Varsity Tutors for Schools
Organization and Contact
Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Saint Louis, Missouri
Program Overview
Mission
At Varsity Tutors for Schools, our mission is to transform the way people learn.
Program Description
Varsity Tutors was founded in 2007 to help make high-quality tutoring from subject-matter expert tutors more accessible. Varsity Tutors for Schools was launched in 2021 to positively impact students through large-scale high-dosage tutoring models that are built for district-wide scale. The company has worked with more than 500 school districts to implement customized tutoring programs via timely, efficient, and efficacious implementations, with high-dosage tutoring programs administered based on the criteria established by EdResearch and the National Bureau of Economic Research. In the past year alone, more than 5 million hours of live, 2-way, video-based intensive instruction has been delivered through Varsity Tutors’ proprietary Live Learning Platform.
Year Program Launched
2007
States of Operation
Alabama,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
California,
Colorado,
Connecticut,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
Nebraska,
Nevada,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
New York,
North Carolina,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
South Carolina,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
Virginia,
Washington,
Washington DC,
West Virginia,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming,
Virtual
Operation Locations
All Cities in all states and all territories.
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
5,000
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd 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
Languages, Test Prep, Coding
Languages of Instruction
Chinese,
English,
French,
Spanish,
Arabic
Other languages
Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, Tagalog, Japanese, Italian, Ukranian, Punjabi
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, 1:3, 1:5, ≥ 1:6
Number of Weeks Per Program
6 weeks or less, 7-12 weeks, 13-20 weeks, 20-38 weeks, > 38 weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
One day per week, Two days per week, Three days per week, Four days per week, Five days per week, Six days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30 minutes or less,30-45 minutes, 46-60 minutes, 61-90 minutes, 91-120 minutes, 121+ minutes
Type of Tutor
Certified Teacher, Pre-Service Teacher, K-12 Paraprofessional/Teaching Assistant/Aide, College/University Student (e.g. any college/university student who is not a pre-service teacher)
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3%, Asian 6.3%, Black or African American 13.6%, Hispanic or Latino 19.1%, and White 60.7%.
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
To support scheduling, Sharing tutoring session content, Reporting attendance, Sharing academic progress, Accessing student information, Sharing at-home support suggestions, and Goal setting and monitoring progress toward goals.
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
District, Nonprofit, Parent, School, Student
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
<$251
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No