Compass has compiled the most recently available testing policy and score range data for some of the most popular private secondary day and boarding schools in the U.S.
The mid-50% of test scores provided should not be viewed as cutoffs or qualifying scores, particularly from test optional schools where the score ranges can be inflated.
Please note that the testing policies below are based on 9th grade application requirements; criteria may vary for other grade levels. These details are also specific to domestic U.S. students—international applicants may have additional testing requirements. We strongly recommend reviewing each school’s individual admission page for specific details.
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| School | City | State | Average SSAT Percentile | Acceptance Rate | Boarding or Day School | Grades | Testing Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Old Farms | Avon | CT | 58% | 45% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Belmont Hill School | Belmont | MA | 82% | 29% | Day | 7-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Berkshire School | Sheffield | MA | 71% | 27% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Blair Academy | Blairstown | NJ | 75% | 27% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Brooks School | North Andover | MA | 71% | 25% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Brunswick School | Greenwich | CT | 70% | 26% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Canterbury School | New Milford | CT | 65% | 35% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Recommended |
| Cheshire Academy | Cheshire | CT | 58% | 45% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Choate Rosemary Hall | Wallingford | CT | 84% | 16% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Collegiate School | New York | NY | 86% | 12% | Day | K-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Concord Academy | Concord | MA | 75% | 28% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Cushing Academy | Ashburnham | MA | 56% | 45% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Dana Hall School | Wellesley | MA | 58% | 40% | Both | 5-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield | MA | 86% | 12% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Emma Willard School | Troy | NY | 65% | 36% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| The Frederick Gunn School | Washington | CT | 56% | 50% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| The Governor's Academy | Byfield | MA | 71% | 23% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Greens Farms Academy | Westport | CT | 65% | 35% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Greenwich Academy | Greenwich | CT | 63% | 20% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Greenwich Country Day School | Greenwich | CT | 56% | 55% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Groton School | Groton | MA | 82% | 12% | Both | 8-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Hamden Hall Country Day School | Hamden | CT | 56% | 60% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| The Harvey School | Katonah | NY | 56% | 45% | Both | 6-12 | Testing Recommended |
| The Hill School | Pottstown | PA | 82% | 32% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Holderness School | Holderness | NH | 63% | 45% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Hoosac School | Hoosick | NY | 70% | 45% | Both | 8-12 | Test Optional |
| Hopkins School | New Haven | CT | 71% | 46% | Day | 7-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Horace Mann School | Bronx | NY | 92% | 10% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville | CT | 86% | 18% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| The Hun School of Princeton | Princeton | NJ | 56% | 35% | Both | 6-12 | Test Flexible |
| Kent School | Kent | CT | 71% | 42% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Kimball Union Academy | Meriden | NH | 58% | 38% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| Kingswood Oxford School | West Hartford | CT | 56% | 60% | Day | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Lawrence Academy | Groton | MA | 62% | 29% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| The Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville | NJ | 86% | 15% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Loomis Chaffee School | Windsor | CT | 75% | 18% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| The Madeira School | McLean | VA | 77% | 54% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Mercersburg Academy | Mercersburg | PA | 63% | 28% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| Middlesex School | Concord | MA | 82% | 18% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Millbrook School | Millbrook | NY | 72% | 37% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Milton Academy | Milton | MA | 86% | 19% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Miss Hall's School | Pittsfield | MA | 63% | 70% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Optional |
| Miss Porter's School | Farmington | CT | 62% | 48% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Noble and Greenough School | Dedham | MA | 75% | 16% | Both | 7-12 | SSAT Required |
| Northfield Mount Hermon | Mount Hermon | MA | 71% | 32% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| The Peddie School | Hightstown | NJ | 82% | 22% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Phillips Academy Andover | Andover | MA | 93% | 13% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter | NH | 94% | 16% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Pomfret School | Pomfret | CT | 63% | 39% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Portsmouth Abbey School | Portsmouth | RI | 71% | 31% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Proctor Academy | Andover | NH | 58% | 43% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| The Rivers School | Weston | MA | 63% | 30% | Day | 6-12 | SSAT Required |
