State requirements

Homeschooling in New Mexico: what’s actually required.

Notification required, minimum instruction hours apply.

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What New Mexico asks

Regulation level

Medium regulation

Law type

Notify-only — no approval/disapproval; NMPED does not endorse curricula

What you notify / file

Notify: New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED); Form filing — online via NMPED Home School System, or paper Notification form mailed to NMPED; Within 30 days of establishing; annually on/before Aug 1 thereafter.

Testing / evaluation

No standardized testing or evaluation required.

Instruction hours

~180 days (mirror local public school; statute does not enumerate a specific minimum)

Required subjects

Reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science

Last verified: 2026-06-30

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