North Dakota Homeschool Test Results

North Dakota homeschoolers report in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10. The filing is the assessment result itself, and only in those grades.

Required hours

About 700 hrs/year

School days

175 days/year

Required subjects

7 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Standardized testing

Recordkeeping

Required

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

What North Dakota asks for

The filing is the assessment result itself, and only in those grades. North Dakota requires a standardized achievement test in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10, with results filed with the resident district superintendent (NDCC 15.1-23-09, -11). A child may be exempted if the parent files a philosophical, moral, or religious objection, or independently if the parent is licensed or approved to teach, holds a baccalaureate degree, or meets a national teacher-exam cutoff. For a parent without a diploma or GED who is being monitored, a basic composite score below the 50th percentile extends monitoring by at least a year (NDCC 15.1-23-06). For any tested child, a score below the 30th percentile leads to a multidisciplinary assessment and, if no disability is found, a remediation plan (15.1-23-11).

When it is due

North Dakota wants results in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10. In other years there is nothing to file. North Dakota sets no single statewide date, so confirm yours with the office that receives the result.

Who reviews it

A standardized test result carries this in North Dakota. Register earlier than feels necessary, because test dates and approved administrators fill up. Keep the score report with your records whether or not you have to submit it.

Pulling the numbers together

There is nothing to total up. North Dakota asks for the result, not your hours, subjects or work samples. Homeschool Fox keeps those for your own records, and stores the score report or evaluator's letter with the year it belongs to.

If you miss a deadline

A missed deadline in North Dakota is fixable. File as soon as you catch it instead of waiting for the office to ask. Contact them, explain in a sentence, and send what you have. Things get harder when a family goes quiet for a few months, and a report that arrives a week late rarely registers at all. Set a reminder two weeks ahead of each date and the problem stops recurring.

Common mistakes in North Dakota

• Missing a testing grade

  North Dakota tests in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10. Two-year gaps are long enough to lose track of, and the test needs scheduling ahead of the date you want.

• Assuming the testing exemption needs a degree

  North Dakota's standardized testing in grades 4, 6, 8 and 10 has two separate exits under NDCC 15.1-23-09(2). Any parent may notify the district of a philosophical, moral, or religious objection to standardized tests, with no credential at all. Separately, a parent who is licensed to teach, holds a bachelor's degree, or has met the teacher-exam cutoff is exempt. Families read the second one and assume the first does not exist.

Getting ready to file in North Dakota

Do these through the year and the report turns into an hour of copying numbers you already have.

1. 1

   Mark the filing grades now

   North Dakota wants results in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10. Note which year each child reaches one.

2. 2

   Book the test or evaluator early

   Test dates and evaluators fill up in spring. Book in the fall of a filing year.

3. 3

   Keep every result

   Keep the score report or the evaluator's letter, dated, even in a year you don't file one.

4. 4

   Send it and keep proof

   Save a copy of what you filed and the date you sent it, the same way you would with your notice of intent.

What this looks like in Homeschool Fox

Homeschool Fox rolls your logged activities into a printable North Dakota summary with attendance totals, subject breakdowns, and progress per student already filled in.

Free North Dakota printables

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

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for North Dakota

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

• Hours toward your 700-hour goal
• Required subjects
• Days attended
• The records North Dakota asks you to keep
• Standardized testing
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking

More North Dakota guides

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