Arizona vs Texas: Homeschool Laws Compared

Arizona is the more regulated of the two: it requires notice but no testing or evaluation, while Texas requires no notice to homeschool. They differ on 4 of the 9 rules compared: notice of intent, required subjects, compulsory school ages, and public school sports access.

Rules compared

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Differences

4

Same in both

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The rules, side by side

Rows where the two states differ are marked. Tap a state name for its full guide, deadlines, and sources.

Figures are the same verified compliance data shown on each state's page. Requirements change; confirm with your state before you rely on one.

Moving from Arizona to Texas

Once you are a Texas resident you homeschool under Texas's rules. These are the ones that change.

1. There is no notice to file in Texas. Before you leave, send Arizona's district a short withdrawal note so its attendance record closes.
2. Texas's required list adds spelling and good citizenship and drops social studies and science compared with Arizona's. Match Texas's wording in your records.
3. Compulsory school ages are 6-19 in Texas against 6-16 in Arizona, so check whether your youngest or oldest is now inside or outside the rule.
4. Can homeschoolers play public school sports? In Texas the answer is yes, with conditions; in Arizona it was yes.

Moving from Texas to Arizona

Once you are a Arizona resident you homeschool under Arizona's rules. These are the ones that change.

1. File a notice of intent with the local school district once you are a Arizona resident. Texas did not ask for one, so this is new paperwork.
2. Arizona's required list adds social studies and science and drops spelling and good citizenship compared with Texas's. Match Arizona's wording in your records.
3. Compulsory school ages are 6-16 in Arizona against 6-19 in Texas, so check whether your youngest or oldest is now inside or outside the rule.
4. Can homeschoolers play public school sports? In Arizona the answer is yes; in Texas it was yes, with conditions.

What stays the same

Arizona and Texas match on hours or days per year, testing or evaluation, the portfolio, progress reports, and ESA funding. Your habits on those carry over unchanged.

Do your records transfer?

Neither Arizona nor Texas takes homeschool records from another state, and there is no transfer process between them. You keep your own: the hours or attendance log, work samples, and any grades or transcripts. Those are what the new state, and later a college, may ask to see. Homeschool Fox keeps them in one account that moves with your family.

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