Ezra Learning vs Memoria Press
Memoria Press is a classical Christian curriculum sold as a boxed set of books per grade, with Latin from Grade 3 and a day-by-day manual the parent teaches from; Ezra is an online Grades 1–9 curriculum in five subjects, priced for the household. Here is how they compare, line by line. Facts checked October 14, 2026; sources at the end.
What each one is
Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum is a classical Christian curriculum from Memoria Press, the publisher behind Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky. Its Classical Core Curriculum is a boxed set for every grade from kindergarten to Grade 12: phonics and spelling, English grammar, literature, composition, penmanship, Christian studies, classical studies, Rod & Staff math, science and modern studies, with Latin from Grade 3 and a Curriculum Manual of day-by-day lesson plans the parent teaches from. The Third Grade Curriculum Set was shown at $821.28 (reduced from $1,143.77) on the day we checked, and a consumable set for a second child doing the same grade is $315.53. For Grades 3–12 the company also runs Memoria Academy, a live online classical Christian school, where a full-year course is $535–$735.
Ezra Learning covers Grades 1–9 in Mathematics, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography, with about 6,900 hands-on practice skills and 1,220 narrated lessons, each with a printable sheet. Scripture (Berean Standard Bible) is read word for word in every strand of every subject; there are no cartoons, games or characters. The Family plan is $15 a month per household, up to six children, and the first two sections of every subject and grade are free.
Memoria Press fits best when…
Choose Memoria Press if you want a classical education with Latin, logic and the Greek and Roman classics, you want real books in the child's hands and no screen, you want one boxed set that plans every day of every subject for you, you want Science and History, you need kindergarten or Grades 10–12, or you want live online classes with a teacher who grades the work.
Ezra fits best when…
Choose Ezra if your children are in Grades 1–9, you want lessons that teach themselves while you work with another child, you want practice the child does with his hands and that grades itself, you want a Bible verse read aloud in every strand of every subject, you would rather not have Greek and Roman mythology in the reading list, and you have more than one child — the price is for the household, not per grade set.
The facts, line by line
 | Memoria Press | |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Grades 1–9 | K–12 in print; Grades 3–12 online at Memoria Academy |
| Subjects | Math, English, Spelling, Bible, Geography | Latin, spelling, grammar, literature, composition, penmanship, Christian and classical studies, math, science, modern studies |
| Price | $15 USD a month for the household (up to six children) | Third Grade Set $821.28 (from $1,143.77); consumable set for another child $315.53; Academy courses $535–$735 a year each |
| Free to start | Two sections of every subject and grade, always free | Sample PDF pages and a scope-and-sequence for most books; no free trial listed |
| How a lesson is taught | Narrated by a voice, drawings only, watch-only | The parent teaches from the Curriculum Manual; books and workbooks; streaming videos for some Latin and classical studies; live online classes at the Academy |
| Practice | Hands-on: drag, tap, sort, build, drop a pin | Workbooks, drills, flashcards and recitation, checked by the parent with the teacher key |
| Scripture | A Bible verse in every strand of every subject, read aloud | Christian Studies course (Bible stories and memory verses) from Grade 3; Scripture copywork in Grades 1–2 |
| Printables | A PDF sheet for every lesson + a library of 147 books and packs | Printed workbooks and practice sheets in the set |
| Latin | No | Latina Christiana from Grade 3, then the Forms series |
| High school | No | Grades 9–12 sets; Memoria Academy issues grade reports and transcripts |
| Science | No | Yes |
| History | No | Classical studies, Christian studies and modern studies |
| Parent reports | Per child: minutes, mastery, needs-a-hand, PDF report | The parent keeps the records; Academy teachers post grades in a student portal |
| Cartoons, games, characters | None | None in the set; Grades 3–4 read D'Aulaires' Greek Myths as classical studies |
Facts checked October 14, 2026 on the two sites. Prices and plans change; the links at the end go to Memoria Press's own pages, and we correct this table when we are told it is out of date.
What it costs your family
The biggest practical difference is how the price is counted. Memoria Press is priced per student. Ezra is priced per household, so a second, third or fourth child costs nothing more.
Ezra: $15 × 12 at the introductory price (normally $19 a month). Memoria Press: $821.28 a year for the Third Grade Curriculum Set (print, one child, every subject with teacher books and the lesson-plan manual); the chart multiplies by the number of children. The set was shown at $821.28, reduced from $1,143.77, on the day we checked; the Third Grade Consumable Set for a second child is $315.53. Memoria Academy live online classes are $535–$735 per full-year course on top of the books.
How a lesson is taught
A Memoria Press day runs from the Curriculum Manual: the parent opens the lesson plan, reads or teaches the page, and the child reads from a real book, recites, copies, drills flashcards and fills in his workbook. The parent checks the work with the teacher key; some Latin and classical studies lessons have streaming videos the child can watch instead. There is no screen unless you choose the videos, nothing to subscribe to, and the books can be kept for the next child (the consumable set replaces the workbooks) or sold on. At Memoria Academy, a child in Grades 3–12 meets a teacher live on video once or twice a week, does his homework on paper, uploads a scan, and the teacher grades it and posts the grade in the portal.
