Virginia's homeschool evaluation: who can sign, what they review, and August 1
Virginia lists an outside evaluation of a homeschooled student's year as one of the options its law allows each year. The signer is one of: a person licensed to teach in any state, having knowledge of the child's academic progress; or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, having knowledge of the child's academic progress. The evaluator looks at the student's work for the year and produces an evaluation letter stating that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress.
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Checked against Va. Code §22.1-254.1(C). Requirements on this page last reviewed October 12, 2026. The regulation text is always the source of truth.
Who may sign
The signer is one of: a person licensed to teach in any state, having knowledge of the child's academic progress; or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, having knowledge of the child's academic progress.
What the evaluator reviews, and what it produces
The evaluator looks at the student's work for the year. What comes out of that review is an evaluation letter stating that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress (the evaluation letter).
When it is due
The the evaluation letter goes to the division superintendent by August 1.
Other ways to meet this requirement
Virginia's law also lists these ways to meet the yearly requirement, apart from an outside evaluation:
- a nationally normed standardized achievement test score in or above the fourth stanine, or an equivalent ACT, SAT, or PSAT score
- a report card or transcript from a college, a college distance learning program, or a home-education correspondence school
Worth knowing
- The superintendent determines whether a submitted evaluation indicates adequate growth and progress.
For families
The portfolio, the log, and the samples an evaluator asks to see are easiest to produce when they were kept as the year happened, not assembled the week before August 1. A photo of a finished project, a logged book, a math sample each month: each one is a thirty-second entry, and by the time the evaluator asks, the record already exists.
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For evaluators
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Frequently asked questions
Who can sign Virginia's homeschool evaluation?
The signer is one of: a person licensed to teach in any state, having knowledge of the child's academic progress; or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, having knowledge of the child's academic progress.
What does the evaluator review?
The evaluator looks at the student's work for the year and produces an evaluation letter stating that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress.
When is the evaluation letter due?
The the evaluation letter goes to the division superintendent by August 1.
Are there other ways to meet this requirement in Virginia?
Virginia's law names other ways to meet the yearly requirement besides an outside evaluation: a nationally normed standardized achievement test score in or above the fourth stanine, or an equivalent ACT, SAT, or PSAT score; a report card or transcript from a college, a college distance learning program, or a home-education correspondence school.
What else does the regulation say?
The superintendent determines whether a submitted evaluation indicates adequate growth and progress.
Read the primary text: Va. Code §22.1-254.1(C). See also: every state's evaluation rule · Virginia's two-date filing window · the record for homeschool families