SkoolGrades

COMMUNITY ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS

A comprehensive analysis + report with over 200 insights revealing your Skool’s biggest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

How well can you answer these questions?

When are your members most active on Skool?

What professions, goals and pain points do they discuss most?

What is your retention rate for members who come to you from ads?

Who is new? Who is silent? Who was active, but now has stopped engaging?

What other groups are most popular and trending with your membership?

What do these groups offer to your members?

What do other affinity groups charge for memberships?

Which affinity groups might yield the best partnerships? What can you learn from their offers?

What is your membership engagement rate?

What is your share of total engagement across all groups your members join?

What are the prevailing themes that get the highest engagement?

What professions, goals and pain points do they discuss most?

Visualize how your member connect to affinity communities

Understand the pricing models for other groups your members follow

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How engaged is your community, what posts engage best, and who is lurking?

What percent of your members’ total Skool engagement is spent in your group?

Understand patterns of member sentiment, profiles, pain points and goals

What patterns exist among the groups that your members have joined?

See which affinity communities your members join, their offers and pricing.

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OVER 200 REPORTS INCLUDED
(IN THE Full REPORT)

GROUP INSIGHTS (Competitor Analysis)

Competition Landscape

  • Total competing groups: How many other communities your members belong to

  • Shared member count: Overlap between your group and others

  • Overlap percentage: What % of your members are in each competitor group

  • Lurker crossover: Your lurkers who are active in competitor groups

  • Threat level scoring: High/Medium/Low threat assessment

  • Competitive positioning: Where they compete with you

Group Characteristics

  • Group size: Total membership of competitor communities

  • Plan type: Free, Pro, or Hobby tier

  • Pricing: Monthly/annual costs

  • Content focus: What topics they cover (AI, Business, Community, etc.)

  • Value proposition: What they offer that you don't

  • Course offerings: Number of courses and modules

  • Group age: When they were created

  • Growth rate: How fast they're growing

Strategic Insights

  • Theme patterns: What topics attract your members elsewhere

  • Pricing patterns: What your members are willing to pay

  • Content gaps: What competitors offer that you don't

  • Strength areas: What you do better than competitors

  • Partnership opportunities: Groups to collaborate with

  • Market positioning: Where you fit in the landscape

Member Distribution Patterns

  • Power user groups: Groups that attract highly engaged members

  • High-spender groups: Where big investors congregate

  • Complementary groups: Non-competing communities your members join

  • Sequential patterns: Do members join certain groups in sequence?

  • Tier correlation: Do premium members join different groups than free?


CONTENT, POST & ENGAGEMENT INSIGHTS

Content Performance

  • Total posts: Volume of content created

  • Owner vs. member posts: Content dependency ratio

  • Owner dependency rate: How reliant community is on owner content (A-F grade)

  • Engagement score per post: Likes + comments weighted

  • Zero-engagement posts: Content that gets no response

  • Top performing posts: Highest engagement content

  • Post longevity: How long posts stay active with comments

Content Types & Patterns

  • Content type distribution: Question/Poll, Personal/Fun, Business, Community Building, Accountability, Tools/Platforms

  • Content type performance: Which types get most engagement

  • Value mismatch scoring: Are you posting what members came for?

  • Optimal content mix: Target 70% tactical, 20% community, 10% personal

  • Content gaps: What you should create more/less of

  • Topic resonance: Which subjects generate most response

Timing & Scheduling

  • Best posting days: Which days of week get most engagement

  • Best posting times: Which hours get most response

  • Peak activity days: Tuesday/Wednesday typically highest

  • Weekend drop-off: Saturday/Sunday engagement decrease

  • Monthly patterns: Seasonal or cyclical trends

  • Post frequency: How often owners and members post

Engagement Quality

  • Comment-to-like ratios: Depth of engagement vs. passive likes

  • Thread depth: How many replies per comment

  • Response rates: % of posts that get comments

  • Time to first comment: How quickly posts get response

  • Conversation quality: Multi-turn discussions vs. single comments

  • Member-to-member engagement: Direct interaction without owner

Engagement Distribution

  • Engagement concentration: 80/20 rule - how concentrated is activity

  • Top contributors: Who creates most engagement (top 10, 20, 50)

  • Lurker impact: Total "lost engagement" from inactive members

  • Active member average: Mean engagement from participating members

  • Engagement inequality: How evenly distributed is participation

Sentiment & Emotional Tone

  • Overall community sentiment: Positive/Neutral/Negative average

  • Sentiment by content type: Which topics generate positive reactions

  • Sentiment trends: Is community becoming more/less positive over time

  • Negative comment patterns: What triggers negative reactions

  • Member sentiment profiles: Are some members consistently negative/positive?

