Home-schooled children must be tested before the end of grades 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th. The end of the school year is defined before August 15. If the child never attended public or private school, the child must be tested before August 15 following the end of grade 3. If the child was withdrawn from public or private school, the first required examination is not administered within the first 18 months of home schooling even if during that 18-month period is in grade 3, 5, 8, or 10.
Students participating in interscholastic activities are required to test annually.
- Example 1: If a child is withdrawn at the start of his 2nd grade year, the 18 month period will be over midway through 3rd grade and he must be tested by August 15th of 3rd grade.
- Example 2: If a child is withdrawn from school at the start of his 3rd grade year, the 18 month period will be over midway through 4th grade. Testing is only required in grades 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 10th, therefore, he will not be required to test until the end of 5th grade.
Authorized Testers
The test examiner must be a “neutral” person and one who is qualified to administer such test to the child, and has been approved as a tester by ODE. The “neutral person” is defined as an individual who is selected by the parent or guardian of the child to be taught at home who has no relationship by bloodline or marriage to the child. The Oregon Department of Education supplies a current list of approved testers. See other available options below:
Terra Nova CAT 3 Test
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills/Tests of Achievement and Proficiency
Stanford Achievement Test Battery
Basicskills.net
Test Scores
The Willamette ESD does not collect test scores for home school students. It is the responsibility of the child's parent and or guardian to keep a record of their students test scores.
