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Grades K–12

Grades K–12

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Efficacy Studies

ALEKS Proficiency study

In 2022, a study was conducted to examine the relationship between students’ ALEKS mastery and their proficiency on state math assessments.

Key Findings:

  • Students who reached 50%–75% ALEKS mastery were more likely to achieve proficiency on their state math assessment.  
  • Higher ALEKS mastery was associated with better performance on state math assessments. 
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  • AZ Impact Study

    In this study, student outcomes on the AzMERIT End-of-Course assessments were compared for schools using ALEKS and those that did not. 

    Key Findings:

    • Students in Algebra I who used ALEKS did significantly better than those who did not with a 5.1% reduction in Level 1 (Minimally Proficient) scores and a 4.2% gain in Level 4 (Highly Proficient) scores.
    • Additional reductions in the percentage of students scoring in Level 1 (Minimally Proficient) were found for ALEKS users in the following subgroups:
      • Free and Reduced Lunch: 4.9% fewer in Level 1
      • Hispanic: 4.4% fewer in Level 1
      • English Language Learners: 7.2% fewer in Level 1
      • Students with a disability: 12.3% fewer in Level 1
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    Read Empirical Education's blog post

See ALEKS in Action

  • ALEKS Adventure at Eastern York School District

  • ALEKS at Dover High School

Success Stories

  • Honey Creek Middle School, IN

    During the 2021–2022 school year, an eighth grade class using ALEKS at Honey Creek Middle School achieved proficiency at nearly 3x their own rate from the prior year. Students who completed at least 85% of their ALEKS Pie demonstrated a proficiency rate 2.6x greater than their district peers.
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  • Pasco County Schools, FL

    After implementing ALEKS in the 2016–2017 school year, Raymond B. Stewart Middle School achieved the highest learning gains for the lowest 25% of students on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) for Math out of all Pasco County School District’s Title 1 schools.
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  • Harmony Public Schools, TX

    During the 2014–2015 school year, seven in 10 ALEKS users at Harmony Public Schools achieved mathematical growth on NWEA MAP tests, and students who spent more time on the program were more likely to achieve growth.
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  • RCMA Charter Schools, FL

    After using ALEKS in the 2016–17 school year, third graders at RCMA Charter Schools scored 100% proficient in math on their state exams—one of only twelve schools in Florida to do so. Students who averaged 58.5 hours in the program increased their knowledge by an average of 37 percentage points.
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  • Olentangy Local Schools, OH

    From January to March of 2021, there was a positive correlation between time spent in ALEKS and post-mastery scores for middle schoolers at Olentangy Local School District. Teacher usage further suggested that ALEKS does not need to be assigned as homework for students to use it successfully.
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What Educators are Saying

In the News

The Wall Street Journal podcast "The Future of Everything" covers how science and technology revolutionize the way people live, work, and play. Listen to the episode "Teacher's New Assistant: Artificial Intelligence" to learn how artificial intelligence is being used in schools, even more so during the pandemic. ALEKS is featured as an example of this technology that's being used by millions of students across the country.

2022 ALEKS All-Star Educator Awards

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