Low ISEE Test Scores / Private School Chances (Howe, St. Jo: private schools, best place)

[EmanthaLove]

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[kasb713]

Low ISEE scores aren't always an automatic "not accepted" decision. Most private schools do look at the whole picture of an applicant -Previous School Report Cards, Teacher Recommendations, and past standardized tests. To be fair, there may be exceptions to this rule -With younger students, it's one of the few barometers that is consistent and considered somewhat more reliable.

In addition, if a student comes from a Montessori or less structured grading system with no standardized tests, the ISEE is one of the few comparable measures available to schools to evaluate performance and readiness.

From many of the parents I've heard who are worried about "Low ISEE results" -most of them just aren't familiar with the scoring of the exam. Students who generally score in the 90th percentile in National Norms have parents who are very shocked when their child earns stanines of 4 or 5 on the ISEE.

I hope that it doesn't cause you too much worry. My own personal thought is, if a school isn't able to accept a particular student -it likely wasn't the right place for that student. So many parents try to get their child into a school or program that while great and or renowned may not be the best place for their child to succeed. I wish you and your child well, and hope your child gets into the right program for him.

[Houstonianmom]

You need at least all 7 stanines to be considered at St. John's, but other places like Episcopal, Strake, St. Thomas are not so demanding and take lower scores.

[elnina]

Originally Posted by EmanthaLove

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Was there a question??

[Tamanpuri]

You can check here to get an idea. However, I am not 100% sure but it seems the schools would care about other factors other than the isee too. Good luck

https://iseepracticetest.com/content/schools#Texas