What DataClassroom does

DataClassroom is a private, web-based (SaaS) educational platform founded in 2017 by evolutionary biologist Dr. Aaron Reedy and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, that teaches data analysis and statistics to grades 6-12 students. The application allows students to upload or select datasets, build pro-quality graphs, and run professional-accuracy hypothesis tests (t-test, chi-square, ANOVA, linear regression) with step-by-step animated tutorials and a 'P-slider' widget that demystify p-values and null hypotheses. Content is aligned to NGSS, TEKS, NGSSS, and SOL standards and includes integrated lab notebooks, Graph Wizard assistance, and ready-to-teach activities sourced from partnerships with Michigan State University's DataNuggets program, My NASA Data, and others. The platform supports native LMS integration with Google Classroom and Schoology and is served via a freemium model: a free tier covers graphing and Resource Library datasets, while premium features (own-data upload, LMS integration, advanced statistics, Graph Wizard) sit behind paid licenses.

DataClassroom monetizes through a combination of Individual, Teacher, and School subscription licenses sold by quote, equity pricing that can discount up to 50% for schools with high free-and-reduced-lunch populations, district-wide volume discounts, and tailored professional-development services delivered by partner educators (Dataspire, Catalyst Learning Curricula). Distribution is product-led: teachers self-serve via free signups, while sales-assisted demos and onsite/virtual PD close school and district deals. The firm claims customer reach across 41 US states and 8 countries and operates with a 1-10 person team.

The product portfolio has expanded beyond the K-12 core: DataClassroom U (2024) targets undergraduate introductory science and statistics, and Python Bridge (in development since August 2023) is an add-on that teaches Python programming within the app, funded by a $75,000 VIPC Commonwealth Commercialization Fund grant. Capitalization to date is limited — $75,000 VIPC grant (Aug 2023) and a $60,000 CAV Angels investment (Jan 2021) — alongside early support from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation's Exploratory Fund. DataClassroom is COPPA, GDPR, and EDN §2d compliant.

Name

DataClassroom

Legal name

DataClassroom Inc

Website

https://about.dataclassroom.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DataClassroom is a SaaS educational platform for grades 6-12 that teaches data analysis through interactive graphing, step-by-step statistical test animations, and standards-aligned classroom activities. The company sells freemium and subscription licenses plus professional development to science and math teachers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Technology / Data Literacy Software

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Subject-Specific Courseware (Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies, etc.) (EDAFACAB), Higher Education Digital Courseware & Modules (EDAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Data literacy software
• K-12 statistics education
• Science data analysis tool
• Educational SaaS platform
• Interactive graphing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlottesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. School and Teacher Licenses: DataClassroom sells Individual, Teacher, and School licenses. Schools and districts purchase multi-seat licenses, with equity pricing up to 50% discount for schools with high free-and-reduced-lunch percentages, and additional discounts for district-wide purchases.
2. Freemium / Free Tier: Free tier provides access to all datasets and lesson plans in the Resource Library (including Digital Data Nuggets), graphing, exporting graphs, and animated hypothesis test demos for chi-square and t-test. Premium features (uploading own data, LMS integration, advanced statistics, Graph Wizard) require paid licenses. 90-day free trial available without credit card.
3. Professional Development Services: Custom PD programs tailored to school or district needs, plus collaborative PD programs delivered by partner educator Kristin Hunter-Thomson (Dataspire), offered in half-day, full-day, multi-day, and multi-full-day workshop formats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DataClassroom is a web-based educational SaaS platform that enables grades 6-12 students to upload or select datasets, build interactive graphs, run statistical hypothesis tests (t-test, chi-square, ANOVA, linear regression), and produce lab reports — all via guided, animated step-by-step tutorials. The platform sells Individual, Teacher, and School licenses through a freemium model, complemented by a college-level sub-brand (DataClassroom U) and custom professional development services for districts.

Product overview

DataClassroom is a unified web-based educational platform consisting of a core K-12 product (DataClassroom) for middle and high school students in grades 6-12, an adjacent college-level offering (DataClassroom U) for undergraduate courses, and an add-on module (Python Bridge) under development for teaching programming skills. The platform enables students to engage with data through a structured workflow: Investigate/Experiment (data collection and upload), Visualize (graphing), Analyze (hypothesis testing with step-by-step tutorials), and Conclude/Communicate (lab reports with Google Classroom integration). Free features include graphing with Resource Library datasets and basic statistics; premium features add student data uploads, LMS integration, and advanced statistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DataClassroom U: College-level product for university and higher education institutions

