Assessment Requirements by State
Some states require standardized testing or other assessments for homeschooled students. Others leave it entirely up to you. Select your state to see exactly what’s required.
States with testing requirements (27)
AlaskaCaliforniaColoradoSpecific gradesFloridaAnnualGeorgiaEvery 3 yearsHawaiiAnnualIowaAnnualKansasAnnualLouisianaMaineAnnualMaryland3x/yearMassachusettsAnnualMinnesotaAnnualNebraskaNew HampshireAnnualNew YorkAnnualNorth CarolinaAnnualNorth DakotaSpecific gradesOhioOregonSpecific gradesPennsylvaniaAnnualSouth CarolinaTennesseeSpecific gradesVermontAnnualVirginiaAnnualWashingtonAnnualWest VirginiaAnnual
States with no testing requirement (24)
These states do not require standardized testing or formal assessment for homeschooled students under any pathway.
AlabamaNo testing requiredArizonaNo testing requiredArkansasNo testing requiredConnecticutNo testing requiredDelawareNo testing requiredDistrict of ColumbiaNo testing requiredIdahoNo testing requiredIllinoisNo testing requiredIndianaNo testing requiredKentuckyNo testing requiredMichiganNo testing requiredMississippiNo testing requiredMissouriNo testing requiredMontanaNo testing requiredNevadaNo testing requiredNew JerseyNo testing requiredNew MexicoNo testing requiredOklahomaNo testing requiredRhode IslandNo testing requiredSouth DakotaNo testing requiredTexasNo testing requiredUtahNo testing requiredWisconsinNo testing requiredWyomingNo testing required