JetLearn launches AI literacy test in US & UK schools

JetLearn has launched its JetAIScore AI literacy assessment in schools in the US and UK. The Amsterdam company has also been named to the TiE50 Silicon Valley 2026 list.

The assessment is designed for children aged six to 18 and measures AI readiness at the student level. It is already in use through school partnerships, as international bodies continue to develop broader frameworks for AI literacy in education.

The launch places JetLearn in a policy debate that is still taking shape. Earlier this year, the OECD published a draft framework for assessing AI literacy in K-12 education, but results from its PISA 2029 assessment are not expected until 2031.

JetLearn is positioning JetAIScore as a benchmark for AI literacy, drawing a parallel with TOEFL's role in English testing. The assessment has been deployed in classrooms in the US and UK and, the company argues, could provide a measurement layer for schools and education systems seeking to assess individual students.

That distinction is central to JetLearn's pitch. While many education organisations are still defining what AI literacy should include in the curriculum, schools will also need a practical way to assess what pupils know and how prepared they are to use AI tools, it says.

The business says it has spent four years building its approach through live one-to-one mentoring, expert tutors and a mastery-based curriculum. Its target market spans school-age learners from primary years to late adolescence, where demand for AI education has risen as schools and parents try to understand how generative AI should be taught and used.

JetLearn says its assessment is built on more than 40 million minutes of expert-annotated student interaction data. That dataset has been shaped by average learner retention of more than 30 months, compared with an industry benchmark of about 30 days for AI education apps, according to the company.

The company says it now serves families in more than 55 countries. That suggests the business has expanded beyond a narrow local market, even as its efforts to work directly with school systems remain relatively early.

Recognition and reach

JetLearn says it was the only AI education technology company included in this year's TiE50 Silicon Valley cohort. It described the ranking as one of the more competitive startup lists in the technology sector, with selections made from a large field of applicants.

The TiE50 recognition follows another award JetLearn received through the TiECON East network in 2025. Since then, the company says it has added school chains in the US, UK and India.

JetLearn is also in discussions with education ministries and publishers across three continents, according to the announcement. It is seeking partnerships with school networks, publishers and corporate education buyers in the US and UK, but gave no further details on the scale or timing of any agreements.

Market backdrop

Interest in AI literacy has grown quickly as policymakers, teachers and parents respond to the spread of generative AI tools in classrooms and homework. Yet the sector remains fragmented, with no widely accepted global standard for measuring whether children understand AI's opportunities, limits and risks.

That has created an opening for private companies to offer assessments and curriculum tools before public-sector standards are fully established. The challenge will be to show that these testing systems are credible across different school systems, age groups and national curricula.

JetLearn argues that its large body of annotated student learning data gives it a foundation for building such a standard. It also says its business model is profitable and founder-led, a notable position in a crowded education technology market where many companies have relied heavily on outside funding.

Abhishek Bahl, JetLearn's co-founder and chief executive, linked the assessment to a broader view of how AI should be taught in schools.

"AI is a force multiplier. It boosts skilled learners but doesn't replace foundational knowledge. Core problem solving and reasoning skills remain essential to truly innovate," Bahl said.

He also outlined the company's view of the market.

"The world is still debating what AI will do to education. We've been quietly shipping the answer," he said.