
Pre-Kindergarten
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Contact us: Phone: (469) 948-8227 | Email: ecprograms@lisd.net
Lewisville ISD's prekindergarten program serves little curious and eager minds with a hands-on learning experience aimed at nurturing a love of learning. Every prekindergarten class in LISD has a certified teacher and a trained paraprofessional who work together to provide nurturing and enriching experiences for our youngest students.
Find the 2025–26 campus with prekindergarten that you are zoned for HERE based on your zoned elementary campus.
If you do not know your zoned elementary campus, use the 2025-26 school locator to identify your zoned elementary school.
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Free, Full Day State-Funded Prekindergarten in LISD
LISD serves eligible 4-year-old students in full-day state-funded prekindergarten classes. Students must be four years old on/before September 1 of the school year for PreK enrollment and qualify by one or more of the criteria listed below. LISD does not enroll students who are still three on/before September 1 into PreK.
Bus transportation is not provided for PreK.
2025-26 Prekindergarten enrollment and qualification begins April 1, 2025.
Students 4 by Sept. 1 qualify for state-funded, full-day prekindergarten by one of the following criteria:
- Learning English as a second language
- Income
- Homeless
- Dependent of a member of the military on active duty, injured or killed while on active duty
- Currently or previously in state foster care
- Dependent of an individual who received the Star of Texas Award
You must provide the following documents to complete your child’s enrollment:
- Your child’s birth certificate
- Your ID
- Your proof of residency:
- Most recent Gas, Water, or Electric Bill -OR-
- Lease for an apartment or hotel or contract on a home signed within the last 30 days
- If you are living with someone whose bills are not in your name, we will have Residency Affidavits available; we will need the IDs of the parent/s and the bill owner to complete the affidavit.
- Your child’s immunization record
- Your child’s Social Security card (optional)
- Proof of PreK eligibility
- Proof of household income for income eligibility (SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid documentation or proof of income, including the most recent pay stubs for all income-earning members of the household)
Tuition-based prekindergarten options are available in Discovery Academy for families who live in the community and do not qualify for state-funded PreK, are PreK eligible or are LISD employee children. Discovery Academy serves both three and four-year-old students.
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What schools have PreK?
LISD offers all state-eligible four-year-old students full-day prekindergarten. Students must be 4 years old on/before September 1 of the school year for PreK enrollment and qualify for free state-funded prekindergarten through one of the six state-dictated criteria listed below.
Students must qualify by one of the following criteria:
- Limited English proficiency
- Income
- Homeless
- Dependent of a member of the military on active duty, injured or killed while on active duty
- Currently or have ever been in state foster care
- Dependent of an individual who received the Star of Texas Award
2025-26 full-day PreK for eligible 4-year-olds are available at the following schools:
- Camey
- Central
- Coyote Ridge
- Degan
- Forest Vista
- Independence
- Indian Creek
- Liberty
- Lillie J. Jackson
- Memorial
- Mill Street
- Peters Colony
- Rockbrook
- Timber Creek
Find the 2024-25 campus with prekindergarten that you are zoned for HERE.
Find the 2025–26 campus with prekindergarten that you are zoned for HERE based on your zoned elementary campus.
If you do not know your zoned elementary campus, use the 2025-26 school locator to identify your zoned elementary school.
The following schools will have 2025-26 Discovery Academy, tuition-based extended day PreK classes:
- Heritage Elementary
- Liberty Elementary
- Lillie J Jackson Early Childhood Center
- Memorial Elementary
- Valley Ridge Elementary
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Pre-K Attendance Zones
Find the 2025–26 campus with prekindergarten that you are zoned for HERE.
If you do not know your 2025-26 zoned elementary campus, use the 2025-26 school locator to identify your zoned elementary school.
Find the 2024-25 campus with prekindergarten that you are zoned for HERE.
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Registration Information
2025-26 Prekindergarten qualification and enrollment will begin April 1, 2025.
Families of PreK eligible children who will be 4 by Sept. 1, 2025, may complete Skyward online enrollment at any time. Uploading all required enrollment documents is required to complete the Skyward enrollment process.
LISD serves PreK eligible 4-year-old children in full-day, state-funded prekindergarten classes in all five feeder patterns. Students must be 4 years old on/before September 1 of the enrolling school year for PreK enrollment. LISD does not enroll PreK eligible 3-year-olds.
Find the 2025–26 campus with prekindergarten that you are zoned for HERE based on your zoned elementary school.
If you do not know your zoned elementary campus, use the 2025-26 school locator to identify your zoned elementary school.
