Ezra Learning vs Compass Classroom
Compass Classroom is a library of streaming video courses for middle and high school, taught by named teachers and sold course by course or as a family membership; Ezra is a Grades 1–9 curriculum in five subjects, one price for the household. Here is how they compare, line by line. Facts checked October 14, 2026; sources at the end.
What each one is
Compass Classroom is a Christian homeschool video curriculum for middle and high school, Grades 6–12. Its forty-plus courses are taught on screen by named teachers — Bible (Understanding the Old and New Testament), history, literature, Grammar for Writers and creative writing, science, logic, Latin, French, economics, worldview and the arts — each with PDF lecture notes, quizzes and a student group, and some courses are also offered as live classes. The Compass Membership streams the library for $49 a month or $490 a year for one student, or $89 a month or $890 a year for a family of one parent and up to four students; single courses are mostly $100 to $180 for a twelve-month streaming license, and graded work with a transcript-ready grade is a separate service.
Ezra Learning covers Grades 1–9 in Mathematics, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography, with about 6,900 hands-on practice skills and 1,220 narrated lessons, each with a printable sheet. Scripture (Berean Standard Bible) is read word for word in every strand of every subject; there are no cartoons, games or characters. The Family plan is $15 a month per household, up to six children, and the first two sections of every subject and grade are free.
Compass Classroom fits best when…
Choose Compass Classroom if your children are in Grades 6–12 and you want a teacher on screen for each course, you want high-school credits with the option of graded work and a transcript, you want science, history, Latin, logic, economics and worldview courses in one library, or you like choosing courses one at a time for a teenager who works on his own.
Ezra fits best when…
Choose Ezra if your children are in Grades 1–9, you want Math, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography taught as one path from the first grade up rather than a library of courses from Grade 6, you want short narrated lessons with hands-on practice that grades itself, you want a Bible verse read aloud in every strand of every subject, and you have several children of different ages — both prices are for the household, but Ezra's covers six children and the younger grades.
The facts, line by line
 | Compass Classroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Grades 1–9 | Grades 6–12 (middle and high school) |
| Subjects | Math, English, Spelling, Bible, Geography | Bible, history, literature, writing, science, logic, calculus, languages, economics, worldview, arts |
| Price | $15 USD a month for the household (up to six children) | Family Membership $89 a month or $890 a year (up to 4 students); Individual $49 a month or $490 a year; single courses mostly $100–$180 |
| Free to start | Two sections of every subject and grade, always free | Two-week free trial of the Individual Membership, first-time members only |
| How a lesson is taught | Narrated by a voice, drawings only, watch-only | A teacher on video (about 9 minutes a lesson in Grammar for Writers), with PDF notes |
| Practice | Hands-on: drag, tap, sort, build, drop a pin | Quizzes (self-graded or parent-graded), worksheets, written assignments |
| Scripture | A Bible verse in every strand of every subject, read aloud | Bible courses on the Old and New Testament; all courses from "a Christian worldview" |
| Printables | A PDF sheet for every lesson + a library of 147 books and packs | PDF lecture notes, quizzes and guides with each course; printed books sold separately |
| High school | No | Grades 9–12 courses with credits; graded work and transcript-ready grades for $360 extra |
| Science | No | General, Physical, Earth & Space Science, Devotional Biology, Creation Science |
| History | No | American, Antiquity, Christendom, Modernity |
| Math | Grades 1–9, every strand | Calculus for Everyone; Logic (not in the membership) |
| Live classes | No | Live online classes in some subjects, priced separately |
| Parent reports | Per child: minutes, mastery, needs-a-hand, PDF report | Course assignments and progress tracking for each student account in the Family Membership |
| Cartoons, games, characters | None | None that we know of; film clips in some courses (Modern Parables, Filmmaking) |
Facts checked October 14, 2026 on the two sites. Prices and plans change; the links at the end go to Compass Classroom's own pages, and we correct this table when we are told it is out of date.
What it costs your family
Both are priced for the household rather than per child, so the comparison is the plan price itself.
Ezra: $15 × 12 at the introductory price (normally $19 a month). Compass Classroom: $890 a year for the family ($89 a month), for the Family Membership, one parent and up to four student accounts. An Individual Membership for one student is $49 a month or $490 a year, with a two-week free trial for first-time members; the Family Membership has no trial but a refund within the first month. Courses can also be bought one at a time, mostly $100–$180 for a 12-month streaming license. Grading with a transcript-ready grade is a separate service, listed at $360.
