Prodigy parent dashboard guide: what parents can see and change

The Prodigy parent dashboard is the control panel you get with a free parent account. It shows how your child is doing in Prodigy Math without you having to play the game yourself: recent activity, the grade level they are working at, how many questions they answered this week, and how much of the curriculum they have mastered. You can also use it to set goals, send rewards, and, with a membership, change the grade level and see exactly where your child struggles. This guide walks through every part of it, what is free and what needs a membership.

How to open the parent dashboard

You need a parent account, not a student account. Create a free parent account on the Prodigy website, then choose Add child and link your child’s account to it. Once the accounts are linked, sign in as the parent and you will land on the dashboard. The dashboard has separate views for Prodigy Math and Prodigy English, because the two subjects track progress separately, and one parent account covers both. If you have more than one child, you can link each of them and switch between them in the dashboard. The steps for creating the account are covered in Prodigy parent account setup guide.

What you can see

The dashboard is organised into a few clear sections, and each one answers a different question about your child. Recent Activity shows the skills your child has been working on, which strand of math each skill belongs to, and how many questions they answered correctly. Grade Level shows whether your child is working at a set grade level or is still working through the placement test that decides it. Weekly questions answered is a simple chart of how many questions were answered each week, so you can see at a glance whether practice is steady or has dropped off.

Curriculum Progress shows the percentage of each grade’s content your child has completed, and the percentage only rises when a skill is mastered. Mastery counts when seven questions from one skill are answered correctly in a row, so answering more questions does not lift the number by itself. The Report Card tab holds the monthly report card, a skill by skill breakdown that is also emailed to you each month. Finally, Classroom Learning shows your child’s school work in Prodigy: if their teacher has linked them, you can see the assignments they are working on in class. Together these sections tell you what your child practised, how well they did, and whether they are moving forward.

What you can change and set

The dashboard is not only for looking. With a free account you can set a goal for how many questions your child should answer, then send an in-game reward and a cheer when they reach it. Goals can be ambitious, up to 120 questions answered correctly, so you can set a small goal for a younger child and a bigger one for an older child who needs a push. You can also manage each child from the dashboard: add a child, switch children, and check their membership status.

With a membership, you can change more. Practice Areas shows exactly where your child is struggling, with examples of the questions they got wrong, and offers custom resources to help. Practice Sheets lets you download and print offline worksheets matched to your child’s skills, with a fun colouring activity included. You can also change the grade level your child works at, which is a membership feature: without it, the grade level is set by the placement test. If you are deciding whether the paid tier is worth it, Prodigy membership tiers compared: Core vs Plus vs Ultra sets out what each tier adds.

Free tools vs membership tools

The free parent account covers the essentials: recent activity, grade level, weekly questions, curriculum progress, the monthly report card, classroom assignments, goals, rewards and cheers. That is enough to know whether your child is practising and improving. The membership adds the tools that let you act on what you see: Practice Areas with the exact questions your child struggles with, printable Practice Sheets, and the grade level override. It also adds extra in-game rewards to choose from, over 40 of them.

Start free and see what the dashboard tells you for a month. If the report card shows a clear weak area and you want worksheets for it, or if the placement test put your child at the wrong level and you need to move them, that is when the membership tools earn their keep. If your child is practising steadily and the report card looks healthy, the free dashboard is enough. And if screen time is the bigger worry, the limits and routines in Prodigy screen time guide for parents help you set boundaries the dashboard cannot.

Frequently asked questions

Related guides

• Prodigy parent account setup guide
• Prodigy membership tiers compared: Core vs Plus vs Ultra
• Prodigy screen time guide for parents

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