Math Tutors in Philadelphia

When math starts to feel like a wall, it is usually because one earlier skill never fully clicked. Our online math tutors work 1-on-1 with Philadelphia students to find that skill, fix it, and keep pace with Pennsylvania’s academic standards.

Lessons can follow your child’s homework and tests, or use our own curriculum to strengthen a specific skill. Either way, the goal is a student who understands why the steps work, not just how to copy them.

For School District of Philadelphia families, two tests shape much of the math journey: the PSSA, given in grades 3 through 8, and the Algebra I Keystone Exam, which students need to pass to graduate.

Tutors follow the Pennsylvania Core Standards and your child’s class work, aiming to work 1 to 2 weeks ahead, and they build PSSA and Keystone practice into regular lessons. Teens aiming for the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Temple University or Villanova University can get help through AP Calculus. With SEPTA reliable in some places and less so in others, online lessons save families in Fishtown, Germantown or Chestnut Hill a trip across town.

In the elementary grades, tutors focus on number sense, place value, addition and subtraction strategies, multiplication facts, fractions and word problems. In middle school the work shifts to ratios, integers, expressions, equations and early geometry, which is where many students first say math is “hard.”

High school students in Philadelphia get help with Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus and Statistics, plus AP Precalculus, AP Calculus and AP Statistics. Tutors work from Pennsylvania’s academic standards and from your child’s actual class notes and tests.

Unit tests, finals and PSSA tests and Keystone Exams all reward the same habits: knowing the core skills cold, reading questions carefully and showing clear work. Before a test, lessons shift toward mixed review and timed practice so your child walks in prepared.

For college-bound students, the same skills carry into the math on the SAT and ACT. Tutors can fold test-style questions into regular lessons or set up dedicated test prep when the time comes.

Start with a free consultation. We ask about your child’s grade, current math work and goals, then hand pick a tutor from our team, which ranges from Certified Teachers and Early Childhood Educators to Subject Experts with professional tutoring experience.