Organization and Contact
Organization Type
For Profit
Website Address
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Providence, Rhode Island
Contact Name
Ethan Binder
Contact Email
ethan@gopeer.org
Program Overview
Mission
GoPeer's mission is to improve the quality and lower the cost of education. This is why GoPeer offers high-quality 1-to-1 tutoring at 1/3 the national average cost of professional tutoring.
Mission
GoPeer's mission is to improve the quality and lower the cost of education. This is why GoPeer offers high-quality 1-to-1 tutoring at 1/3 the national average cost of professional tutoring.
Program Description
10,000 college students are available to tutor K-12 students in over 153 subjects.
Type of service
Tutoring Program
Year Program Launched
2017
States of Operation
Rhode Island
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
40000
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Social Studies,
Other
Other subjects
All
Languages of Instruction
Chinese,
English,
French,
Spanish,
Other
Other languages
Vietnamese
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Sessions Per Week
Varies based on student request
Type of Tutor
Tutoring staff,
Other
Other tutor type
10,000 paid college undergraduate students.
Percentage of tutors who can speak a language other than English
70% English, 20% Spanish, 5% Mandarin Chinese, 5% French
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
Hispanic or Latino- 18%, American Indian or Alaska Native 2%, Asian 9.5%, Black or African American 33%, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2.5%, White 35%
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
Families have access to GoPeer's Family Portal where they can access real-time progress reports, tracking, tutor communication, and complementary curriculum.
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
Parent
Student
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
GoPeer does not partner with educational institutions or nonprofits at this time.
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No