Washington's homeschool evaluation: who can sign, what they review, and when it is due
Washington lists an outside evaluation of a homeschooled student's year as one of the options its law allows each year. The signer is a certificated person currently working in the field of education. The evaluator looks at the student's academic progress for the year and produces a written annual assessment of the student's academic progress.
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Checked against RCW 28A.200.010(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 a certificated person currently working in the field of education.
What the evaluator reviews, and what it produces
The evaluator looks at the student's academic progress for the year. What comes out of that review is a written annual assessment of the student's academic progress (the written assessment).
When it is due
The the written assessment is written once a year and kept in the student's own permanent record (nothing is filed unless the student enters a public school).
Other ways to meet this requirement
Washington's law also lists these ways to meet the yearly requirement, apart from an outside evaluation:
- a standardized achievement test approved by the state board of education, administered by a qualified individual
Worth knowing
- The statute makes the assessment part of the child's permanent record; it is forwarded to a public school only if the child enrolls in one.
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 it is due. 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 Washington's homeschool evaluation?
The signer is a certificated person currently working in the field of education.
What does the evaluator review?
The evaluator looks at the student's academic progress for the year and produces a written annual assessment of the student's academic progress.
When is the written assessment due?
The the written assessment is written once a year and kept in the student's own permanent record (nothing is filed unless the student enters a public school).
Are there other ways to meet this requirement in Washington?
Washington's law names other ways to meet the yearly requirement besides an outside evaluation: a standardized achievement test approved by the state board of education, administered by a qualified individual.
What else does the regulation say?
The statute makes the assessment part of the child's permanent record; it is forwarded to a public school only if the child enrolls in one.
Read the primary text: RCW 28A.200.010(1)(c). See also: every state's evaluation rule · the record for homeschool families