What Edulastic does

Edulastic, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Fremont, California, operated a cloud-based standards-aligned assessment platform for K-12 education until its 2024 acquisition by GoGuardian and rebranding as Pear Assessment. The product serves individual classroom teachers through a freemium model offering 23,000+ pre-built assessments across Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies aligned to state standards (STAAR, Smarter Balanced, PARCC, ACT, Georgia Milestones, LEAP 2025), while targeting school districts and administrators through an enterprise sales motion with district-wide deployment, data warehousing, and MTSS planning tools. Technology is built on a cloud platform integrating with Google Classroom, Microsoft 365, Clever, ClassLink, and Edlink for SSO and roster synchronization, with a Data Studio analytics layer aggregating academic and non-academic data for data-driven instruction.

Pear Assessment now operates as the flagship assessment product within the Pear Deck Learning platform, which bundles Pear Start (lesson planning), Pear Deck (interactive presentations), Pear Practice (differentiated practice), and Pear Deck Tutor (tutoring) under shared SSO and cross-product reporting. AI-powered features launched in 2024 include instant lesson package generation and a content converter that transforms existing educator materials into interactive assessments. Revenue mechanics combine a free educator tier with paid annual subscriptions for districts requiring advanced reporting, data warehousing, and multi-school administration. Distribution is hybrid: self-serve website sign-ups for individual teachers, field sales for district contracts, and organic adoption through LMS/SIS integration partnerships. The company is led by founder Madhu Narasa (CEO & Co-Founder) and operates with 101-250 employees as a private subsidiary of GoGuardian.

Name

Edulastic

Legal name

Pear Deck Learning

Website

https://edulastic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Edulastic (now Pear Assessment) provides cloud-based standards-aligned K-12 assessment tools, serving individual teachers via freemium and school districts via enterprise subscriptions, and operating as the assessment product line within GoGuardian's Pear Deck Learning platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Assessment Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction (611699)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Assessment, Testing & Analytics Platforms (Formative/Summative) (EDAJAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assessment Analytics & Item/Question Intelligence (IRT, Item Banks, Diagnostic Insights) (EDAFAFAG), Classroom Assessment & Grading (Formative/Summative) (EDAJAFAC), Survey, Formative Assessment & Classroom Response (Quizzes/Polls) Tools (EDAFADAN), Test Item Banks, Question Authoring & Assessment Design Tools (EDAFADAC)

Keywords

• K-12 assessment software
• Standards-aligned testing
• Formative assessment platform
• Student data analytics
• Education technology SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Assessment Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to Pear Assessment (formerly Edulastic) platform providing standards-based assessment tools, pre-built item banks, data analytics, and district-wide reporting capabilities. Pricing structure targets schools and districts with tiered offerings for different organizational sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pear Assessment (formerly Edulastic) is a cloud-based K-12 standards-aligned assessment platform that lets educators and districts administer, create, and analyze district, common, and classroom assessments using a library of more than 23,000 pre-built assessments across Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. The platform provides technology-enhanced question types, automated grading, secure browser-locked testing, AI-powered lesson-package and content-conversion tools, and a Data Studio analytics dashboard supporting MTSS planning and standards-aligned reporting.

Product overview

Pear Deck Learning is a unified K-12 edtech platform that offers a comprehensive suite of integrated products: Pear Assessment (formerly Edulastic) serves as the core standards-based assessment platform with 23K+ free pre-built assessments covering Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies; Pear Deck provides interactive presentation and formative assessment capabilities; Pear Practice enables differentiated and gamified student practice; and Pear Start handles lesson planning and delivery. The platform leverages AI to generate instant lesson packages and convert existing materials into interactive content, integrates with major identity providers (Google, Microsoft 365, Clever, ClassLink) and LMS systems (Google Classroom), and provides a unified data studio for MTSS planning across all products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pear Assessment: Standards-based assessment platform for K-12 education, formerly known as Edulastic. Combines reporting capabilities and customization with simplified classroom assessments.

