ISEE Testing | Morgan Park Academy | Private School Chicago

Morgan Park Academy is an approved Educational Records Bureau (ERB) testing site.

The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is a standard assessment of skills, ranking reasoning and achievement skills among students in the same grade. It enables students to take a single, fair, and reliable test for entrance into top-performing independent schools. The ISEE is used by consortia throughout the U.S. and internationally, and for the City of Boston’s Exam Schools. It is the most advanced admission test available for independent schools.

The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)

Four levels:
- Primary - entrance to grades 2 - 4; not available at this site
- Lower - entrance to grades 5 – 6; paper/pencil administrations
- Middle - entrance to grades 7 – 8; paper/pencil administrations
- Upper - entrance to grades 9 – 12; paper/pencil administrations

Affordable for families: Fee waivers available for MPA applicants (based on availability)

Based on standards of leading educational organizations:
- The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- The International Reading Association (IRA)
- The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

Students applying to grades 5-12 may sit for the Independent School Entrance Exam at Morgan Park Academy. One exam can be sent to all Chicago area independent schools. The ISEE will be administered at Morgan Park Academy on the following Saturdays, registration at 8:45 am; testing begins promptly at 9:00 am:

November 18, 2017 April 7, 2018

December 16, 2017 May 12, 2018

January 20, 2018 June 16, 2018

February 10, 2018 July 14, 2018

March 10, 2018

To register for the ISEE exam vist the ERB website

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