Homeschool Record Keeping in West Virginia

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

5 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

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

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

What to keep in West Virginia

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

West 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

Under W. Va. Code 18-8-1(c), families keep copies of each assessment for three years. If you choose the portfolio option, the certified teacher reviews work samples across the five required subjects before writing the narrative.

Assessment and evaluation records

West Virginia requires an academic assessment after grades 3, 5, 8, and 11, filed with the county superintendent by June 30. Families may pick a nationally normed test (acceptable progress means the mean of the five subject scores falls within or above the 4th stanine — the 23rd percentile — or improves over the prior year), public-school testing, a certified teacher's portfolio narrative, or an alternative assessment agreed on with the county.

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 West Virginia reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Free West Virginia printables

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

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for West Virginia

Everything West 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 West Virginia guides

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