Free printable
Homeschool report card template
A clean one-page report card with subjects, grades or marks, a comments box and a signature line, for your records or a school that asks.
Homeschoolers do not need report cards for their own children; you already know how they are doing. You need them for other people: a school your child may transfer to, an umbrella school or association that asks for grades, a scholarship or program application, a grandparent, or a teenager who wants to see the year in a form the world recognises.
This template is deliberately conventional: subjects down the left, a mark or grade per term, an overall grade, a comments box and a signature. It looks like the report card a school would issue, which is the point when someone official is reading it.
The printable sheet
One page, US Letter or A4, black and white. Prints or saves to PDF from your browser.
Report card
| Subject | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading / literature | |||||
| Writing | |||||
| Spelling / grammar | |||||
| Mathematics | |||||
| Science | |||||
| History / social studies | |||||
| Geography | |||||
| Art | |||||
| Music | |||||
| Physical education | |||||
| Health | |||||
| Other |
Key: A 90–100 · B 80–89 · C 70–79 · D 60–69, or E exceeding · M meeting · P progressing. Circle the system used.
How to use it
Using the homeschool report card
- 1Print one per child per year (or per semester if your umbrella school reports twice).
- 2Fill in the school name (your homeschool's name if you have one), the child's name, grade and the year.
- 3List the subjects you taught, including arts and PE. Grade each term with letters, percentages or a mastery scale (E/M/P for exceeding, meeting, progressing) and say which you used in the key.
- 4Write two or three sentences of comment: strengths, growth, one goal. This is the part a receiving school reads.
- 5Sign and date. Keep a copy in the portfolio and the transcript file.
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Describe your children and what you use, and Kuraplan drafts the plan, the report or the record so you print a finished page instead of a blank one.
- “Write report card comments for a 4th grader who improved in reading fluency, struggles with writing stamina and loves science”
- “Convert these test scores and assignments into term grades for a 7th grader: [paste]”
- “Suggest a mastery scale and descriptors for grading a 1st grader”
Homeschool report card FAQ
Do homeschoolers need report cards?
Not by law in most places, but they are useful for transfers to school, umbrella schools and associations that request grades, program and scholarship applications, and for building a high-school transcript from a record of each year.
How do I grade my homeschooled child?
Choose a system and apply it consistently: percentages from tests and assignments, letter grades from a rubric, or a mastery scale (exceeding, meeting, progressing) for younger children. Note the system on the report card.
Will a school accept a homeschool report card?
Most schools place transferring homeschoolers by their own assessment, but a clear report card and work samples help them place accurately. Umbrella schools and associations generally accept parent-issued report cards as a matter of course.
What should I write in the comments?
Two or three specific sentences: what the child did well, where they grew, and one goal for next term. Avoid generic praise; a receiving teacher wants to know the child.
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