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Should I use Great Minds | PK-12 Math and Literacy Curriculum?

Learn about Great Minds® PK-12 literacy and math curriculum, founded by teachers for teachers. - greatminds.org

· 1 month ago

Evidence is thin (one vendor page), so confidence is low: this is a district-scale curriculum with cited outcome studies, fit for districts with adoption and PD budgets. Tutors, homeschoolers, and small schools should skip it — sales-led, unpublished pricing, heavy adoption model.

Confidence

Low. Based on 2 public sources (one vendor marketing page, one missing security page); evidence is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo public pricing to assess
  • Ease of useNo independent usability evidence
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo security page found

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • District-wide math adoption
  • Schools targeting NAEP-style gains
  • Leaders wanting studied curricula
  • Districts with PD budgets

Not for

  • Homeschool families — classroom-scale, district-priced
  • Tutors wanting cheap self-serve lesson materials
  • Small schools without multi-year adoption budget
  • Buyers needing transparent pricing or security docs upfront

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Pricing is quote-based; expect multi-year district contracts plus professional development costs on top

medium

Adoption means retraining every teacher; switching from current materials mid-stream is disruptive

medium

Guess: multi-year curriculum contracts create lock-in; districts rarely switch mid-adoption

medium

No security page; request data-privacy and security documentation before signing

Pros and cons

Pros

  • USC study found significant math gains in North Carolina grades 3–5
  • Johns Hopkins study: significant student achievement gains at Arizona school
  • Louisiana partner districts lead NAEP math recovery
  • Complete PK–Algebra I math plus PK–12 literacy coverage

Cons

  • No published pricing; quote-based sales process
  • No security page published
  • All cited evidence is vendor-published; no independent reviews found
  • Requires whole-school adoption and teacher retraining, not incremental

Sources & method

- 2 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1security x1

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 2

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No public pricing to assess
  • Ease of use. No independent usability evidence
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Full PK–Algebra I math plus literacy
  • Support quality: 4/5. Districts cite strong instructional support
  • Security posture. No security page found
  • PK–Algebra I Grade coverage Math via Eureka Math²
  • 2 Independent studies cited USC (NC grades 3–5), Johns Hopkins (AZ)
  • Louisiana State partner Cited in NAEP math recovery
  • Math + literacy Subjects PK–12 curriculum vendor

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No independent reviews found; evidence is limited to vendor case studies (Louisiana, Arizona, North Carolina) and one site testimonial.

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Full analysis

Based on 2 public sources (one vendor marketing page, one missing security page); evidence is thin.

District-scale PK–12 curriculum with real outcome studies — overkill for tutors, homeschools, and small schools.

Methodology

Based on 2 public sources (one vendor marketing page, one missing security page); evidence is thin.

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Sources

  1. Great Minds | PK-12 Math and Literacy Curriculumgreatminds.org
    official
  2. Security pagegreatminds.org
    security

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