Homeschool Testing in Vermont

Required days

175 days/year

Required subjects

10 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)

Recordkeeping

Required

Jump to the full Vermont requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

Does Vermont require testing?

Vermont requires an assessment of your child's academic progress at the end of each school year, under 16 V.S.A. § 166b. Since H.461 (2023) nothing is submitted to the Agency of Education. Families attest on the enrollment notice that they will assess and keep the record. Accepted forms are a standardized assessment, a review by a teacher with a current Vermont license, a parent report and portfolio with a summary of the year and at least four work samples, grades from an online academy or school, or passing the GED.

What kind of assessment Vermont accepts

Vermont lets you choose how to demonstrate progress. The usual options are a nationally normed standardized test, a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher, or a professional evaluation. Pick whichever fits your family; you don't have to use the same method every year.

When assessments happen

In Vermont, assessment is expected annually. Put the window on your calendar so testing or evaluation doesn't sneak up at year end, and plan to keep the result with your records once it's done.

If scores fall short

A low score usually isn't an automatic problem. States that require testing typically ask that you keep the results and, if scores fall below a set level, work with your child and reassess the following year rather than ending the homeschool. Check Vermont's specific threshold, but a single low result rarely undoes your homeschool on its own.

Keeping your assessment records

Keep every score report or evaluation with the date and the test or evaluator's name. Vermont may ask to see them, and they're useful for your own records and for college applications later. Homeschool Fox stores results alongside your hours and activity log so everything lives in one place.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Vermont

The records Vermont asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Days toward your 175-day goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• The records Vermont asks you to keep
• Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking

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