This is a required component for all applicants to register for the SSAT or ISEE. This is not a Ravenna-required step because registration and score submission is not through Ravenna. Eastside Prep uses the SSAT or ISEE scores as one data point in an application. Each applicant must take one of these tests–both tests are not required. SSAT and ISEE are used by independent schools worldwide and are designed to measure the basic verbal, quantitative, and reading skills students develop over time.

For the current admissions season, in-person and at-home testing will be available to families. We understand admissions testing can potentially be challenging for many reasons, so we want to offer you options for fulfilling your testing requirement.

SSAT/ISEE Testing Deadlines

Upper School

Middle School

SSAT Information

For more information, visit https://www.ssat.org/

• SSAT offers in-person testing for 5th-12th grade
• SSAT offers at-home testing for 6th-12th grade
• You can register for the SSAT here: http://www.ssat.org
• Eastside Preparatory School’s code is 2949

ISEE Information

• ISEE offers in-person testing for 5th-12th grade
• ISEE offers at-home testing for 5th-12th grade
• If you have any questions about the ISEE, how to register, or technological requirements for at-home testing, please contact ERB’s ISEE Operations Office at 1 (800) 446-0320 or iseeoperations@erblearn.org.
• Eastside Preparatory School’s code is 48171

Previous Year ISEE or SSAT

If you are applying to Eastside Prep and you took the SSAT or ISEE during the 2020-2021 Admissions Season, we can include these scores in your 2021-2022 application if you prefer. Please email us a pdf copy of your scores to studentrecords@eastsideprep.org so that we can include them in your current year application. If you are reapplying to Eastside Prep this year, we can transfer your scores from the 2019-2020 application at your request to studentrecords@eastsideprep.org.

Standardized Testing Previously Taken Through Your School

If you would like to add school-based testing to your application to provide an additional data point, we welcome you to do so. Your school’s testing may have been cancelled this past year during remote schooling, so please note that these school-based testing scores are not required. If you did take a standardized test at your school during the 2020-2021 school year (such as ERBs, MAP, SOL, Stanford, IOWA, CTPs) you can check with your current school to ensure that Eastside Prep receives their test results as part of the school transcripts/school records they will submit on your behalf by the admissions application deadline of January 13. If your school indicates that they will not include these scores in the records they send to Eastside Prep, but you have records of the tests, you can send a PDF of them to us directly at studentrecords@eastsideprep.org.

College Admissions or Program Testing

Applicants to Upper School may submit a PDF of official results for any PSAT, SAT, or ACT testing that has been taken within the last two years to studentrecords@eastsideprep.org.

Questions About Admissions Testing

Please contact the Admission Team with any testing-related questions you may have. If test fees or a space for remote testing outside of your home are concerns for your family, please reach out to us at admissions@eastsideprep.org. We are happy to help with testing fee waivers and arranging safe testing spaces if needed.

Financial Aid

We make every effort to continue supporting families with financial aid once it has been awarded. Current EPS families do need to reapply for financial aid each year so we have information on the current financial picture. Re-enrollment contracts and financial aid awards go live on School Forms Online in mid-January. An email will go out to families indicating when those are available. To secure your seat for next year, please sign and submit the online contract and submit the deposit by the due date. The timing of these contracts is important for the school to better understand available spaces at each grade level as we go into admissions committee meetings for new applicants. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Admissions Office.

Re-enrollment Timeline

• December 6, 2022– Financial aid applications for re-enrolling families are due
• January 7, 2022– Re-enrollment contracts and preliminary financial aid awards will go out to families electronically
• February 4, 2022– Contracts and deposits are due back to EPS

Financial Aid
Eastside Prep is committed to ensuring that all families applying for financial aid receive full and impartial consideration. To help achieve this goal, we use the School and Student Services for Financial Aid (SSS) to independently assess each family’s ability to pay for education. This service is a function of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and is used by over 2,400 schools nationwide. Independent school education is a choice, and many families make significant sacrifices to provide this learning environment for their children. The SSS process is based on the premise that parents are responsible for financing their child’s education to the full extent that they are able. We strive to make the assessment of that ability objective and consistent.

1. Go tohttp://sssbynais.org/parents
2. Select “Complete your PFS” at the top right of the screen to begin your Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS).
3. If you already have an account, you can use the same login information to sign in on the right side of the screen. If this is your first time applying, you will follow instructions on the left side of the screen.

• You only need to complete one PFS per family.
• Eastside Prep’s SSS code is 3665.
• A list of documents you will need is available on the site.
• You are able to start the application, save your work, and return to it at a later time.
• Please submit your application based on your estimated 2020 tax return.
• All of your information is secure and confidential.

1. Complete the application and pay the filing fee.
2. Submit your 2020 Tax Forms as backup documentation to SSS. Given the early nature of re-enrollment, we understand that 2021 returns are not yet available. Please submit your application based on your estimated 2020 tax return, and include your 2020 tax forms as a place holder. You will need to submit your actual 2021 return as soon as it is available. Tax documents should be uploaded directly to the SSS website or mailed to them.
3. Submit a copy of your last pay stub. This can be uploaded to SSS directly.