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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Educational software |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founders | Judith and Terrance Paul |
| Headquarters | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Area served | International |
Key people | Chris Bauleke, CEO |
| Products | Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Reader 360, English in a Flash, Accelerated Math, MathFacts in a Flash, Star 360, myON Reader, Nearpod, Flocabulary, Freckle, Lalilo |
Number of employees | 1,200 (as of June 1, 2017) |
| Parent | Francisco Partners |
| Subsidiaries | AlphaSmart; Humanities Software, Inc.; Renaissance Learning UK Ltd.; Renaissance Corporate Services |
| Website | renaissance |
Renaissance Learning, Inc. (also known simply as Renaissance) is a software as a service and learning analytics company that makes cloud-based, Pre-K–12 educational software and adaptive assessments. Renaissance employs about 1,000 employees in nine U.S. cities and subsidiaries in Canada, the United Kingdom, Korea, and Australia. Renaissance's solutions are used in one-third of U.S. schools and more than 90 countries around the world.[1]
Renaissance is known for creating Accelerated Reader, which is used in about 35,000 schools, as well as Star computer-adaptive assessments, used in more than 37,000 schools, making Star Assessments the most widely used computer-adaptive assessment in the U.S. Pre-K–12 educational market, according to company figures. According to company statistics, over 7 million reading and math Star Assessments were given over the 2021–2022 school year.[2][3]
- ^ "Francisco Partners to Acquire Renaissance". Archived from the original on 2018-09-05.
- ^ "Accelerated Reader for international schools".
- ^ "Test scores rising as students return to in-person learning, report says". mycbs4.com. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-24.