Private School Admissions
ISEE Tutoring & Test Prep
Expert preparation for the Independent School Entrance Exam. We help students gain admission to the country’s top private and independent high schools.
● 760–940 Scaled Score
● Live Virtual Sessions
● 25 hrs/month $400
● Proven Results
Why the ISEE Matters
The Gateway to America’s Top Private & Independent Schools
The ISEE is accepted by over 1,200 independent schools across the United States and worldwide. Administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB), it is the most widely used private school admissions exam for students applying to grades 5 through 12 — and a critical factor in competitive high school admissions.
Summer 2026
Course Schedule & Options
Two months of live morning instruction — 25 hours per month for $400/month. Choose your preferred days. Gold = Mon/Wed • Blue = Tue/Thu.
Know the Exam
What Is the ISEE Upper Level?
The Upper Level ISEE is taken by students applying to grades 9–12 at independent and private high schools. Here’s what every family needs to know before test day.
📋 The 5 Test Sections (Upper Level)
📅 When, Who & How
| ✓ | Students applying to grades 9–12 at independent and private schools |
| ✓ | 3 seasons: Fall (Aug–Nov), Winter (Dec–Mar), Spring/Summer |
| ✓ | Once per season, up to 3x/year. Register via ERB portal ~3 weeks before |
| ✓ | Online, paper, or at-home via Prometric or ERB test sites |
Top Private & Independent High Schools Accepting ISEE
The ISEE is accepted by over 1,200 schools. Here are some of the most prominent.
The ISEE Admissions Timeline — What to Expect
Our Philosophy
We Teach for Life — Not Just for the Test
The ISEE rewards genuine reasoning ability — not memorized tricks. Our Socratic approach builds the critical thinking skills that earn high stanines and succeed in demanding academic environments.
Questions, Not Answers
The ISEE’s Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning sections test how students think, not just what they know. Our Socratic method develops the precise reasoning skills the test is designed to measure.
Pacing & Stamina
Nearly 3 hours of testing across 5 sections demands both mental endurance and disciplined time management. We train students with timed full-length practice under real test conditions.
Diagnostic-Driven
Every student begins with a diagnostic to pinpoint weaknesses across all five sections. We target the exact gaps between your student’s current stanines and their target school’s expectations.
Expert Instructors
Our online platform lets us bring the best ISEE instructors to your student regardless of location — including instructors who attended the very schools your student is targeting.
What Parents Are Saying
My daughter struggled with Verbal Reasoning — particularly the synonyms and sentence completions. After two months of preparation her stanine went from a 5 to an 8. She was accepted to her first-choice school. The Socratic approach made her think differently about language, not just memorize vocabulary.
My son is strong in math but Reading Comprehension was holding his overall stanines down. The timed practice sessions completely changed his approach — he learned to read actively and efficiently. $400 a month for this quality of instruction is extraordinary value.
Ready to Get Started?
Fall testing season starts in August. Summer is your window. 25 hours for $400/month — enroll now or schedule a free consultation.
Expert prep for competitive private school admissions — building critical thinkers since 2014.
© 2026 Test Prep Studio. All rights reserved.