Lyon Prep Academy

History

I started Lyon Prep in 2012, out of my home in Palo Alto, California, one mile from Stanford University. Operating at this location has allowed me to teach some of the brightest students in the country, helping them build their confidence, improve their writing ability and SAT scores and gain admission into some of the America's most prestigious universities. Although it is easy for many test prep companies to raise the scores of students who are new to the test--students whose scores would rise naturally, just from familiarization with the test questions--Lyon Prep has taken on the far more challenging task of raising the scores of students who are already great scorers, many of whom have already gone though other programs or have studied independently--students who often feel that their scores have already plateaued. At Lyon Prep, we pride ourselves on building long-term relationships with our students, with most signing up for more services once their initial package is finished.

Specialties

Lyon Prep students have raised their SAT scores by an average of well over 300 points, transforming them from simply being 'great' test takers into test takers whose scores stand out even in the Ivy League. With very rare exceptions, students who have gone through the Lyon Prep program have consistently achieved final scores well into the 90th percentile, with roughly half of them achieving scores within the 99th. Amazingly, Lyon Prep students, on average, score significantly better on the SAT's than do even the instructors in some of the most popular SAT prep programs. Here are a few key elements that have led to Lyon Prep's success. *Small Class Size: Classes are either one-on-one or capped at 6. *Free 2-hour Trial Session: All students get two hours of free tutoring before they register *Clear Objectives with Guaranteed Results: All students are given a target score and get free tutoring if they do not achieve it. *Frequent Practice Tests *Weekly progress reports