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Are there any advantages to taking standardized tests? Are you required to take state tests? I’ll go into some opinions I have about state mandated testing and maybe you can tell me your thoughts as well!

In California, you can homeschool through the public school system or the private school system. There isn’t a separate homeschool track. If you homeschool through the public school system, you will be required to take standardized tests. You may also be required to take school testing (it can be once or twice a year to test placement or improvement). You can opt out of taking state testing, but there may be some consequences to opting out of state testing.

If you homeschool through the private school system, the state won’t require you to take state testing, but the school might have its own policies to take state tests and maybe school tests. If you don’t want to take standardized tests, you can either find a private school that doesn’t obligate its student to take them, or you can file independently directly with the state department of education. If you file independently, you will not be required to take standardized tests.

What if you want to take them? Certainly they can get expensive, so finding a school that provides that option, or requires it might be a good option for you.

Find out more about your school options for the state of California.

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