Upper East Side, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
The Brearley School: which admissions test?
ISEE or SSAT
ISEE or SSAT (grades 5-9) · Apply by Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Test by entering grade
| Grade 5 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 6 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 7 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 8 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 9 | 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.
“All applicants are required to take the ISEE or SSAT exam.”
Application deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 Complete file due January 8, 2027.
“Submit Application December 1, 2026” — brearley.org
The school
- Grades
- K-12
- Entry grades named
- K, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Address
- 610 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 10028
- Line read on
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Next step
- How to register for the ISEE — seasons and the 21-day standard registration window.
- ISEE prep for The Brearley School
- SSAT prep in NYC
- Check your whole list — tick every school you apply to and see which test covers them.
Other schools in Manhattan
Take the next step
Applying to The Brearley School?
Tell us your child's grade and where they are today. We start with a diagnostic, so the preparation fits the test this school asks for.