How a lesson is taught
A Compass Classroom lesson is a video of a teacher — Grammar for Writers, for example, is 41 video lessons of about nine minutes each from the author Jonathan Rogers, with a 319-page PDF of lecture notes and quizzes. The student watches on the web or in the app, reads the notes, and takes the lesson quiz, which is "either self-graded or must be graded by a parent"; longer courses add worksheets, written assignments, labs or projects. A family can pay for the grading service and have those assignments marked by Compass Classroom's graders for a transcript-ready grade, or join a facilitated student group. The parent sees each student's course assignments and progress in the Family Membership. It suits a student of twelve and up who can watch a lecture and work from notes on his own.
An Ezra lesson is a short narrated slideshow: one voice reads every word while a simple line drawing builds up on the slide — no cartoons, no characters, no questions asked of the child inside the lesson. The lesson ends with a Bible verse read aloud, and every lesson has a printable sheet for the child to do on paper. Then the child goes to the practice skills of that strand, which are hands-on: drag the pieces, tap the picture, build the number, sort the words, drop a pin on the map.
Where the Bible sits
Both programs are Christian. Compass Classroom says its courses help students "think Biblically about the world" from a Christian worldview, publishes a Statement of Faith made up of the Nicene Creed and the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, and sells Bible courses on the Old and New Testament and on the parables alongside its other subjects. In Ezra, Scripture is not a subject on the side. Every strand of Mathematics, English, Spelling and Geography closes with a verse from the Berean Standard Bible, read aloud word for word, and a Scripture practice skill sits at the end of every strand. Bible is also a subject of its own in every grade, with a character strand (obey right away, tell the truth, no quarrelling) in each. The verses are never paraphrased.
What Compass Classroom has that Ezra does not
Grades 10–12, with high-school credits and, for a fee, graded work and a transcript-ready grade. A teacher on screen for every course, and live online classes in some subjects. Science, history, Latin, French, Spanish, logic, calculus, economics, philosophy, filmmaking, drawing and music. A library of more than forty courses to choose from one at a time. Student groups with facilitation. And a two-week free trial of the Individual Membership.
What Ezra has that Compass Classroom does not
Grades 1–5, and the whole of Mathematics, English and Spelling from Grade 1 to Grade 9 as one path — Compass Classroom begins at Grade 6 and teaches math only as calculus and logic. A Bible verse in every strand of every subject, read aloud word for word from the Berean Standard Bible. Short narrated lessons with a simple drawing on every slide, no reading of notes required of a young child. Practice the child does with his hands — dragging, sorting, building, dropping a pin on a map — generated endlessly and graded on the spot, with a parent report that shows mastery, minutes and where he needs a hand. A printable sheet for every lesson and a library of 147 books and packs. No games, characters or rewards shops anywhere. One price for up to six children. And two free sections of every subject and grade, so a family can see all of it before paying anything.
Questions families ask
Is Compass Classroom cheaper than Ezra Learning?
Both have a family price. The Compass Classroom Family Membership is $890 a year or $89 a month for one parent and up to four students; the Individual Membership is $490 a year or $49 a month for one student. Ezra is $15 USD a month, $180 a year, at the introductory price (normally $19 a month) for up to six children. Single Compass Classroom courses are mostly $100 to $180 each for a twelve-month streaming license, and graded work is $360 more.
Does Ezra Learning cover high school?
No. Ezra covers Grades 1–9. Compass Classroom runs from Grade 6 to Grade 12 with high-school credits, an optional grading service and transcript-ready grades, so a family with a Grade 10–12 student needs Compass Classroom or another program for those years.
Does Compass Classroom cover the younger grades?
No. Compass Classroom is written for middle and high school, Grades 6–12. Ezra starts at Grade 1, so the two overlap only in Grades 6–9.
Does Ezra have Science or History?
No, on purpose. Ezra teaches Mathematics, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography. Compass Classroom has five science courses, including Creation Science and Devotional Biology, and four history courses.
Is Compass Classroom Christian?
Yes. Its Statement of Faith is the Nicene Creed together with the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, and it describes its courses as teaching from a Christian worldview, with Bible courses on the Old and New Testament. Ezra is Christian as well, and reads a verse from the Berean Standard Bible in every strand of every subject.
Can I try either one for free?
Compass Classroom gives first-time members a two-week free trial of the Individual Membership; the Family Membership has no trial but can be refunded within the first month. Ezra keeps the first two sections of every subject and grade free, with no time limit and no card.
Are these facts current?
They were checked on October 14, 2026 on compassclassroom.com and ezralearning.com. Prices and plans change; the links under Sources go to Compass Classroom's own pages, and we correct this page when we are told it is out of date.
Where the facts come from
- Compass Membership (Individual and Family prices) — compassclassroom.com
- Compass Classroom home page
- Grammar for Writers course page
- Personalized Course Grading
- Statement of Faith — compassclassroom.com
- Ezra Learning: pricing and curriculum pages, October 14, 2026.
Compass Classroom is the name of its owner, used here only to identify the product. If you represent Compass Classroom and a fact here is wrong, write to hello@ezralearning.com and we will correct it.
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