Upper East Side, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
The Dalton School: which admissions test?
ISEE or SSAT
ISEE or SSAT (grades 5-11) · Apply by Friday, November 13, 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 |
| 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.
Kindergarten and Grade 9 are the main entry points.
“All student applicants are required to submit recent admissions testing results from either the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Examination) or the SSAT (Secondary Schools Admissions Test).”
Application deadline
Friday, November 13, 2026 Noon. Year not printed next to the date on the school’s page; the page covers fall 2027 entry.
The school
- Grades
- K-12
- Entry grades named
- K, 9
- Address
- 108 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128 (Grades 4-12); 53 East 91st Street (Grades K-3)
- 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 Dalton School
- SSAT prep in NYC
- Check your whole list — tick every school you apply to and see which test covers them.
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Applying to The Dalton 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.