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Best Apps for Middle School (6-8)
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Find educational apps for students in grades six through eight. The list includes each app's name, primary subject, and industry certifications. We will add independent ratings as we evaluate each product. Select an app's name to view its specific features.
Rating
Application
Subject Area
Certifications
SchoolAI
SchoolAI
Humanities, Social Science
2 certs
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Get More Math®
Get More Math®
Math, Career & Tech Education
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Imagine Math for Grades 3 and up
Imagine Learning
Math
2 certs
CPM
CPM Educational Program
Math
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ALEKS
McGraw Hill
Math
4 certs
Rise
McGraw Hill
Humanities, Math
1 cert
PhET Interactive Simulations
PhET Interactive Simulations
Science, Math
1 cert
Zearn Math
Zearn
Math
2 certs
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Accelerated Reader
Renaissance
Humanities
5 certs
MATHia
Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Math
2 certs
CodeMonkey
CodeMonkey Studios
Early Childhood Education, Science
1 cert
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First In Math Online Program
Suntex International Inc
Math
4 certs
The Juice
The Juice
Humanities, Social Science
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Banzai
Banzai Inc
Early Childhood Education, Math
1 cert
Heartbeat
Shmoop
—
3 certs
Read 180
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Humanities
1 cert
MathFactLab
MathFactLab
Math
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Typing Agent
Typing Agent
Applied Science, Career & Tech Education
2 certs
Pixton
Pixton Comics Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
4 certs
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Braintrust
Braintrust
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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I Know It
TPW Websites
Early Childhood Education, Math
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Amplify Science
Amplify Education
Science, Applied Science
5 certs
Brainscape
Brainscape
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Actively Learn
Actively Learn
Humanities, Social Science
5 certs
myShakespeare
myShakespeare
Humanities
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Amira Learning
Amira Learning
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
4 certs
Bookshare
Benetech
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
Pear Practice
GoGuardian
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
6 certs
Alongside
Alongside
Applied Science, Career & Tech Education
2 certs
Type to Learn
Sunburst Digital
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
Microsoft MakeCode
Microsoft
Science, Applied Science
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PBS LearningMedia
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Baamboozle
Baamboozle
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
QuaverMusic
Quaver Ed
Humanities
3 certs
CodeCombat
CodeCombat
Math, Applied Science
1 cert
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Breakeven
Breakeven
Social Science, Career & Tech Education
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Frankenstories
Writelike
Humanities
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Math Nation
Study Edge
Math
3 certs
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The Commons App
The Commons Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Career & Tech Education
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Mathigon
Amplify Education
Math, Applied Science
2 certs
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Seesaw
Seesaw
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
12 certs
DreamBox Math
Discovery Education, Inc.
Math
2 certs
MATHstream
Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Math
2 certs
ALEE
ALEE
Humanities
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Learning Tree
Focalpoint Education
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Sketchar App
Sketchar
Humanities, Career & Tech Education
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Gizmos
ExploreLearning
Science, Math
6 certs
ThinkCERCA
ThinkCERCA
Humanities, Social Science
4 certs
Math 180
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Math
1 cert
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Think Academy
Think Academy
Math
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