Upper East Side, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
The Nightingale-Bamford School: which admissions test?
ISEE or SSAT
ISEE or SSAT (grades 5-11) · 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 |
| 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.
“Applicants to Classes V-XI are required to submit either SSAT or ISEE scores. Scores are valid from August 1 of the prior school year”
Application deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
“are due on December 1, 2026. All corresponding application materials are due on January 8, 2027.” — nightingale.org
The school
- Grades
- K-12
- Entry grades named
- K, 5, 9
- Address
- 20 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128
- 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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