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What documentation is required for enrollment in prekindergarten?
The following documentation is required for prekindergarten enrollment:
- Proof of residency - Choose ONE of the following:
- gas, water, or electric bill from the current or previous month
- SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid documentation, or proof of income, including the most recent pay stubs for all income earning members of the household
- Certified copy of the birth certificate or a valid passport
- Social security card (optional)
- Immunization records
- Parent driver's license
- Additional PreK eligibility documentation
- Proof of residency - Choose ONE of the following:
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PreK Transfer Request
To request a PreK transfer:
- Enroll at the school with PreK that your residence is zoned for
- Inform the campus attendance clerk that you want to request a PreK transfer.
- The attendance clerk will provide the link to the electronic PreK Transfer Request form.
- Complete the form. When you submit it, the information goes to the Early Childhood Programs office.
- EC Programs will review your request and approve or deny it by late July or August/September.
PRE-K TRANSFER GUIDELINES:
- In-district transfer requests for pre-kindergarten ONLY are processed by the Early Childhood Office. Transfer requests for all other grade levels originate in the office of Student Services.
- Approval or denial shall be based on space availability.
- Please note that some campuses do not have all types of classes.
- Most transfer requests will not be processed until late July or August/September.
- A PreK Transfer is only in effect for the student’s prekindergarten years. Parents wishing to have their child attend kindergarten at a school with PreK must submit an elementary transfer request for kindergarten through LISD Student Services.
- An approval of a PreK transfer does not guarantee nor imply the approval of a kindergarten transfer.
- The parent and student accepting a transfer agree to abide by the receiving school's standards for academic progress, attendance, discipline, and parental cooperation. Students must be delivered and picked up on time. The school principal may revoke a transfer and return the student to the home school if there are excessive absences, tardies, or occasions when the student is picked up late, if the student violates disciplinary rules at the new school, or if there is a lack of parental cooperation. Revocation of a transfer may not be appealed beyond the building principal.
- The transfer process is NOT applicable to students PLACED on a particular campus to receive special education or other district educational services.
- Transfer applications will be approved or denied by the Early Childhood Office. Parents will be notified by email of the approval or denial of the transfer request. Steps on the appeal process for denied transfers are available from the Early Childhood Office.
- Enroll at the school with PreK that your residence is zoned for
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What are the PreK school hours?
2024-25 PreK Full Day and ECSE Half Day Hours on Elementary campuses
- PreK Full Day Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- ECSE Half Day Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 10:51 a.m. and 11:54 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
2024-25 PreK Full Day and Half Day ECSE Hours at Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center
- PreK Full Day Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
- ECSE Half Day Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 10:36 a.m. and 11:39 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
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Is PreK available for eligible 3 year old children?
LISD does not provide PreK for state eligible 3-year-old students at any schools with PreK in LISD.
We do, however, provide full-day PreK for state-eligible 4-year-olds.
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Tuition-Based Extended-Day Pre-K
During the 2025-26 school year, LISD will offer tuition-based, extended-day pre-kindergarten ONLY in Discovery Academy at Heritage Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Lillie J Jackson Early Childhood Center, Memorial Elementary, and Valley Ridge Elementary.
The extended times are 6:50 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Click HERE to learn more about Discovery Academy and apply today!
Discovery Academy tuition pricing can be found HERE.
Tuition is due on the first day of every month. A late fee of $20 is charged for late tuition payments. There is no reduced rate for families who do not wish to utilize the extended hours or days.
Discovery Academy is available at the following campuses in the 2025-26 school year:
- Heritage Elementary
- Liberty Elementary
- Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center
- Memorial Elementary
- Valley Ridge Elementary
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Discovery Academy
Discovery Academy is an exclusive, tuition-based prekindergarten program for families in Lewisville ISD offering extended-day PreK with extended hours and an extended calendar of days taught by certified teachers and a paraprofessional. An application is required and space is limited.
The Discovery Academy's extended-day times are 6:50 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Click HERE to learn more about Discovery Academy.
Discovery Academy tuition pricing can be found HERE.
Tuition is due on the first day of every month. A late fee of $20 is charged for late tuition payments. There is no reduced rate for families who do not wish to utilize the extended hours or days.
In 2025-26, Discovery Academy will be located at five campuses in LISD.
Carrollton & The Colony: Memorial Elementary
Lewisville: Valley Ridge STEM Academy
Lewisville: Lillie J Jackson Early Childhood Center
Flower Mound: Liberty Elementary
Highland Village:Heritage Elementary