Homeschool Record Keeping in Missouri

Required hours

1000 hrs/year

Required subjects

5 subjects

Notice

Not required

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Portfolio

Required

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

What to keep in Missouri

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Missouri, 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

Missouri requires a minimum of 1000 hours of instruction per school year.

Portfolio and work samples

Missouri law requires three records kept at home: a plan book or daily log of subjects and activities, a portfolio of student work samples, and a record of the annual evaluation. Records aren't submitted unless there's a formal investigation.

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 Missouri reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Free Missouri printables

Two ready-to-use PDFs for Missouri homeschoolers. No account needed.

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Missouri

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

• Hours toward your 1000-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 Missouri guides

• Missouri Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Missouri A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Missouri Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• ESA & School Choice in Missouri Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.