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Read MoreOnline ISEE Prep Guide Now Available
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Read MoreMeet Our 2023 Scholars
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Read MoreWhere do top-performing SSAT practice test takers come from?
The SSAT has three sections: Verbal, Reading, and Quantitative. When we looked at our practice test data from this past year, we noticed that five states—Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Washington—attained the highest scores on these sections, but there were variations between each state's particular strengths.
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