West Chelsea, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
Avenues The World School: which admissions test?
Depends on the grade
Grades 5-8: Test-optional · Grades 9-11: ISEE or SSAT · Apply by Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Test by entering grade
| Grade 5 | Test-optional |
| Grade 6 | Test-optional |
| Grade 7 | Test-optional |
| Grade 8 | Test-optional |
| Grade 9 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 10 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 11 | ISEE or SSAT |
A grade missing from the table has no rule on the school’s page, often because the school does not admit new students into it.
Grades 1-8 may submit an ISEE or SSAT score but are not required to; grades 9-12 must submit one.
“Prospective Lower Division (grades 1–5) and middle grades (grades 6–8) students can choose to sit an ISEE or SSAT assessment. This isn’t mandatory, however.”
Application deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Regular Notification round.
“The deadline to submit your application in our Regular Notification round is December 1.” — avenues.org
The school
- Grades
- Nursery-12
- Entry grades named
- Nursery, PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Address
- 259 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10001
- Line read on
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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