  • Sentiment by tier: Do paying members have different sentiment?

  • Post sentiment scores: Which posts have most positive comments


RETENTION & CHURN INSIGHTS

Retention Metrics

  • Overall retention rate: % of members not churned

  • Average retention days: How long members typically stay

  • Retention by tier: Free vs. Premium vs. VIP retention

  • Retention by engagement: Does engagement predict retention?

  • Retention curve: % still active at 30/60/90/180/365 days

  • New member retention: First 30-day drop-off rate

  • Veteran retention: 180+ day member stability

Churn Analysis

  • Overall churn rate: % of members who have left

  • Churn by tier: Which tiers churn most

  • Average days to churn: How long before they leave

  • Churn timing patterns: When do most churns happen (day 30? 60? 90?)

  • Churn spikes: Unusual periods of high churn

  • Churn by engagement level: Do active members churn differently?

  • Cancelling members: Those who canceled but still have access

At-Risk Identification

  • Churn risk scoring: High/Medium/Low risk members

  • Engagement decline patterns: Previously active, now declining

  • Activity gaps: Days since last engagement

  • Disengagement signals: Patterns that predict churn

  • Isolated members: Those in only 1-2 groups (vs. 28 average)

  • Low engagement + long tenure: Members who never engaged but stayed

Lifecycle Patterns

  • Critical drop-off points: Day 7, 30, 60, 90 analysis

  • Onboarding success rates: % who engage in first week/month

  • Path to activation: What turns lurkers into contributors

  • Veteran behavior: What keeps long-term members engaged

  • Lifecycle transitions: New → Growing → Established → Veteran patterns


REVENUE & MONETIZATION INSIGHTS

Revenue Metrics

  • Total MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue): Current monthly revenue

  • Total ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue): Projected annual revenue

  • MRR by tier: Revenue breakdown by Standard/Premium/VIP

  • ARPU (Average Revenue Per User): Average across all members

  • ARPPU (Average Revenue Per Paying User): Average from paying members only

  • Total LTV: Estimated lifetime value across all members

  • LTV by tier: Lifetime value by membership level

Tier Distribution

  • Tier breakdown: % Standard vs. Premium vs. VIP

  • Conversion rate: % of free members who upgrade

  • Tier engagement correlation: Do paying members engage more?

  • Tier retention correlation: Do paying members stay longer?

  • Tier churn rates: Which tiers churn most/least

Revenue Opportunities

  • Upgrade candidates: High-engaged free members (potential premium)

  • High-value members: Top revenue contributors

  • Revenue per engagement: Which members give most value per interaction

  • Undermonetized segments: Active free members in expensive groups

  • Expansion revenue: Members who could upgrade tiers

  • Cross-sell opportunities: Based on other groups they join

Pricing & Value

  • Member willingness to pay: Based on other group spending

  • Price sensitivity: Free-only vs. multi-paid-group members

  • Competitive pricing: What competitors charge

  • Value perception: Engagement vs. price paid

  • ROI by tier: Which tier gives best lifetime value


COMMUNITY HEALTH INSIGHTS

Overall Health Metrics

  • Community health scorecard: Letter grades (A-F) across dimensions

  • Engagement grade: Based on active member %

  • Retention grade: Based on average retention rate

  • Content grade: Based on tactical vs. personal content mix

  • Growth grade: Based on member acquisition trend

  • Owner dependency grade: Based on owner content %

  • Overall grade: Weighted average of all dimensions

Growth & Momentum

  • Total members: Current community size

  • Growth rate: Monthly member acquisition

  • Growth phases: Slow/Steady/Rapid growth periods

  • Peak growth month: When you added most members

  • Growth projections: Next 1/3/6 month predictions

  • Acquisition trends: Which sources are growing/declining

Activity & Vibrancy

  • Active member percentage: % with any engagement

  • Average engagement per member: Mean activity level

  • Total community engagements: Sum of all activity

  • Activity concentration: Is activity evenly distributed?

  • Peak activity times: When community is most alive

  • Activity trends: Growing, stable, or declining

Community Balance

  • Lurker percentage: % with zero engagement (the "problem")

  • Active lurker count: High-priority activation targets

  • Member-to-owner ratio: Content creation balance

  • Engagement inequality: How concentrated is participation

  • Diversity of voices: How many members contribute

  • Community self-sufficiency: Can it run without owner?

