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Hi,

My family and I may be relocating to Tennessee and I was wondering how do children there fair on the required standardized tests? Did you have to supplement or use a practice tool to prepare them. In Florida it is not required so my daughter has never taken a single standardized test.

Thank you

I am in Tennessee. You only have to take standardized tests in 5th grade, 7th grade, and high school if you register directly with the county. Some umbrella schools require them more often. We registered with the county at first but for the last 2 years we have umbrellaed under Home Life Academy because they do not require testing at all.

My son was going through a phase where even his math tests at home were stressing him out so I did not want to put him through the stress of standardized tests. Home Life does offer info on testing at home so last year I had him test at home on the computer through Seton Testing just so I could get an idea of where he stood. He was at or above grade level in all subjects and it was good practice for him to know how standardized tests are set up and that they are not as scary as they seem. We are going to continue with Home Life so will not need to test but I may have him do it through Seton every couple of years just to see how he's doing.

Let me know if you have other questions about homeschooling in TN and I will be happy to answer them. Where are you moving too? We are near Knoxville.

Thank you for your help. We are still determining if the move is more beneficial for our family rather than staying put. If we do make it to Tennessee we will be in the Pigeon Forge area.

We are almost exactly halfway between Pigeon Forge & Knoxville. If you do head this way, let me know and I can give you info on homeschool groups in the area. There are lots to choose from! Also, several of the attractions/fun things in Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg give local discounts for Sevier County residents and/or homeschool discounts. There are some great perks living in this area! Plus, the mountains are great for nature study!

So glad to hear that there are homeschool groups there. We love the one we are part of now and hate to leave them, but at least if we do I now know there are some near the new area.

I'm so glad to have found this post! We will be new to HOD next month and are just South of Nashville.

I'm in Nashville too!