# BookNook 📚

> BookNook is a K-8 high-impact tutoring company that pairs a synchronous virtual classroom with research-based reading and math curriculum, delivered by vetted tutors to schools and districts across the United States. Its platform earned an ESSA Tier 1 evidence rating and has served more than 250,000 students.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Lombardo (Founder, former CEO)
- **Team size:** Reported ~590 (Apollo); likely smaller core team plus contracted tutors
- **Products:** BookNook Reading, BookNook Math, High-Impact Tutoring, Tutoring Platform
- **Notable:** ESSA Tier 1 evidence rating - the highest tier, based on randomized controlled trials., Served 250,000+ K-8 students., Delivered 2.3M+ tutoring lessons.

## Products & services

- **BookNook Reading** — Virtual K-8 reading intervention with 850+ research-based lessons covering phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
- **BookNook Math** — K-8 math intervention curriculum delivered through the same synchronous tutoring platform.
- **High-Impact Tutoring** — Live 1:1 and small-group tutoring delivered by BookNook's vetted tutors, embedded into the school day or after school.
- **Tutoring Platform** — Synchronous virtual classroom that lets schools run their own tutors, or plug into BookNook's tutor network.

## Achievements

- ESSA Tier 1 evidence rating - the highest tier, based on randomized controlled trials.
- Served 250,000+ K-8 students.
- Delivered 2.3M+ tutoring lessons.
- Reduced share of students working below grade level from 89.9% to 71.4% over a school year.

## Latest updates

- **2023-03** — Brad Baumgartner reported as CEO.
- **2022-04** — Series B investment from ONE WORLD Impact Investments and Rise Together Ventures.
- **2021** — Added new members to its Board of Directors as the tutoring market expanded post-pandemic.

## Links

- Website: https://booknook.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/booknook
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/booknook
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@booknooktutoring
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/booknooklearning

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Last updated: 2026-05-29