At IXL, we never stop adding new features and skills to our award-winning teaching and learning platform, so you can always trust we’re on pace with students’ evolving needs. That’s why we compile a list of our top new features to help you—as a learner, educator, or parent—get the most out of IXL.
Keep reading below for a roundup of releases from May, including IXL Spanish Language Arts, the LevelUp™ Math Diagnostic for high school, Diagnostic pick-ahead, and more! To stay current with our latest updates, follow IXL on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn.
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Major releases
IXL Spanish Language Arts
IXL adds a new subject to its curriculum, IXL Spanish Language Arts (SLA)! This subject supports students in bilingual and dual-language programs as they develop fluency in Spanish literacy, whether they’re native Spanish speakers or not.
IXL SLA comes with IXL Language Arts subscriptions for classrooms, schools, and districts, and covers grades 3-5. All of its content is authentically written in Spanish, created from the ground up by expert writers and curriculum designers. Additionally, every skill comes with a comprehensive video tutorial that features a fun and friendly Spanish-speaking tutor walking through the topic.
This initial release of SLA skills is focused on reading strategies, preparing students to read and analyze real-world writing while helping them expand their knowledge of the world. You can explore IXL SLA’s first set of skills now, with many more on the way.
LevelUp™ Diagnostic for grade 9-12 math
The LevelUp™ Diagnostic is now available for grades 9-12! The LevelUp Diagnostic for math now supports grade PreK-12 math topics, extending to cover material that is typically presented in a traditional Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 course sequence or an Integrated I, II, III course sequence.
Additionally, to accommodate the new high school math topics, all LevelUp reports have had their score scales extended to a max score of 1200.
Primary administrators can opt into using the LevelUp Diagnostic for high school students from their account settings.
2025-26 Diagnostic assessment “pick-ahead”
Schools and districts can now pre-select which IXL Diagnostic assessments they’d like to use for the 2025-26 school year! Choosing IXL assessments ahead of time helps ensure a smooth transition to next school year.
Primary administrators can select in advance whether they’d like to use the LevelUp Diagnostic or Flex Diagnostic for PreK-12 math and PreK-12 ELA by the 2025 back-to-school season. This selection is available on the Settings page of the Account tab. If you need help deciding which assessment is right for your school or district, take a look at our LevelUp vs. Flex comparison chart.
IXL Rewind
Teachers can take a joyful look at their journey with IXL over the 2025-25 school year with IXL Rewind! Each teacher will see stats personalized to their usage of IXL, such as top award-earning students, the most difficult skill their class conquered, their class’s favorite game, and all the teacher tools they used this year.
At the end of the presentation, teachers will be able to download images of their stats and share them on social media. This year’s Rewind kicks off an annual tradition that teachers can look forward to at the end of each school year.
The 2024-25 IXL Rewind is available for all teachers using the U.S. edition of IXL with at least 3 hours of activity this school year. You can find a link to Rewind on your dashboard until June 20, and after that you can see your Rewind by going to ixl.com/rewind.
Periodic table for Chemistry skills
Certain high school Chemistry skills now have a full, interactive periodic table to help students answer questions! This in-skill resource helps students quickly access reference materials and stay focused on their work.
Students can select the “Chemistry resources” option near the top of the skill to bring up the periodic table. Try out a skill with this new feature here.
Feature updates
IXL LevelUp high school standards report for Massachusetts
With the LevelUp Diagnostic extending support to high school math, we’re releasing high school standards reports for every state! These reports help teachers track their students’ knowledge of state math standards based on their scores from the LevelUp Diagnostic.
We’re starting off with the Bay State, Massachusetts. Teachers in Massachusetts now have standards reports for the LevelUp Diagnostic covering Algebra 1; Geometry; Algebra 2; and Integrated I, II, and III.
Child’s dashboard preview for IXL parent accounts
Parent accounts can now view their child’s IXL dashboard by selecting the new My IXL tab on the green navigation bar! This makes it easier for parents and guardians to see their child’s progress and which topics IXL is recommending for them.
Calculator for Android phone and tablet app
Students can now use IXL’s in-assessment calculator in the IXL Android phone and tablet apps. This means the calculator is available for all mobile devices!
When working on select middle- and high-school-level diagnostic questions that offer calculator support, students can open the calculator by tapping the icon in the bottom-right corner of their screen. Depending on the question, students will see either a four-function calculator or a scientific calculator.
