
In our ListEdTech database, we track four products under Illuminate: two SIS (eSchoolData and Illuminate Student Information), one BI (EduCLIMBER) and one Assessment & Evaluation. One year later, FastBridge, “ a research-driven assessment platform that transforms the way teachers measure and monitor student progress,” was absorbed by Illuminate. Key Data Systems helps schools and districts capture and take action on student achievement data.Alpine Achievement offers tools that integrate and visualize student data.SchoolCity specializes in creating assessment tools for K-12 students.IO Education offers data integration, analytical tools, assessment services.Illuminate Education’s core offerings help educators capture and visualize a wide array of data on attendance, academics, behavior, demographics and special needs.The big merger happened in July 2018 when Illuminate bought Alpine Achievement, IO Education, SchoolCity and Key Data Systems.Īt the time of the merger, Illuminate Education, through its PE owner Insight Venture Partners, described what each company brings to the table: Over the years, Illuminate has united with companies to support its purpose. Its website mentions that it offers its solutions to more than 17 million students across 5,200 schools and school districts in 50 states. As per its mission, this company focuses on K-12. Since its inception in 2009, Illuminate Education has had one objective: to collaborate with teachers and school districts to enhance student performance through a holistic approach and adaptative learning tools. Now merging, these two K-12-centric companies will accentuate their leading presence in the assessments and evaluations product category.

With the end of the summer came another acquisition: Renaissance acquired Illuminate Education on August 24, 2022. The data referencing this should be considered preliminary. NOTE: Our “assessments and evaluations” product group is still in development.
