Oregon Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Initial filing deadline

within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or beginning home education

Annual renewal deadline

within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or beginning home education

Send to

your local Education Service District (ESD)

ORS 339.035(2)

Frequency

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At grades

3, 5, 8, 10

Submit to

Local Education Service District (ESD)

Must take an approved nationally normed standardized achievement test (historically ITBS, Stanford, CAT, MAT, or others approved by the State Board of Education). Test must be administered in person by a qualified neutral person (not the parent and not a household member) who meets publisher qualifications or holds an Oregon teaching/personnel services license. Testing is NOT annual -- only at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. 18-month grace period before first test for newly homeschooled children. Separate 23rd percentile composite score requirement applies for interscholastic activity eligibility under OAR 581-021-0033.

See our full assessment guide for Oregon for accepted test types and scoring details.

ORS 339.035(4); OAR 581-021-0026

These deadlines are for Home Education under ORS 339.035. Oregon offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

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  Home Education under ORS 339.035(this page): 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.
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  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 calculates the right deadlines for your pathway. Compare all pathways for Oregon