Products and services

• Pear Assessment (formerly Edulastic) Standards-based K-12 assessment platform for educators and administrators offering district, common, and classroom assessments with 23K+ pre-built items, technology-enhanced question types, AI-powered lesson-package generation and content conversion, secure browser-locked testing, and Data Studio analytics supporting MTSS planning and standards-aligned reporting.
• Pear Deck Learning Platform Unified K-12 edtech platform that integrates Pear Assessment, Pear Deck, Pear Practice, and Pear Start with shared data, single sign-on, and cross-product reporting for schools and districts.
• Pear Deck Interactive presentation tool that drives student-teacher interaction through real-time engagement features, formative assessments embedded in slides, and collaborative learning activities for K-12 classrooms.
• Pear Practice (formerly Giant Steps) Differentiated practice platform for K-12 educators that facilitates personalized practice to accelerate student mastery through gamified collaboration and adaptive content delivery.
• Pear Start Lesson planning and delivery tool that enables K-12 educators to plan, create, and deliver full lesson packages from one place, with AI-powered instant lesson generation to create differentiated content.
• Pear Deck Tutor Tutoring solution for educators and tutors providing personalized learning support to K-12 students outside of classroom instruction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 23,000 free pre-built assessments available for immediate use
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GoGuardiancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company providing student safety, productivity, and classroom management solutions. Edulastic rebranded as Pear Assessment under the Pear Deck Learning platform, which is part of the GoGuardian family. GoGuardian provides browser management, safety monitoring, and device control that complement assessment and instruction tools.
• Google ClassroomcoreTechnology or IntegrationSingle sign-on integration and seamless class roster synchronization. Teachers can share assignments and assessments directly through Google Classroom, with grades automatically pushed back to the gradebook.
• Microsoft 365coreTechnology or IntegrationSingle sign-on integration and seamless class roster synchronization through Microsoft education ecosystem. Teachers can share assignments and assessments through Microsoft tools.
• ClevercoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration through Clever Instant Login enables secure roster synchronization for districts using Clever as their SIS/identity management platform.
• ClassLinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration through ClassLink provides single sign-on and roster sync capabilities for schools using ClassLink as their identity and access management solution.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Instructure (Canvas): Canvas is a major K-12 LMS with native assessment and quiz tools, sharing the same integration ecosystem (Google Classroom, Microsoft 365, Clever, ClassLink) and competing for district-level assessment workflow ownership.
• Schoology (PowerSchool): Schoology is a K-12 LMS with embedded assessment capabilities, integrating with the same SIS and identity ecosystems (Google, Microsoft, Clever, ClassLink) used by Pear Assessment.
• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 SIS vendor with an expanding assessment and analytics portfolio (Unified Insights, Performance Matters). It overlaps with Pear Assessment on district-level assessment data and competes for district strategic spend.

Direct peers

• Illuminate Education: Illuminate provides K-12 assessment, data, and MTSS tools used by districts. It is a direct peer in standards-based assessment, data warehousing, and MTSS planning.
• Curriculum Associates (i-Ready): Curriculum Associates' i-Ready Diagnostic and instruction tools are a major K-12 assessment and adaptive learning platform. It overlaps directly with Pear Assessment on standards-aligned diagnostics, data reporting, and district-wide deployments.
• NWEA (MAP Growth): NWEA's MAP Growth is a widely adopted K-12 adaptive assessment used across US districts. It competes head-to-head with Pear Assessment on benchmark/common-assessment programs and standards-aligned reporting.
• Renaissance Learning: Renaissance is a leading K-12 assessment and learning analytics provider (Star Assessments, Accelerated Reader). It directly competes with Pear Assessment in standards-based formative/summative assessment and data-driven instruction for US districts.

Emerging players

• Formative: Formative is a teacher-facing formative assessment and response tool with similar technology-enhanced question types. It targets the same bottom-up teacher adoption motion as Pear Assessment's free tier.
• Kahoot!: Kahoot! offers assessment-style quiz and game-based formative tools for K-12, overlapping with Pear Assessment's classroom response and engagement use cases.
• Quizlet: Quizlet provides study and assessment tools widely used by K-12 students and teachers, partially overlapping with Pear Assessment's formative and test-preparation use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Edulastic
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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