ISEE Practice Test

The ISEE is the most trusted entrance test used for private school admissions. It measures the academic readiness of students seeking admission to primary, lower, middle, and upper schools by evaluating their skills in the core subject areas. The ISEE can only be taken once per testing season – Fall, Winter, and Spring/Summer – for a total of up to three times a school year.

Content:

1. The main sections of the ISEE are verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension, mathematics achievement, and essay writing. 
2. Quantitative reasoning tests a student’s ability to think and analyze data using their mathematical understanding and logical reasoning. It does not require too many calculations. 
3. The mathematics achievement section tests an applicant’s ability to identify and solve problems using fundamental operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, probability, and problem-solving. Unlike the quantitative reasoning section, students will perform calculations and mathematical operations to determine the correct answers.
4. The upper-level math section is particularly challenging, as it goes over material most 8th graders have not seen in their classes (matrices, trigonometry, and imaginary numbers).
5. In the essay section, students are given a writing prompt to which they are asked to write a short essay. The prompt is randomly selected and changes each testing day. The topics are carefully selected so they are relevant to students at different grade levels.

ISEE Scoring: 

1. The ISEE test results are given in the form of an Individual Student Report. 
2. The raw scores are converted by the ERB into scaled scores which range from 760 to 940.
3. The percentile rank indicates how the student performed on the test in comparison to the same age group population in the last three years. A percentile rank of 75 would mean the applicant did as well or better than 75% of all students who also took the test. 
4. The stanine score places a student’s score on a scale from 1-9. A higher stanine score means the student performed well. 

ISEE Tutoring: 

1. Our ISEE test prep program prepares students by developing test-taking skills and strategies, time management, and mastery of concepts in math, reading, and writing. 
2. Our expert tutors and coaches are very well versed in the different sections of the ISEE and know the types of questions that are asked so they can give similar exercises.
3. Our ISEE practice tests identify a student’s weak points and they are given supplemental materials and exercises to work on.  
4. Our materials replicate the questions in the different sections of the ISEE test to familiarize the student and be confident in taking the test. 
5. We prepare students in math by preparing them for challenging problems they may encounter on the test with our rigorous math problem sets. 
6. Our writing program specifically teaches students the basic elements of writing and how to organize their thoughts and effectively put them into writing.  

The table below shows the different sections and levels of the ISEE, the total number of items as well as the allotted time to answer all of the questions. 

ISEE
	Lower Level		Middle & Upper Level
Section	Number of Questions	Time Limit	Number of Questions	Time Limit
Verbal Reasoning	34	20 minutes	40	20 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning	38	35 minutes	37	35 minutes
Reading Comprehension	25	25 minutes	36	35 minutes
Mathematics Achievements	30	30 minutes	47	40 minutes
Essay	1 prompt	30 minutes	1 prompt	30 minutes
TOTAL		2 hours 20 minutes		2 hours 40 minutes