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    MiaPrep

    A low-cost, video-and-quiz online curriculum for grades 7-12 that the student works through alone and the computer grades, where the parent stays fully in charge of records,…

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    As a full curriculum
    2.5/5
    As a supplement
    3.6/5
    How this is scored
    Not sufficient on its own as a full curriculum

    This scores below our floor on at least one of content, assessment, accountability or academic demand. Use it with a documented plan alongside it.

    Rating capped at 2.5 as a full curriculum

    Most of the work happens in an app and no qualified adult is required to read what the student produces. It can still serve well alongside another programme.

    A student can move through this quickly with nobody checking

    Finishing fast is not the same as learning. Worth pairing with your own checkpoints.

    How it scored

    Nine dimensions, each scored 0 to 4 by a reviewer working from the programme's own published materials.

    4
    Standards, Accuracy & Content Scope

    Is the content accurate, at the right level, and does it cover what it claims?

    3
    Focus, Coherence & Cognitive Rigor

    Does it build in a sensible order and make a student actually think?

    3
    Research-Consistent Instructional Design

    Is it taught in a way the research supports, with honest claims?

    2
    Assessment, Feedback & Demonstrable Mastery

    Can you actually see what your child learned, not just what they finished?

    1
    Accountability & Feedback Loop

    Does a qualified adult read your child's work and respond to it?

    3
    Adult Usability & Implementation Support

    How much work is this for you, and does it help you do that work?

    3
    Differentiation, Access & Learner Fit

    Does it flex for a struggling learner, an advanced one, or a different kind of learner?

    3
    Practical Feasibility & Transparency

    What does it truly cost, in money and time, and will it work where you live?

    1
    Academic Demand & College Readiness

    Is this preparing a student for college, or just for a diploma?

    The practical details

    Grades
    MiaPrep curriculum: grades 7-12 (core build is 9-12; 7th and 8th grade courses are included, and the pricing page frames it as 8th-12th).…
    Subjects
    Language Arts (middle-grade levels H-I, then English 1-4, plus writing and literature electives); Math (Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus — no Calculus listed in the curriculum catalog, though MOHS references calculus support); Science (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy,…
    How it runs
    100% asynchronous, self-paced, browser-based. Nothing is scheduled and nothing is live in the MiaPrep curriculum product. A typical lesson is a recorded video, an interactive practice set with instant feedback, an auto-graded quiz, and a downloadable PDF…
    Who teaches
    Recorded video only. Instruction is delivered by professionally produced video lessons made by subject matter experts. In the MiaPrep curriculum product there is no live teacher, no instructor support, and no office hours of any kind; the site states plainly that MiaPrep requires "parents who feel comfortable…
    Who grades
    This is the field that should decide the purchase. In the MiaPrep curriculum product (the $54/month one), NO HUMAN EVER READS STUDENT WORK. The site says "Automatic grading for all assignments." Every online quiz and assessment is machine-scored. The printable PDF lesson packets and projects, which is where the essays, lab write-ups, and long-form thinking live, are not graded by MiaPrep at all; the FAQ tells…
    What the parent does
    In the MiaPrep curriculum product the parent is the legal teacher of record and the school administrator. Concretely the parent must: choose and assign every course; read and evaluate all PDF projects and written work (nobody else will); provide the actual academic help when the student is stuck, including chemistry, physics, and upper math, because there is no instructor to call; monitor progress through the parent…
    Credit and records
    Two very different answers depending on which product you buy. MiaPrep curriculum: WASC-accredited as a Supplementary Education Program only. This validates curriculum quality but confers no transferable credit, no transcript, and no diploma. The FAQ states MiaPrep cannot provide transcripts because it is not a school; parents adapt the platform's grade and attendance reports…
    Cost
    MiaPrep curriculum, per child, each student needs their own account: $54 per month (auto-renewing), with a $9.95 introductory first month; $570 for one year paid up front, which the site labels Best Value and works out to $47.50 per month; Lifetime for one child $1,098 one time; Lifetime family plan covering four children $2,368 one time. Sibling and family discounts are advertised but not published — you must email…
    Alaska notes
    Bandwidth is the main constraint. The platform is video-first with no documented offline or download-ahead mode, so a family on metered satellite or a rural DSL line will be streaming several hours of video per student per day. On a metered Starlink or older satellite plan this can be the deciding cost, and it is worth asking support directly whether lesson videos can be…

    Strengths

    • Price per unit of content is genuinely low: one subscription unlocks every course at every grade level 7-12, so a family can run a full four-subject high school load for $47.50 to $54 a month, and…
    • Total curricular flexibility with no gatekeeping. The parent can assign any course at any level in any order, mix grade levels across subjects, and change mid-year without approval, which suits…
    • Real accessibility features that the reviews corroborate: text-to-speech, closed captioning, unlimited repetition of video lessons, and a Certified Autism Resource designation, so it works for…

    Weaknesses

    • No human being reads student writing in the base product. All online work is auto-graded and the PDF projects are handed to the parent to review. Essays, lab reports, and long-form reasoning get zero…
    • The word 'accredited' is used heavily in marketing but MiaPrep's WASC accreditation is Supplementary Education Program status, which grants no credit, no transcript, and no diploma. A parent skimming…
    • Zero academic support for hard courses in the base product. There are no office hours, no instructor, and no tutoring, so when a student stalls in Chemistry, Physics, or Pre-Calculus, the parent is…
    Good fitA budget-conscious homeschooling family with a self-motivated 7th-10th grader, where a parent is genuinely present and willing to read the student's writing and troubleshoot math and science, and where the state's homeschool law lets the parent issue the transcript and diploma. It is also a strong fit as an affordable…
    Poor fitA family wanting a parent-free full core. This is not that, and buying it as that is the main way families get burned here. Also a poor fit for: a college-bound 11th or 12th grader who needs an accredited transcript, since the base product cannot produce one; a student who needs an expert to read and mark their…

    Reviewed from the programme's own published materials. Pricing and features change without notice, so confirm details with the publisher before buying. How FrostBoard rates curriculum