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CO Assessment and Evaluation

In accordance with CO State Law, homeschool students are required to submit testing OR evaluation records to their CO school (where they submitted their Notice of Intent=NOI)

Option 1: Students take a Nationally Approved Standardized Test with a Composite Score. Test composite score must be above the 13th percentile. 

Option 2: Students are evaluated by an approved evaluator. Evaluation must show sufficient academic progress according to their ability.

 

Option 1: Nationally Approved Standardized Tests: My child will take an approved standardized test in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 and we will submit the results to our district.

If you choose the standardized testing option, please research and choose the test that best fits your student(s).

Test Comparison Chart (SetonTesting Services)

Stanford Achievement Test (NOT the same as High School SAT test)

  • Accepted under the CO Homeschool Law
  • 4-year degree required for paper version by the administrator (Note: If you choose to take it online, the testing company is considered the administrator and the parent is not required to have the degree)
  • Untimed
  • Online version available
  • Comprehensive test results

Stanford 10 Paper Test Materials (Administrator Requirements)

Stanford 10 ONLINE Test Ordering (NO Administrator Requirements)

Iowa Test Form E

  • Accepted under the CO Homeschool Law
  • ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) is for grades K-8
  • ITED (Iowa Test of Educational Development) is for grades 9-12
  • 4-year degree required for the administrator by most testing companies
  • Timed
  • Online version available
  • Comprehensive test results
  • HSLDA interprets the core composite from Iowa as satisfying Colorado law for a composite score; therefore, students are not required to take the Science and Social Studies portions of this test.

Iowa Tests Paper and Online (Triangle Education Assessments)

California Achievement Test (CAT)

  • Accepted under the CO Homeschool Law
  • No special requirements for the administrator
  • Basic test results
  • Online version available
  • The term “Catform” refers to a testing program, not a specific test

CAT Testing Options and Materials (Academic Excellence)

 

Option 2: Evaluation by CO Approved Evaluator: My child will be evaluated in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 and we will submit the evaluators' letter or form to our district.

If parents choose option 2 for their student, the parent and child will meet with an approved CO evaluator once during a testing/evaluation year to demonstrate adequate growth based on the individual child.  Often, evaluators talk with the child and parent and view work samples from the school year.  Evaluators then prepare a simple letter or form for parents to submit to their CO School District (where they submitted their NOI) to verify adequate growth by the student.

Parents contact a local evaluator of their choice on their own to establish a private evaluation meeting.

CO Approved Evaluators (google doc)

 

More Testing and Evaluation Information

Test/Evaluation Score Submission

HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) Testing and Evaluation

Kassi Nemeth
kassi.nemeth@d49.org