Homeschool benefits: Teton County School District 1

Teton County School District #1 (TCSD) lets homeschooled students take the Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP), the state test it gives up to three times a year, when a parent asks. Tell the district's assessment coordinator you want to take part, and TCSD will contact you in the spring to set a time and place.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Is homeschooled

   TCSD says home school students are eligible to take the WY-TOPP upon request. The district also asks homeschool families to complete its homeschool form and submit it to TCSD.

2. Asks the district

   Contact Stephen Prange, TCSD #1 Assessment Coordinator, to request testing and ask about the schedule.

3. Is in a tested grade

   English language arts and math cover kindergarten through grade 10, writing covers grades 3, 5, 7, and 9, and science covers grades 4, 8, and 10.

Tests by grade

TCSD's home school page lists how often each grade takes the WY-TOPP.

Kindergarten

Spring only

Grades 1-2

2

Grades 3-10

3

Writing, grades 3, 5, 7, and 9

Included

Science, grades 4, 8, and 10

Included

The page does not mention a fee or say whether homeschool students sit for every session or only the spring one, so ask the assessment coordinator when you request testing.

How to request testing

1. When you start homeschooling

   Submit the homeschool form

   Complete TCSD's homeschool form, linked with its Homeschooling Policy IHBG, and submit it to the district.

2. Before spring

   Request testing

   Email sprange@tcsd.org or call 307-732-9423 to say your child will take the WY-TOPP.

3. In the spring

   Get the time and place

   TCSD notifies participating families in the spring, before testing, to set up when and where your child tests.

4. After testing

   Read the scores

   Scores come back soon after testing, but the Wyoming Department of Education's growth reports arrive only in August.

What it includes

Included

• WY-TOPP English language arts and math
• WY-TOPP writing in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9
• WY-TOPP science in grades 4, 8, and 10
• State growth reports each August

Who to contact about testing

Stephen Prange answers questions about the WY-TOPP and the testing schedule for homeschool students.

sprange@tcsd.org 307-732-9423 Home school page

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Wyoming

To withdraw a child under 18, a parent, guardian, or other responsible person must meet in person with a school counselor or administrator and give written consent. This does not apply if the district was already told the child will enroll in another district, a private school, or a home-based program. Since July 1, 2025, families no longer submit curriculum to the district.

Wyoming sets these rules:

• Subjects: Provide a sequentially progressive curriculum in reading, writing, mathematics, civics, history, literature, and science.
• Testing: Wyoming does not require a statewide standardized test for homeschoolers.
• Records: No routine state portfolio filing is required; keep the withdrawal record and evidence of subject coverage.
• Teachers: No state homeschool-parent credential is required.

Wyoming also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.

• The Wyoming Education Savings Account pays $7,000 a year to residents ages 4 through grade 12 who are not enrolled in public school. The 2026-27 cycle is closed, and students must cover the core subjects and take an assessment.

Read the Wyoming homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Wyoming

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