Products and services

• DataClassroom Web-based educational SaaS application for middle and high school students (grades 6-12) that teaches data skills through interactive graphing, statistical hypothesis testing (t-test, chi-square, ANOVA, linear regression), and real-world dataset exploration. Sold via Individual, Teacher, and School annual licenses with a freemium tier and a 90-day premium trial.
• DataClassroom U College-level version of the DataClassroom platform designed for undergraduate introductory biology and statistics courses. Available for both institutional purchase and individual student purchase; bridges toward professional tools such as R and Python.
• Python Bridge Add-on module for DataClassroom designed to teach Python programming and data skills in K-12 schools. Developed with VIPC CCF grant funding to enhance STEM education access.
• Custom Professional Development Programs Custom onsite and remote professional development programs tailored to school or district needs, covering intro to graphs, intro to stats, experimental design, data formatting, storytelling with data, and making messy data tidy. Offered in half-day, full-day, multi-day, and multi-full-day workshop formats in collaboration with Dataspire (Kristin Hunter-Thomson) and Catalyst Learning Curricula (Kristen Dotti).

Quantifiable outcome

• Students spend less time making graphs and more time thinking about data.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Catalyst AcceleratorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Catalyst accelerator program is a multi-stakeholder initiative funded by GO Virginia, Batten Institute (UVA Darden), Charlottesville Economic Development, and UVA Economic Development. The program supports high-potential startups and provides DataClassroom with resources and community connections for growth.
• The Morpho InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Morpho Institute supports environmental stewardship through education, conservation, and collaboration focusing on the Peruvian Amazon. DataClassroom collaborated with The Morpho Institute to create the 'Snapshot of Biodiversity' classroom-ready activity using camera trap data from the Maijuna indigenous community.
• Dataspire (Kristin Hunter-Thomson)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDataspire, led by master educator Kristin Hunter-Thomson, delivers collaborative professional development programs for DataClassroom. Programs cover graphing fundamentals, data skills pedagogy, and using DataClassroom. Offered in half-day, full-day, and multi-day workshop formats for districts.
• Catalyst Learning Curricula (Kristen Dotti)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKristen Dotti of Catalyst Learning Curricula has been teaching math and science for over 31 years and designs student-centric courses at all levels. She delivers workshops on using DataClassroom to meet standards in science, math, and language for schools globally.
• My NASA DataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDataClassroom collaborates with My NASA Data to provide NASA-sourced datasets for classroom activities, including the 'Feeling the Heat' climate change activity using Surface Anomaly Temperatures data.
• George Mason University / Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Brian Griffiths, a Postdoctoral Fellow with George Mason University and the Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER), collaborated with DataClassroom on the Snapshot of Biodiversity activity, collecting camera trap data with the Maijuna people.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PhET Interactive Simulations: PhET, from University of Colorado Boulder, provides free interactive science simulations used broadly in K-12 and undergraduate science. While not a statistics tool, it competes for the same classroom engagement minutes and teacher attention.
• Wolfram Alpha (Education): Wolfram Alpha and its education tier provide computational and statistical tools used by students. It overlaps with DataClassroom's data analysis and graphing mission but addresses a broader audience beyond science classrooms.
• Labster: Labster provides virtual science lab simulations for high school and higher education. It targets the same science teacher and district buyer with a broader lab experience offering and has raised significantly more venture capital.

Direct peers

• JASP: JASP is a free, open-source statistical analysis tool with a dedicated educational version aimed at students and instructors. It overlaps directly with DataClassroom's statistical testing (t-test, ANOVA, chi-square) functionality.
• Stile Education: Stile is a K-12 science teaching platform combining ready-to-teach lessons, interactives, and data analysis. It competes directly with DataClassroom for science classroom adoption in middle and high schools.
• Desmos: Desmos provides graphing calculators, activities, and classroom math tools widely used in K-12. It is the most direct comparable to DataClassroom on the data-visualization-for-students axis and competes for the same teacher and district budgets.
• ExploreLearning Gizmos: Gizmos offers interactive STEM simulations and data-collection activities for grades 3-12 with a school-license sales motion. It competes with DataClassroom for science classroom budget and teacher attention in the same schools.
• Pivot Interactives: Pivot Interactives provides video-based science labs where students collect and analyze real experimental data — overlapping with DataClassroom's data analysis and graphing workflow in middle and high school science classes.
• CODAP (Concord Consortium): CODAP is a free, NSF-funded web-based data analysis platform for students and teachers that closely overlaps with DataClassroom's graphing and analysis capabilities — a direct substitute competing on price (free).

Others

• Canva Education: Canva Education provides free classroom design and data visualization tools to schools globally. While not a statistics platform, it overlaps at the visual communication and teacher-creator end of DataClassroom's value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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