Testing Periods

Students may take the ISEE up to three times (once in a 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).
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​Most Houston schools require that you submit your best ISEE scores to them by mid to late January.

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 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 an asterisk (*).

Registration Fee

The ISEE is usually offered on paper for a basic fee of $140.

Prometric testing centers are generally where you’ll find computer based tests for a price of $200 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 October 12, 2021.
Includes test dates from October 15th through January 31st.

Applying to grades 9-12

August to November Testing Period

October 23

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

October 30

  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory

November 6

  • The Honor Roll School
  • Westbury Christian School
  • Presbyterian School*

November 13

  • St. Pius X High School
  • St. Thomas High School
  • St. Agnes Academy
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

December to March Testing Period

December 4

  • The Honor Roll School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

December 11

  • St. John’s School*

January 8

  • Houston Christian High School
  • St. Pius X High School
  • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
  • The Honor Roll School
  • Westbury Christian School
  • Kinkaid*
  • St. Francis*
  • St. Thomas*

January 15

  • Awty International School*
  • Second Baptist School

January 22

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Honor Roll School

January 29

  • Houston Christian High School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 5

  • Westbury Christian Academy

February 12

  • The John Cooper School

February 26

  • The Honor Roll School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

Applying to grades 7 & 8

​August to November Testing Period

October 23

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

November 6

  • The Honor Roll School
  • Westbury Christian School

November 13

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

​December to March Testing Period

December 4

  • The Honor Roll School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

December 11

  • St. John’s School*

January 8

  • The Honor Roll School
  • Westbury Christian School
  • Kinkaid School*
  • St. Francis School*

January 9

  • Emery/Weiner School*

January 15

  • Second Baptist School
  • Awty International School*

January 22

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Honor Roll School

January 29

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 5

  • Westbury Christian School

February 12

  • The John Cooper School

February 26

  • The Honor Roll School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

Applying to grades 5 & 6

​August to November Testing Period

October 23

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

November 6

  • The Honor Roll School
  • Westbury Christian School

November 13

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

​December to March Testing Period

December 4

  • The Honor Roll School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy
  • Westbury Christian School

January 8

  • The Honor Roll School
  • Westbury Christian School
  • Kinkaid School*
  • St. Francis*

January 9

  • Emery/Weiner School*

January 15

  • Second Baptist School
  • Awty International School*

January 22

  • The John Cooper School
  • The Honor Roll School

January 29

  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

February 5

  • Westbury Christian Academy

February 12

  • The John Cooper School

February 26

  • The Honor Roll School
  • The Woodlands Christian Academy

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