Oregon Homeschool Requirements Checklist
Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in Oregon, based on ORS 339.035. Oregon is classified as Moderate regulation.
This is the general checklist for Home Education under ORS 339.035, the most common of Oregon's 2 pathways. Our free wizard customizes this for your family, including grade, pathway, enrollment status, and IEP.
Your compliance checklist
Do first
File your Notice of Intent
Submit to your local Education Service District (ESD). Deadline: within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or beginning home education.
Deadline: within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or beginning home education
More details
Include: child name, child age, child address, statement that child is being taught at home
Send a withdrawal letter
If your child is currently enrolled in school, send a withdrawal letter to School principal or front office of the child's current school.
Deadline: Before you start (if enrolled)
Ongoing
Show your child's progress
Standardized test — at specific grade levels. At grades: 3, 5, 8, 10.
More details
Submit by: 08-15. Timeline: Additional exam required within one year
Good news
No specific subjects required
Oregon does not mandate specific subjects under this pathway.
No instructional time minimums
No minimum hours or days of instruction required.
Filing requirements
- What to file
- simple notice
- Send to
- your local Education Service District (ESD)
- Deadline
- within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or beginning home education
- How often
- one time
Your notice must include:
- •child name
- •child age
- •child address
- •statement that child is being taught at home
ORS 339.035(2)
Ongoing requirements
Testing and assessment
Varies by pathway. Home Education under ORS 339.035: "08-15"; Private School Enrollment: undefined
- Accepted types
- Standardized test
- Frequency
- at specific grade levels
- At grades
- 3, 5, 8, 10
If scores fall short:
- Process:
- Timeline: Additional exam required within one year
- Consequence:
See our full assessment guide for Oregon for details.
What you don't need to worry about
No specific subjects required
Oregon does not mandate specific subjects under this pathway.
No instructional time minimums
No minimum hours or days of instruction required.
Other ways to homeschool in Oregon
This checklist covers Home Education under ORS 339.035, the most common pathway. Oregon offers 2 different ways to homeschool, each with different requirements:
- •Home Education under ORS 339.035(this checklist) : You notify your local Education Service District (ESD) within 10 days of starting and renew annually by August 15. No required subjects and no curriculum approval, but your child must take a standardized test at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, administered by a qualified neutral person (not the parent). Scoring below the 15th percentile may trigger additional requirements.
- •Private School Enrollment : You enroll in a private or parochial school, which satisfies compulsory attendance without the ESD notification or standardized testing at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. Some families form or join small private schools that function similarly to home education. Best for families who want to avoid the standardized testing requirements of the home education pathway.
Our wizard helps you choose the right one. Compare all pathways for Oregon
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This is the general checklist for the most common pathway. The wizard customizes it for your family's specific situation, including grade, pathway, and IEP status.
Get your Oregon checklistRequirements sourced from ORS 339.035. Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026