Be A Knight
Angela Mueller . Marketing & Admissions director
Welcome to Metro East Lutheran High School! Here, students are actively engaged by incredible teachers, experience excellence in curriculum, athletics, and activities, and are equipped to become the Christian leaders of tomorrow. The best way to find out if MELHS is the right fit for you is to visit!
Schedule a tour, join us for our annual Open Houses in November and February, come to Eighth Grade Day, or spend a day shadowing a current student. Use the links below or contact our admissions department for additional information.
admissions@melhs.org | 618-656-3315
Enrollment Policies & Procedures
Metro-East Lutheran High School enrolls students in grades 9-12. We desire to serve families who want an academically challenging, Christian secondary education for their children. All incoming students must go through an application process that includes completing an application, submitting appropriate recommendations, and providing proof of past academic performance. The final step of the application process is the completion of a family interview in which the parents and student meet with the Principal. See below for a checklist of steps.
We issue the F-1 Student I-20 to qualified International students who meet our admission requirements.
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Submit a completed Application for Admission and the $100 non-refundable application fee.
Download application HERE.
You may also apply for tuition assistance HERE.
Submit the following recommendations / referrals:
- School Recommendations (to be completed by an administrator or guidance counselor, English teacher, and math teacher of the student’s current school)
DOWNLOAD SCHOOL RECOMMENDATIONS - Church Recommendation (to be completed by a pastor or church worker from the student’s congregation) - If the student does not have a church home, a character recommendation must be completed (by a non-family member) instead
DOWNLOAD CHURCH RECOMMENDATIONS
Provide a copy of the student’s transcript or provide a report card from a recent grading period.
Provide the student’s most recent standardized test results.
Sign an Authorization for Release of Records form.
Schedule and attend a family interview with the Principal or his designee.
Based on this information, the Principal decides to accept or decline the application. This acceptance or declination is then communicated with the parents.
If the student is accepted, the family must complete a registration process which includes:
- Receive numerous documents from MELHS which will help students prepare for the next year.
- Submitting a Registration form and the $200 registration fee. The form focuses on the payment plan for tuition. Depending upon which plan is requested, additional forms may be required.
- If you are a member of an association congregation, submitting the Membership Confirmation form.
- Submitting an Emergency Medical Authorization, the Activity/Athletic Interest Survey, and Student/Parent Responsibility Contract, and any forms needed for participation in athletics.
- Meeting with the Assistant Principal or Guidance Counselor to select classes.
- Receive numerous documents from MELHS which will help students prepare for the next year.
- Lutheran High will request documentation from the student's previous school. If the file is incomplete, more information such a birth certificate and health forms may be required.