Homeschool Record Keeping in Virginia

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

Your choice

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

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

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

What to keep in Virginia

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

Virginia 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

Virginia law doesn't require a specific portfolio — only the annual evidence of progress. Keep whatever records your evaluator needs or the test administrator requires on hand.

Assessment and evaluation records

Virginia requires evidence of academic progress filed with the division superintendent by August 1 each year. Options are a nationally standardized test at or above the 23rd percentile (4th stanine) or an evaluation letter from a licensed teacher, someone with a master's degree or higher, or a qualifying program transcript.

Filing documents and deadlines

Virginia has filing dates worth putting on your calendar: Notice of intent (August 15); Annual evidence of progress (August 1). Keep a dated copy of everything you file and note when you sent it.

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 Virginia reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Free Virginia printables

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

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Virginia

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

• Required hours or days
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Virginia guides

• Virginia Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Virginia A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Virginia Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.