Courses focus on problem-solving and computational thinking skills to help students gain the knowledge needed to learn professional programming languages.
CodeHS high school curriculum provides a customizable, vertically-aligned pathway to unify a K-12 computer science program at any district.
CodeHS is an endorsed provider recognized by the College board for AP CSA and AP CSP in Python, Javascript, and Cybersecurity.
Creating a curriculum that works for a self-paced classroom is difficult, let alone finding the tools to execute it well. CodeHS does this with ease and excels with lesson videos, checks for understanding, examples, auto-graded exercises, and formative/summative assessments. I fell in love with CodeHS once I found it.
CodeHS offers robust computer science courses and CTE pathways aligned to state and national standards such as CSTA, ISTE, College Board Advanced Placement, and more.
CodeHS is the best curriculum out there for students and teachers. We have a huge growing field and a gap in teachers who know the content. Many CS teachers are learning the content with the students! CodeHS makes learning for teachers and students easy and fun!
Short, digestible video tutorials covering programming topics and concepts in the upcoming lesson.
Student badges awarded after mastering key concepts—teachers can also create custom badges.
Longer, open-ended labs and projects to advance students' programming skills.
Formative assessments including multiple choice questions about the tutorial video topics and concepts.
Comprehensive unit exams and summative assessments to gauge students' full understanding.
Program examples to give students the opportunity to explore how the code works in the fully loaded IDE.
Engaging exercises that allow students to design and build programs based on new concepts.
Detailed lesson plans for every lesson—easily print or modify to fit any classroom needs.
CodeHS high school pathways are four-year sequences running 9th through 12th grade, each built around a focus area. Current options include Advanced Placement Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Web Development, Game Development, Python, and Artificial Intelligence, plus state-aligned versions and more in the course catalog. Every pathway starts with an introductory course and builds toward advanced work, and schools can customize any sequence or build their own.
It depends on where the program is headed. If the goal is AP, the Advanced Placement pathway builds from an introductory course up to AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A. For a career and technical education program, Cybersecurity, Web Development, and Game Development map more directly to industry skills. Every pathway starts at an introductory level, so none assume prior experience. The CodeHS team can help you map a sequence to your school's goals.
No. Every CodeHS high school pathway opens with an introductory course that assumes no prior programming experience, beginning with problem solving and computational thinking before students write full programs. Schools can start students further along the sequence when they arrive from a middle school computer science program.
Yes. CodeHS pathways are recommended sequences, not fixed tracks. Schools can swap courses between pathways, add, remove, and reorder modules and lessons, write their own assignments, or build a sequence from scratch using any course in the CodeHS catalog. Teachers can also adjust the flow for a single section or an individual student.
CodeHS is a College Board endorsed provider for both AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A, which means the curriculum and professional development are recognized as aligned to the full AP Curriculum Framework, and schools get a pre-approved syllabus for the AP Course Audit. The high school pathways build toward those courses from 9th grade, and the AP courses include built-in exam review and practice.
Yes. CodeHS high school courses are aligned to state and national computer science standards, including CSTA, ISTE, and the College Board AP frameworks, and many states have a CodeHS pathway built to that state's specific requirements. Check your state page for state-specific pathways and certification information, or browse the full standards alignment.
Yes. CodeHS professional development is designed for teachers with no prior programming experience, and it covers both the content and how to teach it. Every course also includes detailed lesson plans, solution guides, problem guides, and autograded exercises, so a teacher new to computer science has the material to teach from while building their own skills.
