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Research briefs

Across districts, students at every proficiency level achieve math learning gains with Zearn.

Zearn is backed by ESSA-qualifying efficacy research conducted over the past two years of pandemic-disrupted learning.

Louisiana students significantly increase math scores with consistent Zearn usage
Louisiana students significantly increase math scores with consistent Zearn usage
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Average Years of Growth in Math Learning from Spring 2021 to Spring 2022 graph
Louisiana students significantly increase math scores with consistent Zearn usage
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Students in District of Columbia Public Schools gain an additional 11 weeks of math learning with Zearn
Students in District of Columbia Public Schools gain an additional 11 weeks of math learning with Zearn
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Average Years of Growth in Math Learning from Spring 2021 to Spring 2022 graph
Students in District of Columbia Public Schools gain an additional 11 weeks of math learning with Zearn
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Nebraska students experience large gains in math learning with Zearn
Nebraska students experience large gains in math learning with Zearn
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Average Years of Growth in Math Learning from Spring 2021 to Spring 2022 graph
Nebraska students experience large gains in math learning with Zearn
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Students who used Zearn Math grew 1.3 grade levels in one year of learning
Students who used Zearn Math grew 1.3 grade levels in one year of learning
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Average Years of Growth in Math Learning from Spring 2021 to Spring 2022 graph
Students who used Zearn Math grew 1.3 grade levels in one year of learning
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Zearn research based math interventions for elementary school and middle schools
Impact of Zearn Math on Spring i-ready Diagnostic scores by placement level graph

Zearn impact on interim assessments

Across placement levels and student subgroups, research shows students who used Zearn Math demonstrated significantly higher score growth on the spring i-Ready Diagnostic.
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District snapshots

2021–2022 district results with Zearn Math

Students who consistently use Zearn experience 2x the learning gains than with a high quality curriculum alone.

South
80K+ Student Urban School District
1.3 grade levels of math learning in one year
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South
80K+ Student Urban School District
1.3 grade levels of math learning in one year
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Mid-Atlantic
District of Columbia Public Schools
11 weeks of additional math learning in one school year
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Mid-Atlantic
District of Columbia Public Schools
11 weeks of additional math learning in one school year
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South
Tulsa Public Schools
1.5 grade levels of math learning during the 2021-2022 school year
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South
Tulsa Public Schools
1.5 grade levels of math learning during the 2021-2022 school year
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Midwest
50K+ Student Urban School District
22% increase in math proficiency for multilingual learners
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Midwest
50K+ Student Urban School District
22% increase in math proficiency for multilingual learners
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Southwest
28K+ Student Urban School District
39% of lowest performing students increased math proficiency a full level or more
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Southwest
28K+ Student Urban School District
39% of lowest performing students increased math proficiency a full level or more
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Northeast
15K+ Student Urban District
Reduced learning loss for students at all levels of math proficiency
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Northeast
15K+ Student Urban District
Reduced learning loss for students at all levels of math proficiency
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Platform insights

New research and whitepapers from Zearn

Explore insights on math learning from billions of math problems completed on the Zearn platform.

National research study results from two years of math learning data offer evidence that learning acceleration works at scale

Catching Up and Moving Forward: Accelerating Math Learning for Every Student

A new, national study powered by two years of math learning data for 600,000 students offers promising evidence that learning acceleration works at scale. When a struggling student experienced learning acceleration, they completed twice as many grade-level lessons and struggled less than when they were remediated.
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Zearn Math helps elementary- and middle-school students catch up and move forward in grade-level math learning

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With Omicron, another inequitable shock in math learning
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Evidence that learning acceleration works for all kids
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SRI Report finds that teachers substantially improved PCK with Zearn PD
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Survey of 345K students finds high Zearn usage tied to more positive mindsets
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