Problem-Attic

What Problem-Attic does

Problem-Attic is a web-based educational technology platform developed and published by EducAide Software, a privately-held company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Vallejo, California. The platform serves K-12 educators by providing access to a curated bank of more than 320,000 questions drawn from NY Regents exams (spanning roughly 35 years), state assessments across 27 states, and national and international assessments including NAEP, TIMSS, PISA, PARCC, and SBAC. Questions are organized across 14,000 standards and topics, with additional supporting assets including a 78,000-image graphics library and a 2,400-plus reading passage collection. A subscription tier adds 77,000+ original EducAide-authored questions, an LMS export toolchain (Canvas, Schoology, Moodle, Google Quiz, Blackboard, itslearning, D2L Brightspace, TAO Testing), a rosterless smartphone scoring app, a phone-based handwritten-work scanner, slideshows, online test hosting, and curriculum development utilities including an inline MathQuill-based math editor.

The platform is delivered as a SaaS web application with a freemium model: free accounts receive access to the public question bank and PDF creation/sharing tools, while paid school subscriptions priced between $695 and $1,995 per year (based on enrollment) unlock additional content, LMS export, scoring and scanner apps, and district-wide assessment management via the new Assessment Manager. School subscriptions support up to 60 authorized teachers per school and run on a fixed July-to-June term. Distribution is primarily direct-to-teacher self-service via the website, with mid-market school-wide subscriptions sold directly to K-12 public and private schools across the United States and Canada. Geographic reach is currently restricted to North America. The company has never disclosed external funding, has a headcount of 11-50, and operates as a self-sustaining bootstrapped business.

Name

Problem-Attic

Legal name

EducAide Software

Website

https://problem-attic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Problem-Attic is a web-based K-12 assessment platform from EducAide Software providing teachers with access to 320,000+ curated questions and tools to create, format, score, and export tests to major learning management systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vallejo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Question Bank Access: Core platform provides 320,000+ free questions from public sources. Free users can create and share PDFs, use basic formatting options.
2. School Subscriptions: Annual school-wide subscriptions ($695-$1995 based on enrollment) providing additional content (35,000+ standards-based questions, Pre-Alg to Pre-Calc bank, AP exam prep), LMS export, slideshows, online tests, scoring app, reading passage collection, graphics library, and advanced editing features. Supports up to 60 teachers per school.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Problem-Attic is a web-based educational platform that gives teachers access to a curated database of 320,000+ standards-aligned questions from NY Regents, state assessments in 27 states, NAEP, TIMSS, PISA, PARCC, SBAC, and academic competitions. Teachers select questions and produce formatted PDFs, slideshows, flashcards, online tests, and homework packets, with full control over layout, fonts, directions, columns, borders, and problems-per-page. School subscriptions add 77,000+ EducAide-original questions (standards-based math; Pre-Algebra to AP math/science), LMS export to Canvas/Schoology/Moodle/Google Quiz, the Test Scanner app for handwritten work, a smartphone scoring app, and a district-wide Assessment Manager with aggregated reporting.

