The Best ACT Tutors in Piedmont, Oakland, CA

I have years of experience helping students strengthen the grammar, rhetoric, and editing skills tested on the ACT. My background includes college teaching, literacy instruction, and extensive work with academic writing and...See Mary's full profile

I served students for 9 years as a high school English teacher (grades 8-12). I prepared my students for ACT reading, SAT reading, and multiple other high-stakes tests. I served students for 13 years as an instructional leader (principal...See Stephen's full profile

Jeffrey W. has taught English and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley and UC Davis for fourteen years. He has tutored students to prepare for the ACT and SAT since 2015. Jeffrey holds an undergraduate degree from Yale University, a...See Jeffrey's full profile

Though ACT Math can feel puzzling and challenging, I believe many students can improve their math and test-taking skills to show solid improvement. I have helped students scoring in the 20’s attain scores above 32. By applying steady...See Tim J.'s full profile

ACT English is about understanding the basics of grammar, punctuation, and spelling. It's about understanding how "particles" of language like adverbs and conjunctions help create transitions from one idea to another as we...See James's full profile

I recently graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Economics. In high school, I scored in the top percentile for all subjects in the ACT exam, including Reading. And I have been working a professional high school tutor for the...See Raymond's full profile

With 8+ years as an ACT Tutor, I have plenty of experience tutoring students to excellent scores, including some students to the 95%+ percentile. The key to excelling in ACT Reading is to understand how passages are structured as to...See Randy's full profile

ACT math is NOT tricky. It tests basic math knowledge and its applications. I have helped students improve their scores at ACT math by analyzing their errors. Being aware of their weaknesses is the first major step towards better...See Heng's full profile

I have 20+ years of experience preparing students for all sections of the ACT with proven results. See Jason's full profile

As a graduate student UC Berkeley, I taught several molecular and cell biology courses. My course evaluations were always above the department average, and I received the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for my creative lesson plans...See Anna's full profile

36 on ACT English and Writing portionsSee Ariya's full profile

I’ve taught high school science for over 12 years and have tutored science, including ACT science for over six years. I've worked in the biotech industry with Ph.D. level chemists, and biologists for over fifteen years. I'm...See Barry's full profile

I tutor students for the new digital ACT Math section, which features a built-in Desmos graphing calculator. I teach students when Desmos is the fastest route and when a quick by-hand method wins, how to recognize recurring question...See Kai's full profile

I've worked with students for ACT test preparation for several years. I deeply enjoy helping students understand the concepts so that they can feel confident going into the exam. I've helped students set ambitious goals and then...See David's full profile

Hi, I'm Oliver. I build production agentic AI systems for startups and tutor 1:1 in Python, AI, and ML. UC Berkeley PhD, 13+ years of Python and applied AI research, taught at Berkeley. Recent client work (Feb - Apr 2026): I built an agentic...See Oliver's full profile

Almost perfect score on ACT Math section & tutored several students with significant score increases on the ACT. See Sidney's full profile

I have been a private ACT tutor in the Bay Area and NYC for over 10 years. Many of my students have seen rapid score increases from 2-6 points within 6 months. I develop a strategic plan from a diagnostic test to rapidly increase their...See Arjun's full profile

I am a mathematics teacher in my 30s with over ten years of experience. I have helped thousands of students succeed in courses like Algebra 1, Trigonometry, AP Precalculus, and AP Calculus AB/BC. I graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in...See Marcus's full profile

I have taught the ACT Math for over ten years. I took a ACT Math test and received 36. I have unique materials for ACT Math prep and specific strategies for various students. I also worked for companies that provided...See Thomas's full profile

After that, I obtained my masters degree in structural Engineering at UC Davis where I furthered my understanding of Math in Engineering application. I am currently tutoring ACT Math; my returning students found my teaching helpful for them. See Yuanmin's full profile

I've had 20+ past SAT and ACT students. I've helped with test prep tutoring training at Compass education.See Jason's full profile

With a few strategies and an understanding of how the questions are written, I was able to score in the 99th percentile of ACT Math and help them maximize their own score.See Stephen's full profile

Hi, I'm Phillip. I have a bachelor's in math from UC Berkeley, and have passed multiple junior level computer science, physics, and statistics courses as well. I have always loved math and it's applications. I have also always loved tutoring,...See Phillip's full profile

Hi, I'm Sam! I completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science in 2015 and have worked as a software engineer with a focus on full-stack web development for over 6 years since then. I also have over a year of experience teaching web development...See Samantha's full profile

In addition to being an accent reduction tutor, I am also a professional voice over talent, have on stage acting experience, and have tutored in Japan, India, and Europe. For over 20 years, I have worked with dozens of bilingual and...See Sara's full profile