Lovett School Atlanta admissions for ninth grade run on a single deadline, February 1, 2027, and one requirement that is easy to miss: the SSAT or ISEE must come from the 2026-27 school year. Lovett accepts either test and gives a separate code for each. I've seen families send a score from last year and learn it did not count.
Lovett School Atlanta Admissions at a Glance
- Test: the SSAT or the ISEE from the 2026-27 school year. School codes: ISEE 110185 and SSAT 4696.
- Application through Ravenna: due February 1, 2027.
- Supplemental forms: due February 15, 2027. Financial aid: due March 1.
- Upper School interview and assessment with a faculty member: January and February 2027.
- Decisions released: April 3, 2027. Acceptance response due April 13.
- Reports needed: fall 2026-27 report card plus the 2025-26 and 2024-25 transcripts.
Lovett School Admissions Steps for Grades 9 to 12
Lovett serves kindergarten through 12th grade and expands at kindergarten and in fifth, sixth and ninth grades, though it welcomes applications at every level. The Upper School process is short and runs entirely through Ravenna.
- Apply online in Ravenna by February 1, 2027.
- Send the SSAT or ISEE score from the 2026-27 school year to Lovett.
- Submit a Transcript Release Authorization Form to the current school for report cards.
- Attend the Upper School interview and assessment in January or February.
- Apply for financial assistance by March 1, 2027, if you need it.
The application opened on October 1, 2026. Lovett lists a Supplemental Forms deadline of February 15.
The Lovett SSAT or ISEE: Which Test and Which Year
Lovett does not prefer one test. The SSAT and the ISEE both work, but the result must come from the 2026-27 school year. Request that the testing organization release your scores, using the code 4696 for the SSAT or 110185 for the ISEE.
Both tests measure verbal and quantitative reasoning and reading, and each includes a writing sample or essay. The page does not say how Lovett uses them, and it does not publish a cutoff.
In my experience, a student who takes the test in January has less room to retake it than one who tests in the fall. Because the February 1 deadline is fixed, pick the sitting that leaves time for a second attempt.
Timed reasoning sections are hard to judge on your own, because an untimed attempt hides the pacing problem that costs students their points. Start the STEM Critical Thinking plan for timed test simulations with progress tracking.
Report Cards, Transcripts and the Lovett Interview
Upper School applicants need the fall 2026-27 report card and the complete 2025-26 and 2024-25 transcripts. You send a Transcript Release Authorization Form to the current school. Any standardized testing the school administered is part of the package.
After you apply, you receive details on the Upper School interview and assessment, which a faculty member conducts. Sessions are held in person in January and February of 2027.
Questions go to the admission office at admission@lovett.org or (404) 479-8487.
Lovett Dates: February 1, February 15 and April 3
The application is due February 1, 2027, and the supplemental forms follow on February 15. Financial assistance is due March 1. Decisions are released in Ravenna on April 3, and the acceptance response is due April 13.
Those dates leave a long gap between the application and the decision. Use it for the interview and for any outstanding transcripts, not for waiting.
Preparing for the Lovett Interview and Test
Lovett does not publish a prompt or a sample question for its interview, and it does not publish an SSAT or ISEE score range. What it does publish is the sequence: apply, test, interview.
I've worked with students who prepared for the test and walked into the interview with nothing to say. Help your child pick two things from the last year that they can describe in detail, such as a book, a project or a problem they solved.
Lovett School Atlanta Admissions FAQ
Q: What are the Lovett score codes?
A: The ISEE code is 110185 and the SSAT code is 4696. Ask the testing organization to release your scores to Lovett, because the school accepts either test as long as it was taken in the 2026-27 school year.
Q: Does the test have to be from this school year?
A: Yes. Lovett will accept either the SSAT or the ISEE from the 2026-27 school year. A score from an earlier year does not meet the requirement.
Q: What does the Upper School interview involve?
A: It is an interview and assessment with an Upper School faculty member. The sessions are scheduled in person in January and February of 2027, after you submit the application.
Q: Which transcripts does Lovett want for ninth grade?
A: A copy of your child's fall 2026-27 report card plus the 2025-26 and 2024-25 complete transcripts, and any standardized testing if applicable. You send a Transcript Release Authorization Form to the current school.
Q: Where do we apply and what is the supplemental deadline?
A: Everything runs through Ravenna, an online system for the application, event registration and final decisions. The application is due February 1, 2027, and the supplemental forms are due February 15.
Q: When do decisions arrive and when must we respond?
A: Decisions are released in Ravenna on April 3, 2027. The acceptance response is due April 13, 2027, so plan the family discussion before the decision date.
Q: When is the financial assistance deadline?
A: Financial assistance applications are due March 1, 2027. That is later than the admissions application on February 1, so you can file aid after you submit the application.
Scored Practice for the Lovett SSAT or ISEE
Lovett accepts either the SSAT or the ISEE. Use STEM Critical Thinking Practice Tests for timed test simulations with progress tracking, or compare all plans and pricing first.
