The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is the most popular standardized test required for admission to most Houston-area private schools. This page details test dates and locations for the 2023-2024 application season. Parents must register directly with the test administrator at ERBLearn.org. General Academic is Houston’s leading ISEE tutor; click here to learn about our test prep offerings.

Testing Periods

Students may take the ISEE up to three times (once in each defined period) in order to secure their best possible score (scroll down for dates):

  1. August – November
  2. December – March
  3. April – July (usually for transfers only)

We recommend registering for both a November and January test date so that students can treat the November test as a practice run.

Submitting Scores

Only submit your ISEE scores to a school if you’re 100% confident that those are the best scores that you want them to see.

Do not choose a school to automatically receive your scores at registration (unless you don’t care about them seeing possibly low scores).

Most Houston schools require that you submit your best ISEE scores to them by mid-to-late January. The score deadlines for select Houston schools are listed below; be sure to refer to each school’s website for the most up to date admissions info:

  • The Kinkaid School – January 10, 2024
  • Awty International School – January 12, 2024
  • Episcopal High School – January 12, 2024
  • St. John’s School – January 12, 2024
  • Strake Jesuit – January 31, 2024
  • St. Agnes Academy – February 1, 2024

Testing Sites

Where your child takes the ISEE doesn’t matter.

Students can take the ISEE at a school even if they don’t apply to that school.

​Your top choice schools do not penalize you for not taking the ISEE at their school, so choose the date that works best for your needs.

Some schools offer testing with accommodations; these schools are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Some schools only offer closed testing dates. These testing opportunities are only available for students who are currently enrolled or who have submitted an application to that school. Closed testing sites are denoted on the calendar with two asterisks (**).

Registration Fee

The ISEE is usually offered on paper for a basic fee of $155.

Prometric testing centers are generally where you’ll find computer based tests for a price of $205 and are self-scheduled anytime. Since the start of the Pandemic, students can also schedule an at-home test with a virtual proctor.

Parents must register online at ERBLearn.org.

​Dates on this page were accurate as of August 7th, 2023.
Includes test dates from August 10th through March 25th.

Applying to grades 9-12

August to November Testing Period

August 15

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 9

  • Westbury Christian School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

September 23

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 6

  • Education Specialists, LLC*

October 7

  • Westbury Christian School

October 9

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 14

  • Strake Jesuit*
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 21

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 27

  • Education Specialists, LLC*

October 30

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 4

  • Westbury Christian School*

November 8

  • Education Specialists, LLC*

November 9

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 11

  • St. Pius X High School*
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • St. John’s School*
  • St. Thomas High School*
  • St. Agnes Academy*

November 14

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 30

  • Education Specialists, LLC

December to March Testing Period

December 2

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Kinkaid School**
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School*

December 7

  • Education Specialists, LLC

December 12

  • Education Specialists, LLC

January 6

  • Houston Christian High School
  • Incarnate Word Academy*
  • The John Cooper School

January 13

  • Awty**
  • St. Pius X High School*
  • Strake Jesuit*
  • Westbury Christian School

January 20

  • St. Francis Episcopal
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

January 27

  • Houston Christian High School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 3

  • Westbury Christian School

February 10

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 24

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

March 2

  • Westbury Christian School*

Applying to grades 7 & 8

​August to November Testing Period

August 15

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 9

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

September 23

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

October 6

  • Education Specialists, LLC*

October 7

  • Westbury Christian School

October 9

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 14

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 21

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 27

  • Education Specialists, LLC*

October 30

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 4

  • Westbury Christian School*

November 8

  • Education Specialists, LLC*

November 9

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 11

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • St. John’s School*

November 14

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 30

  • Education Specialists, LLC

​December to March Testing Period

December 2

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Kinkaid School**
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

December 7

  • Education Specialists, LLC

December 12

  • Education Specialists, LLC

January 6

  • The John Cooper School
  • River Oaks Baptist School

January 13

  • Westbury Christian School
  • Awty**

January 20

  • St. Francis Episcopal School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

January 27

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 3

  • Westbury Christian School

February 10

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 24

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

March 2

  • Westbury Christian School*
Applying to grades 5 & 6

​August to November Testing Period

August 10

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 9

  • Westbury Christian School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

September 23

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 7

  • Westbury Christian School

October 14

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 21

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 30

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 2

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 4

  • Westbury Christian School*

November 7

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 11

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

November 16

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 28

  • Education Specialists, LLC

​December to March Testing Period

December 2

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Kinkaid School**
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

December 5

  • Education Specialists, LLC

December 9

  • St. John’s School*

December 14

  • Education Specialists, LLC

January 6

  • River Oaks Baptist School
  • The John Cooper School

January 13

  • Awty**
  • Westbury Christian School

January 20

  • St. Francis Episcopal School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

January 27

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 3

  • Westbury Christian School

February 10

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 24

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

March 2

  • Westbury Christian School*

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  • Samuel Pearson

    Samuel Pearson is General Academic's Associate Manager. He graduated from Rice University in 2017 with a B.A. in Cognitive Science & Visual and Dramatic Arts. Before joining General Academic's team in 2023, Samuel was a high school teacher and technical director at a premier independent school in Houston.

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