Abeka review

Abeka suits a family that wants every grade planned by one publisher and the option to hand instruction to a video teacher. You can buy parent-led kits: a full-grade child kit for 1st grade covers language arts, arithmetic, history and science/health for $398, and parent kits add lesson plans, teacher editions and test keys. Or you can enroll in Abeka Academy, which streams 170 days of lessons recorded in a master teacher's classroom, with books that match the videos and every parent material included. Abeka's own example puts 3rd grade video lessons with books at $1,180, only $89.55 more than the child kit and complete parent kit. Abeka Academy is available accredited or unaccredited, with 10-month, 6-month or pay-in-full plans. Abeka has published from a Christian perspective since 1972, which is the main reason a family would choose something else; parent-led kits also put all of the teaching on the parent.

Who it is for

families who want one structured program for every grade

Price

1st grade full-grade child kit $398; Abeka Academy 3rd grade video lessons with books $1,180 for the year; 10-month payment plan available.

A full-grade child kit also includes arithmetic, history, and science/health for $398.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• Full-grade child kits for K4 to 12th grade, with quiz and test booklets
• Abeka Academy: 170 days of video lessons pre-recorded in a master teacher's classroom
• Accredited or unaccredited Abeka Academy options
• Parent kits with lesson plans, teacher editions and quiz and test keys
• 10-month, 6-month or pay-in-full plans for Abeka Academy

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: A 1st grade child kit covering language arts, arithmetic, history and science/health costs $398
• Strength: Video lessons for 3rd grade cost only $89.55 more than the child and complete parent kits
• Strength: Abeka Academy includes all parent materials, so no parent kit is needed
• Weakness: Christian perspective throughout, which secular families may not want
• Weakness: Parent-led kits leave all teaching to the parent
• Weakness: Accredited enrollment costs extra, and DVD rentals add a media fee

Key facts

• Grades: K4 to 12th grade
• 1st grade child kit: $398
• Video lessons per year: 170 days
• Publisher since: 1972

Where it ranks

Abeka is No. 1 in our Best Homeschool Curriculum verdict.