Questions parents ask before starting

PacePoint works with students in grades 4–12, and the focus is entirely math: weekly homework help and foundational confidence for grades 4–8, GPA-protecting support in Algebra, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus for grades 9–12, and a dedicated SAT Math Booster for rising juniors and seniors.

Fill out the short intake quiz on the homepage — a few questions about grade level and what you're looking for — and PacePoint typically follows up by email within one business day with next steps, usually starting with the free diagnostic.

It's the recommended first step for every program — PacePoint's process is diagnostic, then a plan built around the results, then weekly sessions, then progress tracking against that plan. It's free either way, and it's how your exact rate and session pace get set.

That's exactly what PacePoint Foundations is for — weekly homework help, test review, and building foundational math confidence for grades 4–8, with no long-term commitment.

PacePoint Foundations runs $35–45/hr, roughly $70–135/month for four weekly 30–45 minute sessions. GPA Guard runs $45–60/hr, roughly $135–240/month for four weekly 45–60 minute sessions. Both are billed per session, so the monthly figure is an estimate based on a typical four-session month — a month with a fifth weekly session will run a bit higher. The SAT Math Booster is a flat $400–600 package for the full six weeks, not billed per session. Your exact rate is set after the free diagnostic, based on grade level, current coursework, and how many weekly sessions fit your schedule.

No. Foundations and GPA Guard are billed per session with no long-term contract — you can pause or cancel anytime. The SAT Math Booster is a single flat package covering the full six weeks rather than a monthly plan.

The diagnostic is 24 original questions split across four sections — Algebra, Advanced Math, Problem-Solving & Data Analysis, and Geometry & Trigonometry — mirroring the Digital SAT Math domains. It takes about 40 minutes, runs section by section on its own clock like the real test, and produces an estimated 200–800 score along with a domain-by-domain breakdown of what to work on next.

Core sessions are online, on weekdays, for every program. For GPA Guard and the SAT Math Booster only, an optional in-person review session is available, but only in locations where a local meeting spot exists — this is not offered for every student.

The same person, every session — there's no rotating roster of contractors. Sessions are led directly by a data scientist and ML engineer with a graduate background in mathematics and statistics.

Foundations sessions run 30–45 minutes. GPA Guard sessions run 45–60 minutes. The SAT Math Booster is hybrid — weekly online modules plus intensive review sessions — over its six-week span.