The only AI-first platform for instruction, assessment, and real-time insights

One platform to instruct, assess, and adjust in real time

Build and deliver lessons, assess learning, and
collaborate across teams—all in one place
Trusted by 90%+ US school districts

90%+

Of U.S. school districts have teachers using Formative

4.5B+

Student responses powering insights and instruction

25M+

Students learning and growing on Formative

10+

Years of supporting teachers every day

Why do teachers and school leaders love Formative so much?

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Free educator-created lesson templates for ELA, Social Studies, Math, and Science.

Why teachers love Formative

Here to help teachers teach, practice, assess, and engage.
When I started looking into all the data-tracking possibilities and all the question options, I realized how beneficial this was going to be for me as a math teacher. I cannot explain how much time I have now that I am not spending hours creating my own data reports and grading assessments.
Teacher in North Carolina
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I am an ESL teacher and speaking practice has always been hard to implement, but Formative makes voice recording really easy.
Teacher in New Jersey
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I realized that I could evaluate groups of student responses and provide feedback all at once. I love that I can make adjustments to the timing, delivery, and question type and that grading is sooo much easier with Formative.
Teacher in Rhode Island
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Elevate student skills, any time, with Student Practice

Students can use engaging pre-made activities or build their own to continue learning independently
Join the thousands of schools and districts partnered with Formative.

Formative is ESSA Tier III research-backed

Students who use Formative regularly see improved achievement across subject areas, like:

9 percentiles

Higher on the FastBridge Math assessment

20-point

Increase in SAT scores

13 percentile

Growth associated with item-level feedback

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Formative and how does it work?

Formative is an AI-powered instructional and assessment platform. It lets educators create interactive lessons, assign real-time assessments, and see student progress instantly.

When students respond on their devices, teachers can give feedback, adjust instruction, and track mastery all in one place. 

Formative supports multimedia content, dozens of question types, and standards alignment to make learning more engaging and data-driven.

Who is Formative designed for?

Formative supports individual teachers, whole schools, district-level teams, and students, too! 

Teachers can use it for daily instruction and formative assessment. Administrators can rely on Formative’s scalability, shared content libraries, common assessments, and real-time dashboards. The platform is built to work for any grade and subject level across K-12 education.

What features make Formative different from other assessment platforms?

Formative offers instant student-response monitoring, Luna AI-enabled creation tools, standards tagging, auto-grading for many question types, media embedding, and real-time teacher feedback.

Its analytics provide immediate insights that help teachers intervene early, differentiate instruction, and make data-driven decisions. Formative is the only platform that integrates instruction and assessment in the same workflow.

Does Formative work with LMS or SIS systems like Google Classroom or Clever?

Yes, Formative integrates with Google Classroom, Clever, ClassLink, and other major LMS/SIS platforms.

These integrations enable you to use automatic rostering, single sign-on, assignment syncing, and streamlined workflow. This ensures Formative fits smoothly into your existing instructional ecosystems without requiring teachers to learn entirely new processes.

Is there a free version of Formative?

Formative offers a free plan that includes features such as assignment creation, basic question types, and student responses.

Schools and districts can upgrade to Balanced Assessment by Formative (BAF) to access advanced analytics, more question types, bulk rostering, collaboration tools, and more.

How does Formative protect student data and ensure privacy?

Formative complies with FERPA, COPPA, and other K-12 data privacy standards. Student information is never sold, and districts have full control over data access, retention, and deletion.

All accounts use secure authentication protocols, and data handling follows strict privacy and security guidelines. Formative should meet the compliance needs of your school or district, but you can contact us with specific questions.