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 2024-2025 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. Click here to learn more about important dates for Houston students.

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.

Registration Fee

The ISEE is usually offered on paper for a basic fee of $160 when hosted by a school, and $220 when hosted by Education Specialists, LLC.

Prometric testing centers are generally where you’ll find computer based tests for a price of $235 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 1st, 2024.
Includes test dates from August 15th through March 22nd.

Applying to grades 9-12

August to November Testing Period

Applying to grades 7 & 8

​August to November Testing Period

August 17

  • Westbury Christian School

August 20

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 03

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 07

  • Westbury Christian School

September 12

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 17

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 26

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 28

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 01

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 10

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 12

  • Westbury Christian School

October 15

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 19

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 24

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 26

  • St. Francis Episcopal School

October 29

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 02

  • Westbury Christian School

November 07

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 09

  • The John Cooper School
  • St. Agnes Academy
  • St. Pius X High School
  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

November 12

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 16

  • St. John’s School
  • The Awty International School

November 21

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 25

  • Education Specialists, LLC

​December to March Testing Period

December 03

  • Education Specialists, LLC

December 07

  • The John Cooper School

December 14

  • Westbury Christian School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

January 11

  • Houston Christian High School
  • The John Cooper School
  • St. John Paul II Catholic School
  • Incarnate Word Academy
  • St. Pius X High School
  • John Paul II High School
  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
  • Westbury Christian School

January 25

  • Houston Christian High School
  • St. Francis Episcopal School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 01

  • Westbury Christian School

February 15

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

March 01

  • Westbury Christian School

March 22

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

Applying to grades 7 & 8

​August to November Testing Period

August 17

  • Westbury Christian School

August 20

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 03

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 07

  • Westbury Christian School

September 12

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 17

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 26

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 28

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 01

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 10

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 12

  • Westbury Christian School

October 15

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 19

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 24

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 26

  • St. Francis Episcopal School

October 29

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 02

  • Westbury Christian School

November 07

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 09

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

November 12

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 16

  • The Awty International School
  • St. John’s School

November 21

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 25

  • Education Specialists, LLC

​December to March Testing Period

December 03

  • Education Specialists, LLC

December 07

  • The John Cooper School

December 14

  • Westbury Christian School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

January 11

  • The John Cooper School
  • Westbury Christian School

January 25

  • St. Francis Episcopal School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 01

  • Westbury Christian School

February 15

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

March 01

  • Westbury Christian School

March 22

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

Applying to grades 5 & 6

​August to November Testing Period

August 15

  • Education Specialists, LLC

August 17

  • Westbury Christian School

August 22

  • Education Specialists, LLC

August 28

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 05

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 07

  • Westbury Christian School

September 09

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 19

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 24

  • Education Specialists, LLC

September 28

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 03

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 08

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 12

  • Westbury Christian School

October 17

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 19

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 22

  • Education Specialists, LLC

October 26

  • St. Francis Episcopal School

November

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 02

  • Westbury Christian School

November 05

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 09

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

November 14

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 16

  • The Awty International School

November 19

  • Education Specialists, LLC

November 25

  • Education Specialists, LLC

​December to March Testing Period

December 07

  • The John Cooper School
  • St. John’s School

December 14

  • Westbury Christian School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

January 11

  • The John Cooper School
  • Westbury Christian School

January 25

  • St. Francis Episcopal School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 01

  • Westbury Christian School

February 15

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

March 01

  • Westbury Christian School

March 22

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

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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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