Colorado homeschool laws

Colorado parents must file a written notice of intent with a school district 14 days before starting a home-based education program, and file it again each year. Written notice is not required until the child is 6, the program does not have to begin until age 7, and neither is required after age 16. A nationally standardized achievement test or an evaluation by a qualified person is required in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11, with results sent to the district that received your notice or to an independent or parochial school. If a composite test score is at or below the 13th percentile (after a chance to retest), or an evaluation shows insufficient academic progress, the district requires the child to enroll in a public, independent, or parochial school until the next testing period.

Expect a notice plus some form of evaluation, such as a portfolio review or a standardized test.

No fixed yearly filing date is listed for Colorado. The summary above explains when, or whether, a notice is due.

• Reading
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• Mathematics
• History
• Civics
• Literature
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• The U.S. Constitution

• Each school year: 688 hours172 days averaging 4 hours per day, per C.R.S. § 22-33-104.5

A nationally standardized achievement test or an evaluation by a qualified person is required in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11, with results sent to the district that received your notice or to an independent or parochial school.

If a composite test score is at or below the 13th percentile (after a chance to retest), or an evaluation shows insufficient academic progress, the district requires the child to enroll in a public, independent, or parochial school until the next testing period.

• Attendance records.
• Test and evaluation results.
• Immunization records.
• The district can require these only on 14 days' written notice, and only if the superintendent has probable cause to believe the program is not complying with the law.

Not yet. HomeStudyPath does not have a pre-filled filing draft for Colorado, but it can still remind you of any deadlines listed above.

• Colorado state education agency (opens in a new tab)

Independent summary: HSLDA's Colorado page (opens in a new tab)