The in-assessment calculator helps students stay focused on their work while better preparing them for state tests.
Upgraded language support settings
IXL’s language support settings have been improved to make setting up translations faster and easier for teachers. Changes include:
- Teachers are able to enable translations for an entire class or roster at once.
- Students with translation enabled will appear at the top of the list so that teachers can easily see which languages have already been set.
- A new search bar in the language dropdown allows teachers to quickly find and select languages.
- Based on student demographic data and previous selections, teachers will see a short list of suggested languages for quick selection.
Skill plan updates and new skills
New math skills
We’ve released over a dozen new math skills, mostly for elementary school:
- Build and take apart three-dimensional shapes (Kindergarten)
- Covers more or less (Kindergarten)
- Indirect comparison (Grade 1)
- Name the two-dimensional shape and explain your answer (Grade 1)
- Attributes of three-dimensional shapes (Grade 1)
- Sort three-dimensional shapes (Grade 1)
- Compose two-dimensional shapes: which shapes can you make? (Grade 1)
- Count objects by tens and ones – up to 120 (Grade 1)
- Compose three-dimensional shapes (Grade 1)
- Compose bigger three-dimensional shapes (Grade 1)
- Write stories involving repeated addition – sums to 25 (Grade 2)
- Name quadrilaterals more than one way (Grade 3)
- Multiply fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers: multi-step word problems (Grade 4)
- Extend repeating shape patterns (Grade 4)
- Interpret line plots with fractions: multi-step problems (Grade 4)
- Solve problems involving angle measure (Grade 4)
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals: multi-step word problems (Grade 5)
- Use numerical expressions to solve multi-step word problems (Grade 5)
- Volumes of cubes and rectangular prisms: multi-step word problems (Grade 5)
- Interpret line plots with fractions: multi-step problems (Grade 5)
- Integrals involving inverse trigonometric functions (Calculus)
New science skills
We’ve released some new science skills for elementary school:
- Choosing the best measuring tool for length: metric units (Grades 2-3): Students can practice discerning which measuring tool would be most appropriate to calculate the length of different objects. A customary unit version of this skill is also available.
- How are speed and energy related? (Grades 4-5): Students learn to relate the speed of an object to the energy of that object. Students analyze real-world scenarios using the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) framework for scientific inquiry.
We’ve also released a few new high school science skills:
- Patterns of population growth (Biology): Introduces students to the concept of carrying capacity. Students explore linear, exponential, and logistic growth models, and discover how factors can impact the carrying capacity of ecosystems.
- Identify exothermic and endothermic processes (Chemistry) Students practice identifying chemical reactions or physical changes as exothermic or endothermic.
- Periodic trends: Ionization energy (Chemistry): Students use both atomic models and data to explain trends in ionization energy on the Periodic table.
- Classify matter using physical and chemical properties (Chemistry): Students use physical and chemical properties of matter to classify elements, compounds, and mixtures.
New social studies skills
We’ve released six new skills for social studies:
- Jackie Robinson, Thomas Edison, Sitting Bull, and Cesar Chavez (K-3): Students learn about the lives and accomplishments of these key historical figures. These skills are new for kindergarten and grade 1, and feature engaging read-along highlighting to support emerging readers. For the grade 2 and 3 versions, we’ve revamped them to include passages for deeper exploration.
- Interpreting the Constitution (Civics): Students analyze common frameworks for constitutional interpretation, preparing them to apply these principles to actual Supreme Court cases.
- Source analysis: The Great Migration (U.S. History): Students analyze primary sources to learn about the causes and effects of the Great Migration, focusing on the experience of African American people who moved to the North.
New textbook skill plans
We’ve released skill plans for the following textbooks:
Math:
- IM v.360 (new edition of Illustrative Mathematics) (Grades K, 5, and Algebra 1)
- Reveal Math (2025) (Course 1 [Grade 6])
ELA:
- myView Literacy Texas (Grades K-5)
- Odell Education High School Literacy Program (Grades 9-12)
New standards skill plans
We’ve released skill plans for the following standards:
- Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards (2023) (Math)
- Hawaii Common Core Standards (2024) (ELA grades K-12)
- West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Standards (2024) (Social studies grades K-8, U.S. Studies, U.S. Studies Comprehensive, and Civics)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum (Math and ELA grades K-9, science grades K-8
- Prince Edward Island Curriculum (Math and ELA grades K-9, science grades K-8)
We’ve also released high school U.S. history standards skill plans for six more states:
- Alaska
- D.C.
