West Virginia homeschool testing requirements

Yes. West Virginia requires an annual academic assessment for students using the home instruction pathway. Families may use a nationally normed standardized test, the state public-school testing program, a certified teacher portfolio review with written narrative, or another alternative academic assessment agreed to by the parent and county superintendent.

Annual assessment is required. Results must be submitted to the county superintendent at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 by June 30 of the year the assessment is administered.

Parents should keep the notice of intent, proof of instructor qualification, attendance information, course plans, work samples, and especially copies of each student's academic assessment for at least three years because the statute expressly requires that retention period.

Yes for the home instruction pathway described in West Virginia Code 18-8-1(c)(2). The parent must present a notice of intent to the county superintendent or county board when home instruction begins. If the child is enrolled in public school, notice must be given on or before the date home instruction starts. A new notice is required when moving to a new county. Deadline: On or before the date home instruction is to begin if the child is leaving public school. The statute does not present one single statewide yearly filing date in the text reviewed here.

1. 1Name of test, evaluator, or portfolio reviewer if used.
2. 2Date completed and school year covered.
3. 3Score report, evaluator letter, portfolio receipt, or parent summary.
4. 4Copy of anything submitted to a district, umbrella school, or state office.