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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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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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
Lemon Tree Learning
CompanyISEE / SSATSHSATSAT / ACTAPGeneral courseworkIn personOne-on-oneArea: 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.
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
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.
Kweller Prep (Frances Kweller)
CompanyGeneral courseworkGroupOnlineIn personArea: Manhattan; Queens (Forest Hills)
Prep for admission to middle school, high school, college and graduate school. Groups of up to 10, Zoom and in person.
Specific exams are not named in the source text
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.
Parent group list, updated 2026-03. Descriptions are translated from the list.