Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn · Fall 2027 entry
Brooklyn Friends School: which admissions test?
Depends on the grade
Grades 5-8: Not stated · Grades 9-11: ISEE or SSAT · Apply by Friday, November 20, 2026
Test by entering grade
| Grade 5 | Not stated |
| Grade 6 | Not stated |
| Grade 7 | Not stated |
| Grade 8 | Not stated |
| 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.
Required for all Upper School grades; the grade 5-8 application steps list no test.
“Testing is required for admission to all Upper School grades. Brooklyn Friends School will superscore multiple test submissions. Families may submit either the SSAT or ISEE.”
Application deadline
Friday, November 20, 2026 Preliminary application.
“PRELIMINARY APPLICATION Applications open during the first week of September. Deadline: November 20, 2026” — brooklynfriends.org
The school
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Entry grades named
- Not published
- Address
- 375 Pearl Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (main); Upper School 116 Lawrence Street
- 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 in NYC
- SSAT prep in NYC
- Check your whole list — tick every school you apply to and see which test covers them.
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