Test prep

Start with the city's free official materials. Below is a list of paid tutors and courses collected by parents.

Free from DOE

Official pages of the NYC Department of Education.

SHSAT (specialized high schools)

Screened schools

General admissions

Paid tutors and courses

Read before you choose

The source is a parent group's list (March 2026). Neither the group's moderators nor we have checked these providers. We recommend nobody and receive no payment. Check prices yourself.

Free DOE options are higher up on this page.

Contacts will appear once the tutors themselves agree.

Exam or goal

SHSAT SAT / ACT ISEE / SSAT Hunter Bard HSEC Essay and interview LaGuardia, portfolio TACHS Regents AP General coursework

Format

Online In person Group One-on-one Bootcamp

Type

Company Private tutor

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Lemon Tree Learning
Company
ISEE / SSATSHSATSAT / ACTAPGeneral courseworkIn personOne-on-one
Area: NYC (greater metropolitan area)
In-person one-on-one sessions. Prep for ISEE/SSAT, SHSAT, SAT/ACT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, NY State ELA and math tests, and AP.
www.lemontreelearning.com/services
Abdullah Khan
Private tutor
APSAT / ACTRegentsSHSATISEE / SSATIn personOnline
In-person and online tutoring in math, chemistry, physics; AP, SAT, ACT, Regents, the math sections of ISEE and SHSAT. CCNY student (physics and math).
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.

Parent group list, updated 2026-03. Descriptions are translated from the list.