Pricing for every classroom,
school, and district

From a single teacher to an entire district, pick the plan that fits your needs. Get the daily instruction tools, live assessment data, and actionable insights that move students forward.

Formative plans

Classroom Plan

For the individual teacher
$20.75/mo
per teacher, billed annually ($249/yr)
Start your classroom plan
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Unlimited interactive content: Build unlimited lessons, assessments, and practice sets.
Instant classroom insights: Track student thinking with real-time, live response data.
Luna AI assistant: Generate standards-aligned activities from prompts, PDFs, or docs.
Advanced grading & feedback: Auto-grading, customizable rubrics, & direct student feedback.
Secure assessment tools: Access built-in anti-cheating features and released state test items.

Small School Plan

New
Up to 250 students
$260.42/mo
per school, billed annually ($3,125/yr)
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EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN CLASSROOM PLAN, PLUS
Ongoing collaboration: Align goals across departments by centralizing libraries, tagging assessments to standards, & utilizing dashboards.
Actionable organization dashboards: Review instructional trends and monitor student progress through organization-wide dashboards that pinpoint specific teacher, class, or student needs.
Common assessments: Build centralized libraries of district-vetted assessments.

Balanced Assessment by Formative

District-wide tool
Custom
tailored to your enrollment and services
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EVERYTHING IN SMALL SCHOOL, PLUS
Included add-ons: Access to our premium Item Bank, and Respondus LockDown Browser.
District AI guardrails: Complete administrative control via Luna Configuration Studio.
Luna Next Steps: Instantly generate follow-up activities based on student performance.
Global Translations: Boost accessibility with instant translations in over 50 languages.
Centralized data engine: District, school, and classroom-level performance dashboards.
No setup fees
Roster sync with Google Classroom & Clever
WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU

See what each plan unlocks

Balanced Assessment by Formative

From assessment to action—accelerating student growth district-wide

Seamless daily instruction

Scale interactive lessons across the district while leveraging Luna Configuration Studio to enforce institutional AI guardrails.

Rigorous, aligned assessments

Secure high-stakes testing with Respondus LockDown Browser and access thousands of expert-vetted questions via the premium Item Bank.

Luna, your AI assistant

Generate activities and assessments, translate content across 50+ languages, and let AI handle time-consuming design workflows.

+6.75
months
of additional ELA Instruction. Middle schoolers using Formative saw a ~75% boost in achievement.
Meets criteria for ESSA Tier Il Moderate Evidence
The schools that used Formative for consistent practice and instructional guidance outperformed the state in end-of-course scores by over four points, putting us in the top 8% of schools.
Ann Sanderson
Professional Development Coach, Dorchester School District 02
For Schools & PLCs

Bring every classroom into alignment

Common assessments

Tag content to standards, build common assessments once, and track outcomes consistently across the building.

PLC & Department collaboration

Shared libraries and folders, fast sharing links, and role-based access across departments and Professional Learning Communities.

School-Wide Dashboards

Monitor student progress and instructional trends across classrooms to pinpoint exactly where support is needed.

+6.75
months
of additional ELA instruction - middle schoolers using Formative saw a ~75% boost to achievement.
Meets criteria for ESSA Tier Il Moderate Evidence
It's just so much easier to work as a whole entity rather than everyone working in their own silos.
Dr. Shanerron Knox
Technology Software Integration Specialist, Georgia Cyber Academy
For Teachers

Everything you need to teach, assess, and adjust—in one place

Dynamic daily instruction

Build end-to-end lessons with video, text, audio, slides, and digitized worksheets using a drag-and-drop builder with Google Slides.

Real-time response data

Watch student thinking as it happens and pivot instruction in the moment.

Luna, your AI assistant

Generate standards-aligned bell ringers, exit tickets, & quizzes from a prompt or your own PDFs. Add hints and feedback for automatic scaffolding.

+6.75
months
of additional ELA instruction - middle schoolers using Formative saw a ~75% boost to achievement.
Meets criteria for ESSA Tier Il Moderate Evidence
Formative stood out to me because there are so many ways for students to respond, which is particularly important for our students’ accessibility needs.
Dr. Shanerron Knox
Technology Software Integration Specialist, Georgia Cyber Academy

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Research-backed plans built on one platform to instruct, assess, and adjust.

Features
Classroom
Small School
District & Large School
Students covered
less than 100
up to 250
250+ or more
Unlimited lessons, assessments, & practice sets
20+ tech-enhanced item types
Luna AI assistant (Create, hints, feedback)
Real-time live response data
Translation in 50+ languages
Common assessments & standards tagging
PLC & department collaboration
Progress dashboards
School level
District + school + classroom
Item bank (Thousands of items)
Included
Respondus LockDown Browser
Included
Luna Configuration Studio (AI guardrails)
Luna Next Steps (automated follow-ups)
Expert implementation & assessment services
Support
Help center & email
Onboarding support
Dedicated success manager

Research-backed results

Backed by ESSA Tier II Moderate Evidence and multiple ESSA Tier III studies.

75% boost

in ELA achievement

+20 pts

expected SAT increase for students who answer more questions on Formative.

+10 pts

 increase in same-year i-Ready math percentile.

6.75 months

of added ELA instruction

Trusted by districts nationwide

"In talking with our schools, a lot will credit common assessments and the data they had at their fingertips—thanks to Formative—in their success."

Katie Barker

Assistant Director of Elementary
Dorchester School District 02

"Formative is the best thing that's happened to them when it comes to IEP goals progress monitoring. It saves them time, and the assessments are easy to find and use."

Martell Shavers

Assistant Director of Special Education
Georgia Cyber Academy

Frequently asked questions

What is Balanced Assessment by Formative?

Balanced Assessment by Formative is an all-in-one district assessment system that unifies daily classroom instruction with district-wide assessments and centralized, real-time data to drive smarter instruction and stronger alignment.

How many students does the Small School Plan cover?

The Small School Plan covers up to 250 students. Schools and districts over 250 students are supported by Balanced Assessment by Formative.

Is Formative research-backed?

Yes. Formative has earned ESSA Tier II Moderate Evidence and is supported by multiple ESSA Tier III studies showing improved achievement across subjects.

How does billing work?

All plans are billed annually. The Classroom Plan is $249 per teacher per year, and the Small School Plan is $3,125 per school per year. District pricing is custom — contact our team for a quote based on your enrollment and services.