Make every student a catalyst for change.
Polaris transforms student conversations into instant, actionable insights. It's data that drives real change instead of sitting in spreadsheets.
Months of waiting, spreadsheets full of numbers, and no clear path forward. Traditional surveys collect data — but it's difficult to make sense of.
Average Score
3.2 / 5
Responses
247
Insight
Now what?
| Question | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How engaged are you at school? | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Do you feel safe at school? | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| How supported do you feel? | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Rate your school lunch quality | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Are your classes challenging? | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Do teachers care about you? | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Move student feedback from simple ratings to real conversations.
Traditional surveys leave educators guessing. Polaris gives you the full picture — backed by real student voices.
Students talk, Polaris listens
Voice recordings, group discussions, or written responses — students share in whatever format feels natural. No checkboxes, no forced rankings.
Themes emerge across voices
Polaris identifies patterns across hundreds of conversations. Every finding links back to specific student audio so you hear the evidence yourself.
Ask your data anything
“What did students say about our math program?” Ask questions in plain English and get immediate, evidence-based answers backed by real quotes.
How Polaris Works
Three phases: question development, student conversations, and intelligent analysis that preserves real voices while providing actionable insights.
Create a Day of Listening
Design unbiased, accessible questions about school climate, programming, or pedagogy and schedule sessions that encourage authentic student responses.
Students share their voices
Students participate through voice recordings, group discussions, or written responses in any format they prefer, conducted in their native languages during 30-to-60-minute sessions.
Polaris reveals what matters
We automatically remove personally identifiable information, categorize findings linked to educational research, and generate reports of what students are really saying — all queryable and backed by real audio.
What can we figure out together?
From everyday concerns about lunch and schedules to deeper questions about belonging, curriculum, and school culture. Polaris can learn about anything in your school community.
“What's working well in your math class this year?”
“How do you feel about the amount of homework you receive?”
“What would make our school assemblies more engaging?”
“What extracurricular activities would you like to see offered?”
“How comfortable do you feel asking teachers for help?”
“What's one thing about our discipline policy that should change?”
“Do you feel like your voice is heard in classroom discussions?”
“What's working well in your math class this year?”
“How do you feel about the amount of homework you receive?”
“What would make our school assemblies more engaging?”
“What extracurricular activities would you like to see offered?”
“How comfortable do you feel asking teachers for help?”
“What's one thing about our discipline policy that should change?”
“Do you feel like your voice is heard in classroom discussions?”
“What's working well in your math class this year?”
“How do you feel about the amount of homework you receive?”
“What would make our school assemblies more engaging?”
“What extracurricular activities would you like to see offered?”
“How comfortable do you feel asking teachers for help?”
“What's one thing about our discipline policy that should change?”
“Do you feel like your voice is heard in classroom discussions?”
“What barriers prevent you from participating in school activities?”
“How well do our teachers understand your cultural background?”
“How does stress affect your learning, and what support do you need?”
“Do you feel included in our current social-emotional learning curriculum?”
“What experiences at school have made you feel most proud of yourself?”
“What would a truly student-centered learning environment look like to you?”
“How do current grading practices impact your motivation to learn?”
“What barriers prevent you from participating in school activities?”
“How well do our teachers understand your cultural background?”
“How does stress affect your learning, and what support do you need?”
“Do you feel included in our current social-emotional learning curriculum?”
“What experiences at school have made you feel most proud of yourself?”
“What would a truly student-centered learning environment look like to you?”
“How do current grading practices impact your motivation to learn?”
“What barriers prevent you from participating in school activities?”
“How well do our teachers understand your cultural background?”
“How does stress affect your learning, and what support do you need?”
“Do you feel included in our current social-emotional learning curriculum?”
“What experiences at school have made you feel most proud of yourself?”
“What would a truly student-centered learning environment look like to you?”
“How do current grading practices impact your motivation to learn?”
Data Security
Student data privacy and ethics are fundamental to our mission. Our processes fully comply with FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA requirements, and as a nonprofit organization, we have chartered to be permanently prohibited from selling or transferring student data to third parties.
We earned a 95% privacy rating from Common Sense Privacy, reflecting our commitment to handling student data securely and ethically. Additionally, we've committed to environmental responsibility by operating Polaris entirely on renewable energy servers.
Polaris Education (through Human Restoration Project) is a member of the Access for Learning (A4L) Community and Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC). Customizable data privacy agreements (DPAs) are available to address your school's specific compliance and privacy requirements.
Find your North Star.
Polaris is in closed beta. We're looking for schools ready to reimagine what student feedback can be.