| The Roxbury Latin School | West Roxbury | MA | 92% | 17% | Day | 7-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Rye Country Day School | Rye | NY | 76% | 25% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Sacred Heart Greenwich | Greenwich | CT | 60% | 55% | Day | PK-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Salisbury School | Salisbury | CT | 58% | 33% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| St. George's School | Middletown | RI | 82% | 19% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| St. Luke's School | New Canaan | CT | 63% | 35% | Day | 5-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| St. Mark's School | Southborough | MA | 76% | 29% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| St. Paul's School | Concord | NH | 86% | 16% | Boarding | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| St. Sebastian's School | Needham | MA | 58% | 30% | Day | 7-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Suffield Academy | Suffield | CT | 70% | 29% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Tabor Academy | Marion | MA | 63% | 37% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| The Taft School | Watertown | CT | 77% | 19% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT Required |
| The Thacher School | Ojai | CA | 85% | 15% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Thayer Academy | Braintree | MA | 58% | 38% | Day | 6-12 | SSAT Required |
| Trinity-Pawling School | Pawling | NY | 50% | 50% | Both | 7-12 | Test Optional |
| Vermont Academy | Saxtons River | VT | 50% | 65% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Western Reserve Academy | Hudson | OH | 58% | 39% | Both | 9-12 | SSAT/ISEE Required |
| Westminster School | Simsbury | CT | 80% | 25% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| Westover School | Middlebury | CT | 65% | 60% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| Wilbraham & Monson Academy | Wilbraham | MA | 65% | 40% | Both | 9-12 | Testing Recommended |
| Willison Northampton School | Easthampton | MA | 63% | 33% | Both | 7-12 | Test Optional |
| The Winsor School | Boston | MA | 82% | 25% | Day | 5-12 | SSAT Required |
| Wooster School | Danbury | CT | 56% | 60% | Day | PK-12 | Test Optional |
| Trinity School | New York | NY | 92% | 5% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Los Angeles | CA | 90% | 24% | Day | 7-12 | ISEE Required |
| The Brearley School | New York | NY | 93% | 13% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| The College Preparatory School | Oakland | CA | 92% | 30% | Day | 9-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Lakeside School | Seattle | WA | 86% | 15% | Day | 5-12 | SSAT Required |
| The Spence School | New York | NY | 86% | 9% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas | TX | 80% | 15% | Day | 1-12 | ISEE Required |
| Dalton School | New York | NY | 93% | 13% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Regis High School | New York | NY | 90% | 24% | Day | 9-12 | HSPT |
| Buckingham Browne & Nichols | Cambridge | MA | 77% | 18% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx | NY | 82% | 17% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Sidewell Friends School | Washington | DC | N/A | 7% | Day | PreK-12 | Not considered |
| Germantown Friends School | Philadelphia | PA | 70% | 30% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| The Chapin School | New York | NY | N/A | 7% | Day | K-12 | Internal Academic Assessment |
| Newark Academy | Livingston | NJ | 77% | 20% | Day | 3-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| The Pingry School | Basking Ridge | NJ | 71% | 14% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| St. Albans School | Washington | DC | 77% | 15% | Both | 4-12 | ISEE/SSAT/HSPT Required |
| National Cathedral School | Washington | DC | 77% | 15% | Day | 4-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| The Haverford School | Haverford | PA | 71% | 32% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| The Harker School | San Jose | CA | 77% | 13% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Castilleja School | Palo Alto | CA | N/A | 10% | Day | 6-12 | Not considered |
| Menlo School | Atherton | CA | N/A | 10% | Day | 6-12 | STAR Assessment |
| Marlborough School | Los Angeles | CA | N/A | 70% | Day | 7-12 | Not considered |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | Hillsborough | CA | N/A | 25% | Day | 6-12 | Not considered |
| The Wesminster Schools | Atlanta | GA | 56% | 25% | Day | K-12 | SSAT Required |
| Ransom Everglades School | Coconut Grove | FL | 86% | 15% | Day | 6-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| St. John's School | Houston | TX | 86% | 20% | Day | K-12 | ISEE Required |
| The Hockaday School | Dallas | TX | 82% | 19% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE Required |
| The Kinkaid School | Houston | TX | 82% | 13% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE Required |
| Polytechnic School | Pasadena | CA | N/A | 30% | Day | K-12 | Not considered |
| Head-Royce School | Oakland | CA | 82% | 22% | Day | K-12 | ISEE Required |
| The Bishop's School | La Jolla | CA | 86% | 15% | Day | 6-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Pine Crest School | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 64% | 14% | Day | PreK-12 | SSAT Required |
| Commonwealth School | Boston | MA | 77% | 38% | Day | 9-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| The Nightingale-Bamford School | New York | NY | 66% | 18% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Potomac School | McLean | VA | 71% | 15% | Day | K-12 | ISEE/SSAT or internal assessment required |
| Francis Parker School | San Diego | CA | 71% | 35% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE Required |
| The Latin School of Chicago | Chicago | IL | 77% | 20% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE Required |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka | IL | 78% | 23% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Georgetown Day School | Washington | DC | 56% | 20% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| St. Andrew's School | Middletown | DE | 77% | 22% | Boarding | 9-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria | VA | 77% | 31% | Boarding | 9-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest | VA | 58% | 50% | Boarding | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| Cate School | Carpinteria | CA | 82% | 17% | Both | 9-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Asheville School | Asheville | NC | 66% | 40% | Both | 9-12 | Test Optional |
| The Webb Schools | Claremont | CA | N/A | 19% | Both | 9-12 | Not considered |
| McCallie School | Chattanooga | TN | 64% | 60% | Both | 6-12 | Test Optional |
| Stevenson School | Pebble Beach | CA | 71% | 17% | Both | PreK-12 | Test Optional |
| Baylor School | Chattanooga | TN | 73% | 35% | Both | 6-12 | Test Optional |
| Masters School | Dobbs Ferry | NY | 73% | 40% | Both | 5-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| George School | Newtown | PA | 64% | 49% | Both | 9-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
| Westtown School | West Chester | PA | 71% | 53% | Day | PreK-12 | ISEE/SSAT Required |