Product overview

Problem-Attic is a web-based educational technology platform from EducAide Software that provides a question bank of 320,000+ questions with document creation and delivery tools. The free tier offers access to all questions with PDF creation and sharing. The paid school subscription ($695-$1,995/year based on enrollment) adds 77,000+ original EducAide questions (35,000 Common Core/TEKS standards math, 42,000 Pre-Alg to AP science/math), LMS export to Canvas/Schoology/Google Quiz, built-in scoring app, Test Scanner app for handwritten work, slideshow hosting, Reading Passage Collection (1,800 passages), Graphics Library (60,000 images), curriculum development tools with custom bank building, and Assessment Manager for district-wide assessment administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Problem-Attic (Core Platform) Web-based question bank and document creation platform providing access to 320,000+ questions from state assessments, NY Regents, and national/international assessments (NAEP, TIMSS, PISA, PARCC, SBAC). Enables teachers to select, format, and deliver questions as printed PDFs, slideshows, or online assessments.
• Standards-Based Math Question Bank (EducAide Original) 35,000 standards-based math questions developed by EducAide, aligned to Common Core, TEKS (Texas), SOLs (Virginia), and OAC (Oklahoma). Questions are hand-written, paired for pre/post testing, ordered by difficulty, and include Spanish translations for grades 1-5.
• Math and Science Question Bank (Subscription) 42,000 additional questions including Pre-Algebra to Pre-Calculus (19,254 questions), SAT/ACT math prep, and AP subjects (statistics, calculus, chemistry, biology). Questions are original, free-response or short tasks intended for daily instruction, homework, and review.
• Play Area (Free Trial Sandbox) Sandbox environment with 5,000 sample questions allowing prospective users to try subscription features including online tests, slideshows, scoring app, LMS export, and question editing before purchasing. No time limit; editable documents with inline math editor and graphics library.
• Assessment Manager (District Module) District-wide assessment management system for creating and delivering benchmark assessments and final exams across multiple teachers and schools. Includes test window settings, teacher email distribution, Google authentication for students, and aggregated district-wide result analysis and reporting. New for the 2026-2027 school year.
• Reading Passage Collection Approximately 1,800 reading passages organized by author, title, genre, word count, grade, readability score (RS), and theme. Includes Index view and Themes view for navigation and selection. Reading passages support associated questions in the database. The 2026-2027 update added EducAide's first original reading passage bank and expanded the passage collection for English/Language Arts.
• Test Scanner App Phone application for capturing and scoring students' handwritten work on paper tests. Uses the camera as a page scanner, intelligently breaks up images for student-by-student or question-by-question viewing. Supports essay scoring, short tasks, and homework auditing.
• Scoring App (Rosterless Smartphone Scoring) Built-in smartphone scoring app for formative assessment and self-paced learning. Works with PDF, slideshow, and online test documents. Supports QR-code student login, free-response and multiple-choice scoring, and export of results to gradebook programs without requiring class rosters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 320,000+ questions available free with basic account
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability1 record

Feature10 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Edulastic: Edulastic (now part of Edmentum) is a K-12 online assessment platform offering formative and summative assessments, item banks, and LMS integration. It competes head-to-head with Problem-Attic in classroom assessment creation, standards alignment, and LMS export workflows.
• Formative (GoFormative): Formative is a real-time formative assessment platform for K-12 teachers, supporting question banks, auto-grading, and LMS integration. It directly competes with Problem-Attic's Assessment Manager and online test features.
• Quizlet: Quizlet provides study tools, practice questions, and teacher-created content for K-12 and higher education. It competes with Problem-Attic in the question-bank and study-materials space, with a similar freemium model and teacher/multi-tier subscription.
• Quizizz: Quizizz is a K-12 engagement and assessment platform with question banks, teacher-created content, and AI-assisted question generation. It overlaps with Problem-Attic in classroom quizzing, item authoring, and LMS-integrated assessment delivery.
• Kahoot!: Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform used in K-12 classrooms for quizzes, formative assessment, and engagement. It overlaps with Problem-Attic's classroom polling, quizzing, and formative assessment use cases, targeting similar teacher buyers with school subscriptions.
• IXL Learning: IXL is a K-12 learning platform offering standards-aligned question banks, assessments, and analytics for schools. It directly competes with Problem-Attic in the standards-aligned assessment and skills-practice market, with similar pricing models for school/district subscriptions.

Emerging players

• Nearpod: Nearpod offers interactive lessons, formative assessments, and VR content for K-12 with LMS integration. It overlaps with Problem-Attic in classroom engagement, slideshow-based activities, and standards-aligned assessments, but extends into lesson delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Edmentum: Edmentum is a broad K-12 curriculum and assessment provider (now owning Edulastic and Exact Path) serving schools and districts with comprehensive learning solutions. It competes as a broader incumbent whose assessment product overlaps with Problem-Attic's standards-aligned item bank and district reporting.
• Renaissance (Star Assessments): Renaissance is a major K-12 edtech provider offering Star Assessments, Accelerated Reader, and instructional tools. While its assessment products are more diagnostic/summative, they overlap with Problem-Attic's standards-aligned testing use cases at the school and district level.
• Google Classroom / Google Forms: Google Classroom and Google Forms/Quiz provide free, ubiquitous assessment creation and distribution for K-12 teachers — a default incumbent alternative to Problem-Attic. Problem-Attic specifically targets this by offering one-click export into Google Quiz.

Market position

Strengths4 records

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Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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