Upper East Side, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
The Town School: which admissions test?
ISEE or SSAT
ISEE or SSAT (grades 5-7) · 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 |
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 applying to Grades 5, 6 and 7 at The Town School are required to take an Admissions Standardized Test - either the ISEE or SSAT exams.”
Application deadline
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
“The application deadline for students starting in fall 2027 is December 1st, 2026.” — thetownschool.org
The school
- Grades
- N-8
- Entry grades named
- N3, N4, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Address
- 540 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021
- 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
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- Check your whole list — tick every school you apply to and see which test covers them.
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