- Hawaii
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wyoming
With this update, we now have high school U.S. History standards skill plans for all states!
New test prep skill plans
We’ve released skill plans for the following assessments:
- Colorado CMAS Science (Grades 5 and 8)
- *College Board ACCUPLACER (Reading; Writing; Arithmetic; Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics; Advanced Algebra and Functions)
- *ACT WorkKeys (Applied Math, Business Writing, Graphic Literacy, Workplace Documents)
- 11+ Exam, UK edition (Maths and English)
*Available in IXL for Independent Learners
We’ve also updated our ELA skill plans for South Carolina’s state tests, SC READY (grades 3-8) and EOCEP (English 2). The updates reflect the new test design based on South Carolina’s latest ELA standards.
Additional releases
New math and ELA video tutorials
We’ve released 92 new math videos across Pre-K through Calculus! These videos cover topics such as:
- Size patterns (Pre-K)
- Complete a pattern (Kindergarten)
- Find derivatives using implicit differentiation (Calculus)
Additionally, we’ve added Spanish subtitles to 78 more math videos. Like translated skills, translated subtitles are available to users with Spanish support enabled.
We’ve also released 23 new ELA videos across Pre-K through grade 5! The videos in this release cover topics such as:
- Learn the letter A (Kindergarten)
- Read about business and technology (Grade 4)
For IXL Canada, we’ve added 15 new math video tutorials for grades 2-5!
Rags to Riches game tool for Spark Studio
We’ve released a new interactive review game on Spark Studio – Rags to Riches! In this quiz-show-inspired game, students answer questions of increasing difficulty, aiming to get all 15 questions correct and win $1,000,000!
Teachers can create their own Rags to Riches game using the Rags to Riches review game tool. Use the tool to generate and review game content, then click “Launch game” to create an interactive, ready-to-use review game. Once a game is created it’s publicly accessible via a shareable link, allowing teachers to share it with students and other teachers.
New Takeoff resources
Takeoff has been updated with new resources to help teachers working on math in the classroom, as well as prompts for student reflection.
Math practice alignments and tips:
We’ve added helpful information to guide math practice for teachers in select states (CA, CT, DE, DC, HI, IL, MD, MI, NV, VT, WA, and WY).
Alignments to the Standards for Mathematical Practice will appear in each unit, lesson, mid-unit check-in, and end-of-unit test. These practices describe how students should think, reason, and communicate in math. Our alignments help teachers focus on the right practices at the right time and make it clear which ones are assessed.
Additionally, a new “Math practices” tab on unit outline pages will offer teacher-facing notes on how to support the practices across the unit. These tips explain what actions teachers can take to help students build habits of mind aligned to each lesson.
We’ll be adding math practice alignments and tips for more states over time.
Student self-reflections:
Each unit will include optional self-reflection activities to support student agency. Found on the additional resources page, these prompts encourage students to reflect on what they already know before starting a unit—and what they’ve learned (or want to learn more about) after finishing it.
Takeoff alignment to Kentucky state standards
We have added alignments for the Kentucky Academic Standards for math to our K-5 Takeoff curriculum. Kentucky educators signed into a Takeoff account will see the Kentucky standards in various places, such as on each grade level’s landing page and at the top of each unit and lesson.
Takeoff NIMAS files for all grades
NIMAS files are now available for Takeoff PDFs for all grades! NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard) is a file format that facilitates the conversion of print materials into various accessible formats, including braille, large print, digital audio, and digital text.
NIMAS files are available for all Takeoff print materials, including student workbook PDFs, independent practice PDFs, quizzes, tests, games, and extras. Authorized users can access these files through the National Instructional Materials Access Center, or NIMAC.
Administrator Resource Centre for UK, CA, and AU
Administrators using the CA, UK, and AU editions of IXL now each have their own Administrator Resource Centre!
Admins in these editions can use the Resource Centre to find guides and key webpages to support a smooth and successful implementation of IXL in their schools. Admins can access the Administrator Resource Centre by clicking “Resources” under the My IXL tab in the navigation bar.
