Homeschooling in Oregon

The homeschool rules in Oregon, from official sources: your options, any notice, what to teach and record, testing, official forms, the law and who to contact.

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Last checked: October 25, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice – check your state’s official page: Oregon official page.

Broad level: Moderate regulation – our own rough summary, what the levels mean.

Your options

Homeschool exemption from compulsory attendance under ORS 339.030 and 339.035, with notice to the local ESD. Private school is a separate option.

Notice or letter of intent

Notify your local ESD within 10 days of the start of the school year, or within 10 days of withdrawing the child mid-year. Notify the ESD again on moving out of the school district (even within the same ESD) or stopping homeschooling. ODE does not state that notice is annual.

Need a letter? See our letter of intent and withdrawal letter templates – but use the official form below if there is one.

Subjects, time, assessment and records

Subjects: No required curriculum or subjects. Families choose their own curriculum.
Days or hours: None stated.
Testing or assessment: Approved nationally normed test at the end of grades 3, 5, 8 and 10, given by a qualified neutral tester (not a relative). Keep scores and give them to the ESD on request. Below the 15th percentile, the ESD asks for a retest the following year. There is no opt-out, and failure can be a Class C misdemeanour.
Records: Keep test scores and give them to the ESD on request.

Parent qualifications

None (only testers must be qualified).

Other rules

Parents provide all materials. ODE keeps a Homeschool Tester List by county.

Official forms

ODE Homeschooling FAQs: Oregon.gov/… ; Notification forms are provided by each ESD.

The law

ORS 339.030, 339.035, 339.460; OAR 581-021-0026, 581-021-0029, 581-021-0076 – read the law

Who to contact

Oregon Department of Education (ODE) – Homeschooling (Learning Options)Email: use the contact details on the official page · 503-947-5600 (ODE main line) · Official pageWho handles notices: Education Service District (ESD) for notice and test scores; state ODE gives guidance

Where an office lists only a staff member’s own email address, we link the official page instead.

Special education and public school classes and sports

The resident district must identify and assess eligible children (Child Find) but need not provide services on a homeschool IEP. A child with an IEP or a Privately Developed Plan (PDP) may be exempted from testing. Interscholastic activities with the neighbourhood district need an annual test by August 15 scoring above the 25th percentile, and districts set their own policies.

Federal rules on Child Find and evaluations apply in every state – see special education.

Going back to public school in Oregon

To enroll your child in a public school in Oregon, contact the enrollment or registration office of your local school district or public school. Ask how it decides grade placement and whether it accepts credits from homeschooling before your child starts, and bring the records you choose to share. We didn’t find a state rule on this for Oregon in the official sources we checked – see the Oregon official page and ask the district.

See going back to school after homeschooling for what to bring, placement, credits and special education.

Last checked: October 25, 2026. Report a change to this page

Official sources

Last checked against these sources: October 25, 2026.

This is general information, not legal advice – check your state’s official page. This page sums up official sources in our own words. Homeschool laws differ from state to state and can change. Check your state’s official page and your local school district’s guidance, and get qualified advice for your situation. Classfern is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, any state education agency, school district, College Board, ACT, the GED Testing Service, HiSET, CLT or the Common App.