Homeschool Testing in Colorado

Required hours

688 hrs/year

School days

172 days/year

Required subjects

9 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

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

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

Does Colorado require testing?

Colorado requires a test or evaluation at the end of grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Families may choose a nationally standardized test or an evaluation by a qualified person (certified teacher, licensed psychologist, or holder of a graduate education degree). Results must be submitted to the school district where notice was filed, or to a Colorado independent or parochial school (in which case the parent must notify the original district of the alternative recipient).

What kind of assessment Colorado accepts

Colorado 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 Colorado, assessment is expected at specified grade levels. 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 Colorado'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. Colorado 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 Colorado

Everything Colorado expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 688-hour goal
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Colorado guides

• Colorado Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Colorado A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Colorado Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• Record Keeping in Colorado What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in Colorado The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Colorado What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.