An Ezra lesson is a short narrated slideshow: one voice reads every word while a simple line drawing builds up on the slide — no cartoons, no characters, no questions asked of the child inside the lesson. The lesson ends with a Bible verse read aloud, and every lesson has a printable sheet for the child to do on paper. Then the child goes to the practice skills of that strand, which are hands-on: drag the pieces, tap the picture, build the number, sort the words, drop a pin on the map.
Where the Bible sits
Both programs are Christian. Memoria Press calls its program "a complete classical Christian curriculum" built on "the cultural heritage of the Christian West": Christian Studies is a subject of its own from Grade 3, with Bible stories and memory verses, and the early copybooks use Scripture from the King James Bible. Memoria Academy takes what it calls a "mere Christianity" approach, welcoming Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant families, with teachers who hold to the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds. In Ezra, Scripture is not a subject on the side. Every strand of Mathematics, English, Spelling and Geography closes with a verse from the Berean Standard Bible, read aloud word for word, and a Scripture practice skill sits at the end of every strand. Bible is also a subject of its own in every grade, with a character strand (obey right away, tell the truth, no quarrelling) in each. The verses are never paraphrased.
What Memoria Press has that Ezra does not
Kindergarten and Grades 10–12. Latin from Grade 3, and Greek, logic and rhetoric later. Science, classical studies and history. Real books: a literature list of whole novels and poetry with study guides, and a boxed set that plans every day of the year. Penmanship, composition and recitation on paper. A live online school for Grades 3–12 with more than 60 teachers, grade reports and transcripts, accredited by the Classical Latin School Association. And nothing to subscribe to: the books are yours to keep, reuse or sell.
What Ezra has that Memoria Press does not
A Bible verse in every strand of every subject, read aloud word for word from the Berean Standard Bible. Lessons that teach themselves — one calm voice and a simple line drawing, so the parent is free for the next child — and practice the child does with his hands, generated endlessly and graded on the spot, with a report that shows mastery, minutes and where he needs a hand. A reading list with no mythology: Bible narratives and true stories only. A printable sheet for every lesson and a library of 147 books and packs. No cartoons, games, characters or rewards shops. One price for the household, however many children, instead of a set per grade. And two free sections of every subject and grade, so a family can see all of it before paying anything.
Questions families ask
Is Memoria Press cheaper than Ezra Learning?
For one child, the Memoria Press Third Grade Curriculum Set was $821.28 (reduced from $1,143.77) on the day we checked, bought once; Ezra is $180 a year at the introductory price. A second child in the same grade needs the $315.53 consumable set, and each child in a different grade needs his own set; Ezra is one price for up to six children. Memoria Academy online classes are $535–$735 per course a year on top of the books.
Does Ezra Learning cover high school?
No. Ezra covers Grades 1–9. Memoria Press sells sets through Grade 12, and Memoria Academy teaches Grades 3–12 online with grade reports and transcripts, so a family with a Grade 10–12 student needs Memoria Press or another program for those years.
Does Ezra have Latin, Science or History?
No, on purpose. Ezra teaches Mathematics, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography. Memoria Press builds its program around Latin from Grade 3 and includes science, classical studies, Christian studies and modern studies.
Is Memoria Press Christian?
Yes. It describes itself as a classical Christian curriculum, with Christian Studies as a subject from Grade 3 and Scripture copywork earlier. Memoria Academy describes a "mere Christianity" approach open to Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant families. Ezra is Christian as well, and reads a verse from the Berean Standard Bible in every strand of every subject.
Does Memoria Press teach Greek myths?
Yes. Classical studies in Grades 3–4 use D'Aulaires' Greek Myths, and the upper grades read Greek and Roman classics, which Memoria Press sees as part of the heritage of the Christian West. Ezra leaves myths, fables and fantasy out of every subject and uses Bible narratives and true stories instead.
Can I try either one for free?
Memoria Press posts sample pages and a scope-and-sequence PDF for most of its books; no free trial is listed. Ezra keeps the first two sections of every subject and grade free, with no time limit and no card.
Are these facts current?
They were checked on October 14, 2026 on memoriapress.com, memoriaacademy.com and ezralearning.com. Prices and sets change; the links under Sources go to Memoria Press's own pages, and we correct this page when we are told it is out of date.
Where the facts come from
- Classical Core Curriculum — memoriapress.com
- Third Grade Curriculum Set — memoriapress.com
- Third Grade Consumable Curriculum Set — memoriapress.com
- Memoria Academy FAQ — memoriaacademy.com
- Ezra Learning: pricing and curriculum pages, October 14, 2026.
Memoria Press is the name of its owner, used here only to identify the product. If you represent Memoria Press and a fact here is wrong, write to hello@ezralearning.com and we will correct it.
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