documents from your registrar.

Please print the records release form and submit to any relevant schools for completion.

Transcript Request Form

Entrance Exam

All applicants must take an entrance exam to be considered for admission.

The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is accepted at IWA. Applicants are required to submit ISEE exam scores with an application. On January 10, 2026, at 8 A.M., the ISEE exam will be offered at IWA. Report ISEE test scores to IWA by using school reporting code 570451.

Register to take the ISEE: iseeonline.erblearn.org

Student Questionnaire

Important Admissions Dates

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March

Decision Release Date

Mar 6 2026

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We are the Heart of Houston

Why All-Girls?

At IWA, we believe in the power of young women finding their voice in the classroom and beyond. Around the world, young women who attend girls' schools report being able to express themselves freely and frequently in an environment of support with teaching methods tailored to their needs.

How to Apply as a Transfer Student

Application Forms

Teacher Recommendations

Transcripts

Entrance Exam

All applicants must take an entrance exam to be considered for admission.

The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is accepted at IWA. Applicants are required to submit ISEE, or PSAT, SAT or, ACT exam scores with an application. On January 10 2026, at 8 a.m., the ISEE exam will be offered at IWA. Report ISEE test scores to IWA by using school reporting code 570451.

Register to take the ISEE here: iseeonline.erblearn.org

Interview

Writing Sample

Student Questionnaire

Admissions Department

Vivian Bains

Assistant Director of Admissions

Johnny Misleh

Director of Admissions

Kennedy Trahan '20

Admissions Outreach Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage of IWA students are accepted into college?

Is IWA academically competitive?

The statistics speak for themselves.

Our AP test scores (3-5 percentages) rank with the best Houston high schools and exceed Texas’ averages. More than 75% of our students who take AP placement tests score a 3-5.

We offer 15 AP classes and four Dual Credit classes in collaboration with Lone Star College. Our Dual Credit program allows students to gain up to 21 hours of college credit. Anecdotally, our students reach out to IWA teachers when they are in college to report that they are well-prepared and confident in their academic abilities.

What value does the Young Leaders Program offer in student success in college and beyond?

For students to be successful in a rapidly changing world, they need to be confident communicators and collaborators.

Our Young Leaders Program empowers each student at IWA to become adaptive, authentic servant leaders. The program combines innovative, project-based classes with co-curricular opportunities that allow students to practice and develop a variety of leadership skills. Throughout the four-year program, students study and embrace the character and skills necessary to be a true leader, practice these skills by organizing and executing service projects out in the community, launching a small business and planning for their future financial futures.

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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
Incarnate Word Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

We are the Heart of academic excellence

Our Home, Your Future

23 AP & Dual Credit Courses

100% Acceptances to College

75% Score 3 or Higher on AP Tests

61% Faculty with Advanced Degrees

$15M+ In Scholarships & Awards

8:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio