Homeschooling in West Virginia? West Virginia asks for one notice and a yearly check-in — with real flexibility in how you show progress. The hard part is teaching every subject yourself, and that’s what Get Classically Educated was built to solve. Live, expert-led classical classes carry the teaching load, so your child gets a rigorous education and your family keeps its time — on just four hours a week.
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Is Homeschooling Legal in West Virginia?
Yes. Here’s what West Virginia asks of you:
- File a one-time Notice of Intent. Submit it to your county superintendent, listing your child’s name, address, and age, plus assurance of instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. You file it once — not every year.
- Meet the instructor qualification. The parent providing instruction must have a high school diploma or equivalent (or a post-secondary degree or certificate).
- Complete an annual assessment. Choose one of several options: a nationally normed standardized test, the public school district’s own testing program, or a portfolio review by a certified teacher.
- Submit or keep your results. For grades 3, 5, 8, and 11, submit the assessment results to your county superintendent by June 30. Keep copies of all assessments for three years.
A child who scores in the 4th stanine or higher, or who shows improvement from the year before, is considered to have made acceptable progress.
What West Virginia Requires You to Teach
West Virginia’s core areas are reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Here’s where Get Classically Educated fits, and we’ll be straight with you: we cover reading, language arts, social studies, and science deeply — the heart of a classical education, taught through great books, writing, logic, rhetoric, history, and hands-on experiments. The one subject we intentionally leave to you is mathematics, so you can pair GCE with whatever math curriculum fits your child. Because our program runs only about four hours of live class a week, you’ll have plenty of room to add math and prepare for your annual assessment. Your child gets a classical education most schools can’t touch.
How to Start Homeschooling in West Virginia
- If your child is in public school, withdraw them before you begin.
- File your one-time Notice of Intent with your county superintendent.
- Choose your curriculum and begin teaching.
- Complete an annual assessment — a standardized test, public school testing, or a portfolio review — and keep the results on file for three years.
We take the heaviest part — the actual teaching — off your plate.
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West Virginia gives you the freedom to homeschool. We give you a way to do it well without losing your life to it. That promise has a name: 4 Hours to Freedom. Your child attends about four hours of live, expert-led class each week and does no more than four hours of independent work a day — leaving real time for family, faith, activities, and rest.
What sets the program apart:
- Live, expert-led classes. Real teachers, real discussion — not videos your child watches alone.
- A true classical education. The trivium — grammar, logic, and rhetoric — taught through great books, writing, and Socratic discussion, so your child learns to think, not just memorize.
- Science, research, and experiments built in. The base program trades rote math drills for hands-on science and real research skills.
- Grades 3 through 12, one continuous journey. A coherent, rigorous path from the elementary years to graduation.
- One flat tuition. $1,200 per year for the full-year base program — no per-course surprises.
West Virginia Homeschool FAQ
Do I have to notify the state of West Virginia to homeschool?
Yes — file a one-time Notice of Intent with your county superintendent when you begin. There’s no annual re-filing.
Does my child have to take standardized tests?
You complete one annual assessment — a standardized test, the public school testing program, or a portfolio review by a certified teacher. You choose the option.
West Virginia’s assessment covers math — does GCE include math?
The GCE base program does not include math; it focuses on classical subjects plus science and research. You pair it with any math curriculum you like. With only about four hours of class a week, you’ll have time to add it easily.
What grades do you serve?
Grades 3 through 12 — one continuous classical education from the elementary years through high school graduation.
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