Mastery-based homeschool math curricula, compared
6 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 29, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Mastery programs teach one skill until it is secure before moving to the next, instead of mixing many topics into each lesson.
Math programs differ most in who does the teaching (the parent from a guide, a video, or the book written to the child), in whether a topic is finished before the next starts or keeps coming back in review, and in where the series ends.
This list holds programs sold for math on their own. Full curricula that teach it along with every other subject are on homeschool all-in-one curricula.
At a glance
- All 6 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $329, and 1 is free.
- How the child works: 4 books and workbooks, 1 on screen, 1 books and screen.
- 5 of the 6 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
- Grades: 5 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, 5 reach middle school and 2 reach high school.
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beast AcademyArt of Problem Solving (AoPS) | Math | 1–5 | Mastery | Books and screen | $160 | Secular |
| Khan AcademyKhan Academy | Math, Language arts, Science, History and geography | K–12 | Mastery | On screen | Free | Secular |
| Math MammothMath Mammoth (Maria Miller) | Math | K–8 | Mastery | Books and workbooks | $42.50 | Secular |
| Math-U-SeeDemme Learning | Math | K–12 | Mastery | Books and workbooks | $220.12 | Not labelled |
| RightStart MathematicsActivities for Learning, Inc. | Math | K–7 | Traditional, Mastery | Books and workbooks | $329 | Secular |
| Singapore MathSingapore Math Inc. | Math | Pre-K–8 | Mastery | Books and workbooks | $169 | Secular |
Each program in a line
- Beast Academy: A child who enjoys puzzles and hard problems, with a parent who is happy to let them wrestle with a question before stepping in.
- Khan Academy: A family that wants free, self-paced practice in math and other core subjects, with a parent who is happy to choose the courses and check progress on a dashboard.
- Math Mammoth: A family on a tight budget that wants an open-and-go worktext the child can read and work through with growing independence.
- Math-U-See: A parent who wants to sit with the child, teach with hands-on blocks and move on only when each skill is secure.
- RightStart Mathematics: A parent who wants to teach math hands-on, with an abacus and card games, and is happy to lead a lesson each day.
- Singapore Math: A parent willing to learn the material and teach each lesson, with a child who likes thinking problems through rather than repeating the same steps.
Before you buy
Placement matters more than usual, because levels follow skills rather than grades. Ask how the program reviews earlier skills once they are mastered.
Give the publisher's placement test before you buy: levels rarely line up exactly with school grades, and a child moving from another program often places a level lower. Check what a year needs beyond the student book, such as a teacher's guide, test booklet or manipulatives.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
Side by side
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- Every program, with a filter for any combination
How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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