ISEE Upper Level Practice Tests
8 Full-Length Exams + 2000 Adaptive Problems
The ISEE Upper Level is for students applying to grades 9-12.
The ISEE Middle Level is for students applying to grades 7&8. The ISEE Lower Level is for students applying to grades 5&6.
Our ISEE Upper Level Practice Tests Make Prep Easy
8 Full-Length Practice Tests
Piqosity has 3,000+ ISEE Upper Level practice questions (equal to 20 exams) including 8 full-length tests. View a sample test.
Personalized Practice
Students can take full-length tests or let Piqosity adapt questions to their individual strengths & weaknesses.
Stanine Score Prediction
Piqosity estimates a student’s test-day stanine scores (overall and sub-tests) in real time with each practice set.
Answer Explanations
Every ISEE practice test question contains at least 1 answer explanation, and students can request additional ones from our experts.
Content Lessons
Launching this summer, students will soon be able to review tested concepts like fractions and grammar directly within the Piqosity app.
Whiteboard for Tablets
Piqosity is built for remote learning. A digital whiteboard captures scratch work and saves it for later review.
Print at Home
All content including full-length tests and individualized practice sets are downloadable as PDF for easy printing.
Timing Preferences
Students can select their timing preferences including standard, time-and-a-half, and double time..
Sample Essay Prompts
Every full-length ISEE test contains a sample essay prompt, which students can type in Piqosity for later review.
The Upper Level of the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is one of the most popular admissions tests for applying to private high schools (grades 9 – 12) in the United States. Administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB), it is a 5-part, 3-hour exam, which can be taken up to 3 times a year.
5 Sections of the ISEE Upper Level
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Students can now take the Upper Level ISEE up to three (3) times a year but only one (1) time during pre-defined three-month periods (example of 8th grade student applying to 9th grade):
- Spring semester of their 7th grade year (April to July)*
- Fall semester of their 8th grade year (August to November)
- Spring semester of their 8th grade year (December to March)
Note that many schools will not accept scores from the April to July test date. Instead, most schools see the spring testing as the 3rd opportunity primarily for students applying outside of the normal timeframe, usually the same calendar year in which they plan to enroll.
Parents can also review scores and decide whether or not they want to submit them to schools (Before fall 2016 students could really only take the exam once and that score always got sent to schools without parent review).
Learn more with our free Ultimate ISEE Upper Level Prep Guide
The Upper Level ISEE is for students applying to select independent schools for grades 9-12. Students applying to grades 7 and 8 take the Middle Level ISEE. Students applying to grades 5 and 6 take the Lower Level ISEE. Students applying to grades 2 – 4 take the Primary ISEE. Note that not all independent schools take or require the ISEE so check with your target schools’s admissions department before prepping!
Learn more with our free Ultimate ISEE Upper Level Prep Guide
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Most students applying to an independent high school take the Upper Level ISEE in or around January of their 8th grade year. Therefore, we recommend that students start preparing the summer before their 8th grade year starts. The time consuming part of test preparation is simply ensuring that students have a firm grasp of the tested academic material in math and English. If your child is weak on fractions, that will take some time to remediate.
Learn more with our free Ultimate ISEE Upper Level Prep Guide
No, contrary to popular belief, tests like the ISEE, SAT, and ACT cannot be “beat.” If students don’t know basic vocabulary, there’s no amount of tips or tricks that will magically imbue them with this knowledge. Therefore, a student’s academic grades in school are the best predictor of their success on the ISEE. The Upper Level ISEE is a standardized way for high schools to measure applicants’ performance from different schools. The best type of preparation is that which ensures students know the fundamental concepts that are being tested in math and English.
Learn more with our free Ultimate ISEE Upper Level Prep Guide
Affordable Pricing
Individual
- 8 Full-Length Practice Tests
- 2,000 Adaptive Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- Stanine Score Prediction in Real Time
- Personalized + Adaptive Practice
- Single Charge with 12-Months Access
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Group & Educator
- 3 or More Students
- Save up to 75%
- Monitor Multiple Students
- Educator Dashboard
- Assignments + Due Dates
- Branded Website (beta)
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