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The Study Loft Tutoring & test prep · Downtown Evanston

K – 12 tutoring & test prep · Evanston, IL

Homework stops being a fight. Grades stop being a mystery.

One student, one tutor, the same tutor every week — with a written plan, notes after every session, and a re-test every 12 weeks so you see the numbers move. Every rate is on this website.

  • Free 60 minutes assessment
  • No contracts, no registration fee
  • Published prices, from $50/hr
A tutor points to a step in an elementary student's math notebook, highlighters and a calculator on the table
$0 assessment

Most centers charge $100–$250 for this hour. Ours is free, plan included.

Since
2018 · Davis Street
Tutors
9 employees, 0 contractors
Progress
Re-tested every 12 weeks
01 Subjects

Four subjects, taught properly

Deep in the four things families actually call about — not a menu of forty. Every rate below is the real, published number.

The full rate table
02 How it works

Assessment → plan → the same tutor every week

  1. 01

    Free 60-minute assessment

    A grade-levelled skills check with a tutor — where the gaps actually start, not just where the report card noticed them. Parent debrief the same visit.

  2. 02

    A written plan, in plain words

    Within 48 hours: starting point, target skills, recommended hours per week, and the published price of all of it. No enrollment counselor, no pressure script.

  3. 03

    Matched to one tutor

    One student, one tutor, the same tutor every week. We match on subject depth first, temperament second — and re-match free if the chemistry isn't there by session three.

  4. 04

    Weekly sessions, weekly notes

    After every session, a three-line note to your phone: what we worked on, what clicked, what's assigned. You'll never wonder what happens behind the door.

  5. 05

    Re-test every 12 weeks

    Same instrument as the assessment, so the comparison is honest. Numbers up: we show you. Numbers flat: we change the plan or recommend a break — in writing.

The whole process, step by step →
03 SAT & ACT
High-school students writing a timed practice exam at individual desks while a proctor walks the room

Test prep that starts with a diagnostic, not a pitch

A full timed diagnostic decides the plan — sometimes that plan is the 12-hour package, and once in a while it's "your score is already where it needs to be." Packages from $80/hour, and a free proctored practice test one Saturday a month.

  • 12-hour package$1,080 ($90/hr)
  • 24-hour package$2,040 ($85/hr)
  • 36-hour package$2,880 ($80/hr)
  • SAT Saturday Sprint$549 (18 hrs, max 8 students)
SAT & ACT programs
04 Results, honestly

We publish ranges, not promises

Every student is re-tested on the same instrument every 12 weeks. Median SAT movement on our 24-hour package: +110 against the entry diagnostic — and the range runs from +40 to +210, because ranges are what real data looks like. Flat numbers get a revised plan in writing, not a shrug.

Read the results page
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05 The tutors

Nine tutors. Zero contractors.

Meet all nine →

Dana Whitfield

Director of learning · reading specialist

M.Ed. reading & literacy · Orton-Gillingham trained · grades K – 8

Marcus Oyelaran

High-school math & physics

B.S. electrical engineering · grades 8 – 12

Priya Raman

Test-prep lead (SAT & ACT)

B.A. applied math · 7 years of test-prep coaching · grades 10 – 12

06 Reviews

4.8 from 10 families

All ten, four-stars included →
“The assessment found a phonics gap two schools had missed. Twelve weeks with Elena and my daughter reads to the dog every night. The weekly three-line notes are exactly the right amount of information.”
Meredith C. · Parent of a 3rd grader · reading · June 2026
“The club itself is great — homework genuinely done by pickup. Four stars because the 6:30 weekday block is permanently waitlisted and Saturdays fill by Wednesday. They're honest about it, but plan ahead.”
Angela R. · Parent of a 5th grader · homework club · April 2026
The next step

Start with the free hour

A 60-minute assessment with a tutor, a same-visit parent debrief, and a written plan within 48 hours. Learning-center assessment fees typically run $100–$250. Ours is $0, and it comes with the written plan either way.

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