Best ISEE Tutors: How to Choose

ISEE tutor prices compared

Sources: each company's ISEE tutoring page, checked November 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.

What to look for in an ISEE tutor

• The ISEE is a main subject for them. The ISEE has its own question types, like synonyms and sentence completions, and its own scoring. A tutor who mostly teaches other tests may not know it well.
• They know your child's level. The Lower, Middle, and Upper Levels test different content. Ask which levels the tutor works with.
• They're good with kids your child's age. A fifth grader and a high school applicant need different approaches. The free consultation is the time to find out.
• A plan between sessions. Most progress happens in the practice your child does between lessons.
• Results you can check. Reviews on Google, or another site the tutor doesn't control, tell you more than quotes on the tutor's own page.

The options, one by one

1. Vince Kotchian Test Prep (Matt Sheelen)

Matt Sheelen has tutored the ISEE for nearly 20 years. He has a Stanford M.A. in Education and is a credentialed K-12 teacher. He tutors all three levels, Lower, Middle, and Upper, one-on-one on Zoom, so families anywhere in the country can work with him.

• $275 an hour, or $2,475 for 10 hours. Most families work with Matt for 8 to 12 weeks before the test.
• The consultation is free.

Some of his results, from families' Google reviews: all three daughters in one family accepted to their first-choice school (Therese C.), two brothers in grades 3 and 5 accepted to their first-choice school (Katie M.), and accepted to two of San Diego's three top private middle schools and waitlisted at the third (Karina). See more results and read about online ISEE tutoring with Matt. In San Diego? See ISEE tutoring for San Diego families.

2. Test Innovators

Test Innovators runs an ISEE practice test platform and offers online tutoring. Its tutoring costs $190 to $275 an hour, with a lower hourly rate when you buy more hours.

3. The Princeton Review

The Princeton Review sells ISEE tutoring in packages: $1,800 for 10 hours ($180 an hour) or $3,000 for 18 hours ($167 an hour).

4. Manhattan Review

Manhattan Review offers private ISEE tutoring. Its ISEE tutoring page doesn't list a price.

5. Wyzant

Wyzant is a marketplace, not a tutoring company. It listed 212 ISEE tutors who set their own rates, and the ones on its listing page charged $45 to $300 an hour when we checked. Many also teach other subjects, so check each tutor's ISEE experience and look for reviews from ISEE families.

Which one should you choose?

• Lowest price, and you have time to vet tutors: Wyzant.
• You want tutoring built around a practice test platform: Test Innovators.
• You want a fixed package from a big company: The Princeton Review.
• You want an ISEE specialist with nearly 20 years of experience, online from anywhere: Matt.

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