Moderate requirements
Homeschooling in West Virginia
One notice, ever. Then a yearly assessment you keep, with results sent in at four grade levels.
Getting started (notice)
a one time notice of intent to the county superintendent giving the name, address and age of each child. It is not repeated annually.
Required subjects
reading, language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
Records you must keep
the annual assessment result, kept by you.
Testing / evaluation
an annual academic assessment. The portfolio option has a certified teacher review samples of the child's work and write a narrative on progress in reading, language, mathematics, science and social studies, noting anything needing improvement. Results must be submitted to the county superintendent at grades 3, 5, 8 and 11, by June 30 of the year the assessment was given.
Parent qualifications
the person providing instruction must hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, or a post secondary degree or certificate from a regionally accredited institution.
Where Letters & Devotion fits in West Virginia
Whatever West Virginia asks you to keep, keeping it should not be a job. Letters & Devotion logs instructional hours automatically while your child works, tracks mastery per skill as a ready-made portfolio record, and prints a transcript in one click, so notices, portfolios and evaluations start from records that already exist. The curriculum itself covers every core subject, K through 12.
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This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice, and laws change. Last verified 2026-08. Always confirm current requirements with your state before relying on them. Sources:
HSLDA also publishes a plain-language summary of West Virginia's law, at hslda.org/legal/west-virginia, and sells a paid legal-defense membership built on top of it. It is an advocacy organization, not a legal authority: its leadership is explicitly Christian, and it lobbies on homeschool legislation, positions a family may or may not share. Read what membership actually costs and covers before joining anything.