Tutoring in Wyoming
Kolu is software. Nobody from Kolu will drive to your house in Wyoming, and we have no office there. If you want a person, this page says how we would look for one. If the question is which skill is missing, we can help with that part.
Wyoming keeps testing after eighth grade. WY-TOPP covers English language arts and math every year from grade 3 through grade 10, with writing questions built into the grade 5, 7 and 9 tests, and science in grades 4, 8 and 10. The spring 2027 window opens April 27 and closes May 28. Optional fall and winter versions of the same test let a school check progress during the year, so your child may see WY-TOPP three times. Juniors take the ACT at school in March or April. For 2026-27 the tests move to a new vendor, Pearson, and the state has said results from this year will be delayed until fall 2027.
What Wyoming tests, and when
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and writing | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | Not tested | Not tested |
| Math | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | WY-TOPP | Not tested | Not tested |
| Science | Not tested | WY-TOPP Science | Not tested | Not tested | Not tested | WY-TOPP Science | Not tested | WY-TOPP Science | Not tested | Not tested |
- WY-TOPP (Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress): reading and writing, math, grades 3 through 10
- WY-TOPP Science: science, grades 4, 8 and 10
- Main testing window
- late April to the Friday before Memorial Day
- Standards
- Wyoming Content and Performance Standards
- Paid for by the state
- ACT, grade 11, on a school day
The ACT a junior takes at school is the score the Hathaway Scholarship reads. The four award levels start at ACT 17, 19, 21 and 25, each paired with a GPA and a required set of high school courses, so the course plan has to be right from ninth grade.
Is there a graduation test in Wyoming?
No. Wyoming does not require a passing score on WY-TOPP or the ACT for a diploma.
Kolu finds the missing skill and goes back to it
It starts with a skill check, a short test that gets harder or easier depending on the last answer. The result is a map of the subject broken into skills with their prerequisites drawn in, each one marked as solid, still being learned, or a gap.
After that, each session is a handful of activities picked for that student, usually something due for review, a gap to repair and one new skill. When an answer is wrong, Kolu looks at which earlier skill the mistake points to and goes back to it. Here is what that looks like for a sixth grader who can't divide fractions.
The problem on the page
3/4 ÷ 2/5
Dividing fractions
Grade 6
Multiplying fractions
Grade 5 · rests on the one below
Equivalent fractions
Grade 4 · usually where it started
Multiplication facts
Grade 3
Kolu does not call a skill mastered after one right answer. That takes correct work on different kinds of problems on different days, and a skill that fades gets brought back.
Kolu is not test prep for WY-TOPP. It has no bank of released questions. It teaches the skills the test draws on, and it will not do tonight's homework.
When to hire a person instead
Some students need a person, and software is the wrong purchase for them. That includes a child who shuts down when the work gets hard, a student with a learning disability who needs someone trained in it, and anyone with an exam in ten days.
Ask the school first. Teachers know who tutors, and a counselor can tell you what the district already offers at no cost. A nearby college is the next place to look, since students there took these courses recently and usually charge less than an agency.
Whoever you hire, ask one question before the first session: how will you find out what my child doesn't know? If the answer is that they will go over the homework, keep looking.
Free for one subject, $15 a month for 5
Kolu is free for one subject at a time, with one full skill check every 30 days and up to 4 sessions a day. Plus is $15 a month, or $120 for a year, and covers 5 subjects at once with unlimited skill checks. A learner under 13 needs a parent or guardian to set up the account.