Upper East Side, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
The Chapin School: which admissions test?
No ISEE/SSAT required
No ISEE/SSAT required (grades 5-11) · Apply by Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Test by entering grade
| Grade 5 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
| Grade 6 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
| Grade 7 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
| Grade 8 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
| Grade 9 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
| Grade 10 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
| Grade 11 | No ISEE/SSAT required |
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.
Chapin gives its own in-person assessment and asks families not to send ISEE or SSAT scores.
“Standardized test scores, including the ISEE and SSAT, are not a component of the admission process at Chapin.”
Application deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
“Applications should be submitted by December 1, 2026.” — chapin.edu
The school
- Grades
- K-12
- Entry grades named
- K, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Address
- 100 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028
- Line read on
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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