Pennsylvania Homeschool Year End Report

Pennsylvania homeschoolers report once a year. The filing pairs an assessment result with evidence from your records. The next one is due June 30.

Reporting calendar

Pennsylvania homeschoolers file on this schedule. Put every date on a calendar at the start of your year.

Homeschool Fox reminds you before each Pennsylvania deadline and builds the reports you file. Start tracking free.

Required hours

900 hrs/year

School days

180 days/year

Required subjects

11 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Professional evaluation

Portfolio

Required

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

What Pennsylvania asks for

The filing pairs an assessment result with evidence from your records. Pennsylvania requires a written annual evaluation by a qualified evaluator — a licensed psychologist, certified teacher, or nonpublic school teacher with recent experience — based on a student interview and portfolio review. The evaluator also certifies that an appropriate education is occurring, and the certification is filed with the superintendent by June 30. Under 24 P.S. § 13-1327.1(e), families keep a contemporaneous log of reading materials by title plus samples of the student's writings, worksheets, workbooks, and creative materials. Standardized tests in math and reading/language arts are included in the portfolio in grades 3, 5, and 8.

When it is due

Pennsylvania files on a published schedule: Affidavit (August 1) and Annual evaluation (June 30). Put each of these on a calendar at the start of your year, with a reminder a couple of weeks ahead.

The documents themselves

Pennsylvania expects named documents, and a free form letter will not stand in for them. Affidavit / Unsworn Declaration: Notarized affidavit filed with your superintendent, including educational objectives by subject area. Due August 1 annually.

Who reviews it

A qualified evaluator handles the review in Pennsylvania, so this one depends on a person you choose. Line yours up early in the year, since the well-regarded evaluators book out months ahead. Ask what they want to see and in what format. Evaluators vary here far more than the statute does.

Pulling the numbers together

Nearly every field on the report traces back to records you either kept or skipped. Total hours taught, subjects covered, progress per student, dates of instruction: all of it is a copy job if you logged as you went, and a weekend of detective work if you didn't. Homeschool Fox keeps the running totals for Pennsylvania and turns them into a printable report, which leaves you reviewing numbers instead of hunting for them.

If you miss a deadline

A missed deadline in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

• Looking for an evaluator in May

  Pennsylvania requires a written evaluation by a qualified evaluator, filed with the superintendent by June 30. Good evaluators book out months ahead and the spring rush is real. Line yours up early in the year and ask what they want to see and in what format.

Getting ready to file in Pennsylvania

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

1. 1

   Put every due date on a calendar now

   Pennsylvania publishes 2 dates: August 1 and June 30.

2. 2

   Keep the attendance total current

   Most reports open with the number of days or hours taught, and that is the hardest figure to recover once the year is over.

3. 3

   Note progress as you go

   A sentence per subject per month becomes a progress summary you can hand over without writing anything new.

4. 4

   Collect work samples through the term

   Pull two or three dated samples per subject as you finish them. Hunting for them the week of the deadline is where the stress comes from.

5. 5

   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 Pennsylvania summary with attendance totals, subject breakdowns, and progress per student already filled in.

Free Pennsylvania printables

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

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Pennsylvania

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

• Hours toward your 900-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 Pennsylvania guides

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