Test prep
Start with the city's free official materials. Below is a list of paid tutors and courses collected by parents.
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Official pages of the NYC Department of Education.
SHSAT (specialized high schools)
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Paid tutors and courses
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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.
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StepPrep Tutoring
CompanySHSATOnlineOne-on-oneArea: online
One-on-one online SHSAT prep with Jed Levin (20+ years in education). Starts with a short practice mini-exam.
Free 30-minute trial session; booking through Calendly
A Step Ahead Tutoring Services
CompanySAT / ACTSHSATRegentsGeneral courseworkOne-on-oneIn personOnlineArea: NYC / Nassau County; online (USA)
One-on-one tutoring from 3rd grade through college, prep for SAT, ACT, SHSAT, GED and Regents, college counseling, essay editing, workshops. In-person sessions in NYC and Nassau County and online across the US.
Says it focuses on working-class families
Bee Tutored
CompanySHSATIn personOnlineBootcampGroupOne-on-oneArea: Brooklyn (145 7th Avenue)
In-person and online programs: SHSAT Boot Camp, small groups and one-on-one sessions.
Ask about discount codes
Academic Breakthrough Coaching (Ramona Adelle Cadogan)
CompanySAT / ACTISEE / SSATSHSATTACHSGeneral courseworkOnlineIn personA team of educators, sessions remote and in person, subjects and tests from preK to PhD. Prep for TASC, SAT, SSAT, ISEE, SHSAT, TACHS, ACT, CHSEE, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT.
Free consultation and recommendations on request
Jane Greenberg
Private tutorRegentsSHSATSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkOnlineArea: online
Licensed NYC teacher, 20+ years of tutoring. State exams, SHSAT and SAT, online only.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Next Level Learning Center
CompanySHSATISEE / SSATTACHSRegentsSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkOne-on-oneOnlineArea: NYC
An independent company in NYC (25 years), one-on-one online sessions: SHSAT/ISEE/TACHS, Regents, executive function, ACT/SAT, admissions. Parents receive a report after every session.
Free 30-minute phone consultation
Dennis Cronin
Private tutorSHSATSAT / ACTRegentsGeneral courseworkIn personOnlineArea: Brooklyn, Manhattan; online
20+ years of math tutoring for grades 3-12 (from basics to Pre-Calculus), prep for state tests, Regents, SHSAT, SAT, ACT.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Abdullah Khan
Private tutorAPSAT / ACTRegentsSHSATISEE / SSATIn personOnlineIn-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.
David Scott Lee (Mr. Lee's Online School)
Private tutorSHSATISEE / SSATSAT / ACTTACHSAPGeneral courseworkOnlineArea: online (New York NY)
Math for America Master Teacher, rated highly effective by NYC DOE. Prep for SHSAT/ISEE/SAT/ACT/TACHS, math up to AP Calculus BC and statistics, math team coach.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566414749993
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
Victoria Tomasulo
Private tutorSHSATSAT / ACTAPEssay and interviewOnlineOne-on-oneArea: online
Former instructor at Bard High School Early College Queens and Queens College. SHSAT (ELA), SAT (English), AP Literature, admissions essays; over Zoom, provides her own materials.
Private tutors' contacts are in the parent group's list. Ask in your family.
ExamIQ Tutoring
CompanySHSATSAT / ACTGeneral courseworkGroupOne-on-oneIn personOnlineArea: Brooklyn (1800 West 6th Street)
SHSAT, SAT, ELA, math and science; groups and one-on-one, in person and online. Authors of more than 5 SHSAT books, with materials for each group.
The Tutorverse
CompanySHSATISEE / SSATGroupIn personOnlineSummer clinics on SHSAT content, workshops reviewing practice tests, small SHSAT and ISEE groups for 7th graders, in person or online.
Parent group list, updated 2026-03. Descriptions are translated from the list.