Best Private Schools in Philadelphia
9 of the most sought-after private schools in Philadelphia, with the admission test each uses and where to start preparing. Most use the ISEE or SSAT; kindergarten and lower-school entry often uses an early-childhood cognitive screening.
Friends' Central School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Wynnewood, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
Germantown Friends School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Philadelphia, PA · Day · Grades K–12
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Philadelphia, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
The Agnes Irwin School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Bryn Mawr, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
The Baldwin School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Bryn Mawr, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
The Episcopal Academy
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Newtown Square, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
The Haverford School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Haverford, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
The Shipley School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Bryn Mawr, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
William Penn Charter School
ISEE / Early-Childhood (WPPSI/WISC/ERB) Philadelphia, PA · Day · Grades PreK–12
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