The best tutors in Tampa, FL

Yes. Florida's FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) is a progress-monitoring test given three times a year in reading (grades 3–10) and math (grades 3–8), aligned to the B.E.S.T. standards, and high schoolers also take end-of-course exams such as Algebra 1 and Geometry. Tampa Bay Tutors lists FAST prep, and Yes You Can Tutoring lists EOC prep. Filter by Math or Reading and ask how a tutor uses your child's FAST reports.

The directory covers Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, Lutz, Temple Terrace, Plant City), Pinellas County Schools (St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Palm Harbor, Dunedin) and Pasco County Schools (Wesley Chapel, Land O' Lakes, Trinity). In-home services such as Tutor Doctor Brandon, Club Z! and Tampa Bay Tutors list the towns they travel to on their own pages.

Usually, yes. Tampa and Pinellas County are linked by the Howard Frankland, Gandy and Courtney Campbell bridges, and after-school traffic on them can make a weekly trip long. Most centers here draw from nearby neighborhoods, so filter by your area, or choose an in-home or online provider.

Several listings focus on test prep: Infinite Edge Learning Center in Tampa Palms (SAT/ACT, GRE, IELTS/TOEFL), Mary Wharton Schroeder (SAT/ACT) and Disciplined Minds Tutoring in South Tampa, which runs an HSPT math group course for Catholic high school entrance. Sylvan, Huntington, GradePower Learning and Best in Class centers also offer SAT/ACT prep. Florida's Bright Futures scholarships use SAT, ACT or CLT scores, so ask a tutor about the targets your student needs.

Lindamood-Bell's Tampa Learning Center near Westshore offers evaluations and one-to-one or small-group reading and comprehension instruction, in person or online, and runs a seasonal camp in Wesley Chapel–North Tampa. For adults, the Hillsborough Literacy Council matches volunteer tutors with residents who want to improve their reading or English.