Tests and assessments with West Virginia ESA and scholarship funds

What is covered, conditions and how to pay

Status

Covered with conditions. Covered: standardized, AP and college admission exams, prep courses and required achievement tests.

Conditions

Fees for nationally standardized assessments, AP exams, aptitude testing and college admission exams, and preparatory courses for those exams; ASVAB preparatory courses; certified teacher annual reviews. Out of pocket, families can be reimbursed for: a nationally normed achievement test kit or online test for the annual academic report (bought from the publisher or an authorized vendor, scoring included); ACT, SAT, CLT or AP exam fees (not prep); benchmark assessments.

Limits

Reimbursement within 90 days; prep courses and materials are not reimbursable.

Payment routes

Hope portal Marketplace (services) or TheoPay (goods), Reimbursement (listed circumstances only)

Documentation

Marketplace or TheoPay order; for reimbursement, an itemized receipt within 90 days.

Not allowed

Reimbursement of exam prep courses or materials; the West Virginia General Summative Assessment does not count for the annual report (FAQ).

Example

A nationally normed achievement test kit for the June 8 report

Source

The Hope Scholarship Parent Handbook, Qualifying Expenses with Hope Scholarship Funds, pp. 14–15 (version Updated: June 25, 2026 (PDF created 2026-06-26)). Checked 2026-10-19.

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