Homeschool Record Keeping in Minnesota

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

13 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Standardized testing

Recordkeeping

Required

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

What to keep in Minnesota

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Minnesota, keep an organized set: a running log of what you teach and when, samples of your child's work, and any assessment or filing documents the state asks for. Depending on the rules you'll keep some at home and file others, so keep everything organized and dated.

Attendance and hours

Minnesota does not mandate a specific number of instructional hours. Families have flexibility in determining their own schedule and pace of learning.

Portfolio and work samples

Under Minn. Stat. 120A.24, subd. 2, families keep documentation showing each required subject is being taught: class schedules, instructional materials, and how you measure the child's progress. Records come out only if a child re-enrolls in public school or a county attorney opens a case.

Assessment and evaluation records

Minnesota requires an annual nationally norm-referenced achievement test, with the specific test agreed on between you and the superintendent. Results stay with the family — they aren't submitted to the district.

How to organize your records

Keep one folder per child per school year: a running activity log, a stack of work samples, any test or evaluation results, and copies of anything you filed. Homeschool Fox does this automatically, logging hours by subject from your phone, tagging core versus non-core, and generating the Minnesota reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Common mistakes in Minnesota

• Treating the test as the whole year's paperwork

  Minnesota asks for two separate things each year: a standardized test you keep at home, and a letter of intent to your superintendent by October 1. The scores go to a school only if your child enrolls in public school, so keep them with your schedules and materials.

From one lesson to a record you can use

Log what your student studied, add the time, and attach a work sample. Those entries form the record you can review or export.

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Free Minnesota printables

Three ready-to-use PDFs for Minnesota homeschoolers. No account needed.

Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Minnesota

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

• Required subjects
• The records Minnesota asks you to keep
• Standardized testing
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking
• High school transcripts

More Minnesota guides

• Minnesota Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Minnesota A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Minnesota Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• How to Withdraw From School in Minnesota The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Minnesota What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Minnesota Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Required Subjects in Minnesota The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Minnesota Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• Homeschool Testing in Minnesota What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.