Weekly & Monthly Rhythms

  • Weekly activity patterns: Best/worst days

  • Monthly activity patterns: Seasonal trends

  • Holiday impacts: Christmas, New Year drops

  • Campaign effects: Spike analysis from initiatives

  • Consistency: Stable vs. volatile engagement


OPPORTUNITIES & ACTION INSIGHTS

High-Priority Targets

  • Active Lurkers list: 1000+ Skool activity, 0 in your group

  • Potential engagement: Total "lost" activity that could be captured

  • Activation candidates: 100-999 activity elsewhere

  • Re-engagement targets: Previously active, now declining

  • Upgrade candidates: Highly engaged free members

Activation Strategies

  • Low-hanging fruit: Recently joined, moderately active elsewhere

  • High-potential targets: 500-999 activities, few groups

  • Quick win opportunities: Members who could activate quickly

  • Pain point alignment: Members whose challenges you solve

  • Goal alignment: Members whose goals match your content

Recognition & Showcases

  • Member spotlight candidates: Great stories to feature

  • Top contributors: Leaders to recognize publicly

  • Success stories: Transformations to highlight

  • Community champions: Advocates to nurture

  • Testimonial sources: Members for social proof

Content Opportunities

  • Most-requested topics: From pain points and goals

  • Content gaps: What members need that you don't provide

  • High-performing formats: Types to create more of

  • Low-performing content: Types to reduce

  • Competitive gaps: Topics competitors cover that you don't

  • Value mismatch fixes: Align content with member expectations

Partnership & Collaboration

  • Complementary groups: Non-competing communities to partner with

  • Cross-promotion opportunities: Groups with shared audiences

  • Guest expert sources: From members' other groups

  • Co-marketing opportunities: Based on shared members

  • Referral partnerships: Groups that refer to each other

Risk Mitigation

  • At-risk members: High churn risk to contact

  • Declining engagement: Members to re-engage

  • Competitor threats: Groups stealing your members' attention

  • Content dependency: Over-reliance on owner posts

  • Engagement concentration: Over-dependence on few contributors

  • Churn spike investigations: Why did X members leave in December?


PROFILE & DEMOGRAPHIC INSIGHTS

Professional Background

  • Industry distribution: What fields members work in

  • Experience levels: Beginner, intermediate, advanced

  • Business stage: Startup, scaling, established

  • Role types: Founder, marketer, consultant, employee

  • Tech savviness: Comfort level with technology

Pain Points & Challenges

  • Top 5 challenges: Most common problems (from survey Q2)

  • Pain point themes: Categories of struggles

  • Technical challenges: Specific tech barriers

  • Resource constraints: Time, money, knowledge gaps

  • Implementation struggles: Knowing vs. doing gaps

  • Overwhelm patterns: Too many options, don't know where to start

Goals & Aspirations

  • Primary goals: What they want to achieve (from survey Q3)

  • Goal themes: Common ambitions

  • Success definitions: What winning looks like to them

  • Timeline urgency: Quick wins vs. long-term goals

  • Transformation desired: Before/after states

Segment-Specific Patterns

  • Standard member profile: Common traits of free members

  • Premium member profile: What paying members look like

  • VIP member profile: Characteristics of top tier (if any)

  • Active member profile: What engaged members have in common

  • Churned member profile: Patterns among those who left

  • Active Lurker profile: High Skool activity, zero in your group


COMPARATIVE & BENCHMARK INSIGHTS

Series Comparison (Time-Based)

  • Member growth: How many added between uploads

  • Engagement changes: Increase/decrease in activity

  • New lurkers identified: Fresh activation opportunities

  • Activated lurkers: Success stories

  • Churn changes: Who left between series

  • Content performance shifts: What's working better/worse

  • Sentiment changes: Community becoming more/less positive

Segment Comparisons

  • Free vs. Paid: Behavior differences by tier

  • Active vs. Lurkers: Engagement pattern differences

  • New vs. Veterans: Lifecycle behavior differences

  • High-spend vs. Low-spend: Investment correlation with behavior

  • Multiple groups vs. Few groups: Loyalty patterns

  • Active Lurkers vs. Active Contributors: Why do some engage here, others don't?

Competitive Benchmarks

  • Your position: Where you rank vs. competitors

  • Pricing position: Premium, mid-market, or budget

  • Size comparison: Larger/smaller than competitors

  • Engagement comparison: More/less engaged than similar communities

  • Retention comparison: Industry standards vs. yours

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