TEST PREP · CENTRAL PARK TUTORS
NYC Test Prep - An Overview
Experienced Test Prep That Makes A Difference
Central Park Tutors has prepared New York City students for every major admissions test for more than twenty years. From kindergarten entrance testing through high school admissions, college applications, and graduate-level exams, we match your child with a tutor whose expertise maps directly to the test your child is taking — and who builds a curriculum around how your child actually learns.
We work one-on-one, in your home or online. Every tutor holds a master’s degree. Our rate is $165 per hour for academic tutoring and test prep ($200 per hour for MCAT and LSAT). We do not require prepayment or hour packages.
Our tutoring has been recommended by The New York Times, and we have been invited by Columbia University Teachers College to teach test prep.
Middle and High School Admissions
SHSAT Tutoring NYC
The Specialized High School Admissions Test is the sole criterion for admission to Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, and five other specialized high schools. Our tutors include Stuy, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech alumni who know the test from both sides.
ISEE Tutoring NYC
The Independent School Entrance Exam is accepted by most NYC independent schools, including Horace Mann, Dalton, Trinity, Brearley, Spence, Chapin, Collegiate, Nightingale-Bamford, Fieldston, and Riverdale. We offer prep across all four levels — Primary, Lower, Middle, and Upper.
SSAT Tutoring NYC
The Secondary School Admission Test is the test of choice for most boarding schools — Exeter, Andover, Choate, Hotchkiss, Deerfield, Lawrenceville, and others. Many NYC day schools also accept it as an alternative to the ISEE.
Hunter College High School Test Prep
One of the most selective public schools in the country, admitting only about 185 students each year. We prepare sixth graders for the three-part exam: ELA, math, and a handwritten essay.
Mark Twain IS 239 Audition Prep
Brooklyn’s top audition-based middle school. We prepare students for the academic talents — Math–Science, Computer Science–Math, Creative Writing, and Science–Medicine.
Elementary School Admissions
Elementary School Entrance Test Prep
Kindergarten entrance testing, Gifted & Talented testing, and independent school admissions for our youngest applicants. Informed by our own book, Puzzles for Young Children, which we wrote to help prepare four- to six-year-olds for the kindergarten admissions process.
College Admissions
SAT, ACT & AP Tutoring
Full prep across the SAT, ACT, and AP subject exams. We match students with tutors whose content expertise aligns with their specific AP courses.
College Admissions Essays
Personal-statement coaching that helps students find and articulate their story — distinct from test prep but often the highest-leverage part of the college application.
Graduate & Professional Exams
MCAT Tutoring
Full MCAT preparation with tutors who have scored in the top percentiles themselves and hold advanced degrees in the relevant sciences.
LSAT Tutoring
LSAT preparation including logic games, logical reasoning, and reading comprehension — with a focus on the score improvements most test-takers see only with targeted practice.
Series 7 Exam Prep
For finance professionals preparing for the Series 7, we offer structured prep with tutors from the industry.
Why Central Park Tutors
We are not a prep center. We are not a marketplace. We work with a deliberately small roster of New York’s finest tutors, each holding a master’s degree, each matched carefully to the student and the test. Our track record — admissions to Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Hunter, Horace Mann, Dalton, Trinity, and dozens of other top schools — reflects that model.
We are one of the only NYC tutoring agencies run by a literacy specialist, which gives us unusual depth on reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, and essay writing — skills that appear on nearly every test we prepare for.
Ready to Begin?
Tell us about your student, their goals, the test they’re preparing for, and the schools or programs they’re targeting. We will match them with the right tutor, schedule a diagnostic, and build a program from there.
Call us at (917) 502-9108 or send a message through our contact form.