Homeschooling in Texas: The Legal Basics
What Texas law actually requires — and doesn't require — for homeschool families, with primary-source citations.
Read the legal guideTexas homeschooling, grounded in state standards
Find the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for any grade and subject, understand the legal basics of homeschooling in Texas, and get guidance on dual credit and transcripts — all in one place.
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Dual Credit & Transcripts for Texas Homeschoolers
How dual-credit access and parent-issued transcripts work for Texas homeschool students, with the current state rules.
Read the dual-credit guideTEKS scope & sequence by grade and subject
Every page below lists the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for one grade and subject, in STAAR priority order where that data is available.
- KindergartenMathematics45 standards
- Grade 1Mathematics59 standards
- Grade 2Mathematics61 standards
- Grade 3Mathematics62 standards
- Grade 4Mathematics63 standards
- Grade 5Mathematics56 standards
- Grade 6Mathematics122 standards
- Grade 7Mathematics106 standards
- Grade 8Mathematics171 standards
- KindergartenEnglish Language Arts68 standards
- Grade 1English Language Arts73 standards
- Grade 2English Language Arts75 standards
- Grade 3English Language Arts78 standards
- Grade 4English Language Arts76 standards
- Grade 5English Language Arts76 standards
- Grade 6English Language Arts175 standards
- Grade 7English Language Arts174 standards
- Grade 8English Language Arts175 standards
- KindergartenScience52 standards
- Grade 1Science57 standards
- Grade 2Science58 standards
- Grade 3Science58 standards
- Grade 4Science56 standards
- Grade 5Science55 standards
- Grade 6Science62 standards
- Grade 7Science38 standards
- Grade 8Science37 standards
- KindergartenSocial Studies52 standards
- Grade 1Social Studies66 standards
- Grade 2Social Studies65 standards
- Grade 3Social Studies64 standards
- Grade 4Social Studies95 standards
- Grade 5Social Studies103 standards
- Grade 6Social Studies90 standards
- Grade 7Social Studies96 standards
- Grade 8Social Studies130 standards