Print-and-online homeschool 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 31, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Print-and-online programs are sold with both a large print part and a large screen part as standard.
At a glance
- 5 of the 6 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $128.95 to $8,245.
- How the child works: 6 books and screen.
- 1 of the 6 has 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, 4 reach middle school and 3 reach high school.
Grades each program covers
- Beast Academy
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Bridgeway Academy
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Exploration Education
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Hooked on Phonics
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- MEL Science
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Schoolio
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
| 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 |
| Bridgeway AcademyBridgeway Academy | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Traditional | Books and screen | $8,245 | Not labelled |
| Exploration EducationExploration Education | Science | K–10 | Traditional | Books and screen | $128.95 | Not labelled |
| Hooked on PhonicsHooked & Company | Reading and phonics | Pre-K–2 | Mastery | Books and screen | $287.52 | Secular |
| MEL ScienceMEL Science | Science | K–9 | Traditional | Books and screen | Not shown | Secular |
| SchoolioSchoolio Learning Corp. | All subjects | K–8 | Mastery | Books and screen | $479.88 | 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.
- Bridgeway Academy: A family that wants an accredited school to plan, grade and keep records, with live teachers and an advisor on call.
- Exploration Education: A child who likes to build and tinker, with a parent who wants a science year that runs largely on its own.
- Hooked on Phonics: A family with a child aged 3 to 8 who wants short app lessons that plan themselves, with real books and workbooks arriving by mail.
- MEL Science: A family with a child who loves doing real experiments and wants a fresh one arriving every month.
- Schoolio: A family in the US or Canada that wants all four core subjects in one plan, with video lessons and the freedom to mix grade levels in math.
Before you buy
Check whether you can buy only one half, and what each half costs.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
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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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