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Oregon Homeschool Requirements Moderate regulation
What Oregon requires from homeschool families — notification, subjects, hours, testing, and portfolio rules — with links to the current law. This is the same state data FolioKid uses to build your portfolio template.
- Governing law: ORS 339.035
- Testing: grades 3, 5, 8, 10
File notice with your Education Service District within 10 days of starting. Standardized test at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, administered by a qualified neutral party. A score below the 15th percentile triggers a mandatory second exam within one year (the ESD acts only on a declining second score). New homeschoolers have an 18-month grace period.
Records you must keep in Oregon
Oregon is a notification-and-testing state — you file notice with your ESD and keep your own test results, submitting scores only when the ESD requests them. Keep all of the following:
- Proof of your notice to the Education Service District (ESD) (filed within 10 days of starting)
- Standardized test results for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 (administered by a qualified neutral party, not the parent)
- A record of instruction or attendance (Oregon sets no subject or hour requirement, but a log documents the year)
- A portfolio of work samples (organizational — the simplest way to show progress between test years)
Your Oregon filing timeline
- Within 10 days of startingFile notice with your local Education Service District that you are beginning home education.
- Grades 3, 5, 8 & 10Have a qualified neutral party administer a standardized test, and keep the scores.
- All year longKeep your instruction log and work samples current between test years.
- On requestSubmit test scores to the ESD if they ask; new homeschoolers have an 18-month grace period before the first test.
How FolioKid helps with Oregon's requirements
You do the teaching; FolioKid keeps the records Oregon expects you to have ready:
- Snap photos of work as it happens — FolioKid tags each entry by subject to document instruction (Oregon sets no required-subject list).
- Log instructional time — Oregon sets no hour target, so track attendance and instruction to document progress.
- Enter standardized test scores for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 and keep them ready to submit to the ESD on request.
- Export an Oregon-formatted portfolio PDF — or send a read-only share link (no account needed, expires in 30 days).
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Official Oregon sources
- 📜 ORS 339.035 — the statute itself
- 🏛️ Oregon Department of Education — Homeschooling
- 🔎 HSLDA — Oregon homeschool law summary
Oregon homeschool FAQ
What law governs homeschooling in Oregon?
Homeschooling in Oregon is governed by ORS 339.035. File notice with your Education Service District within 10 days of starting. Standardized test at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, administered by a qualified neutral party. A score below the 15th percentile triggers a mandatory second exam within one year (the ESD acts only on a declining second score). New homeschoolers have an 18-month grace period. Always verify current requirements with your state department of education.
What subjects are required for homeschooling in Oregon?
Oregon does not specify required subjects in its homeschool law, though parents are responsible for providing instruction as defined by ORS 339.035.
Does Oregon require testing or a portfolio evaluation?
Yes — Oregon requires standardized testing (grades 3, 5, 8, 10).
Keeping records for Oregon? Snap photos of your kids' work and FolioKid organizes them into a year-end portfolio PDF — formatted around Oregon's requirements.
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