The Independent School Entrance Examination is an admissions test for private middle and high schools.
The ISEE tests in Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and Mathematics Achievement, but is administered at three different levels, depending on the current grade level of the student. The Upper Level is for 9th graders and above, the Middle Level is for 7th and 8th graders, and the Lower Level is for 5th and 6th graders. The test also includes a written essay portion, but it is not scored and only provided as a sample of the student’s writing abilities.