New Student Registration for all grades for the 2025-26 school year will open on Monday, March 3 at 3:00 p.m. On this day, families can begin registering students entering Dripping Springs ISD schools in the fall of 2025 as well as enter for the pre-kindergarten lottery. DSISD is excited to welcome our newest Tigers! If you have any questions about new student registration, please email newenrollment@dsisdtx.us.
KINDERGARTEN (dsisdtx.us/registration)
For new kindergartners, parents should go to the Registration web page linked above for instructions. Families that have never had any students enrolled at DSISD should start by filling out the "New Student Enrollment” form under the "Enroll Online" section. Families that have one or more students currently enrolled in the district and wish to enroll a kindergartner for the fall of 2025 should log into Family Access and select the New Student Online Enrollment button.
Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the year enrolling, be a resident of Dripping Springs ISD, and meet the immunization requirements. There is no deadline to complete this process, but early registrations help the district with staffing plans for the fall.
Once the application has been processed by the assigned campus, the parent will receive an email from the campus registrar with information regarding an appointment to bring in the required documents.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN (dsisdtx.us/pk)
Families enrolling in the tuition-based pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) program will be entered into a lottery to determine if they are placed at their home campus. Enrollment assignments are not given on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pre-K students must be 4 years old on or before September 1 of the year enrolling, be a resident of Dripping Springs ISD, and meet the immunization requirements.
In order to be included in the Pre-K lottery process, parents must complete the following steps by Friday, March 28:
Complete Online Registration
Pay $50 Nonrefundable Registration Fee
Complete Parent Agreement Form
Free pre-K eligibility is based on the following state-determined criteria:
Be 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2025, AND
Be a resident of Dripping Springs ISD AND
Meet immunization requirements AND
Meet at least one of the following conditions:
A child is unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or
A child is homeless; or
A child has a parent or official guardian who is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces; or who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or
A child has ever been in foster care, or
A child is eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program due to limited family income. (If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Child Nutrition Services at 512.858.3057).
Be the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer (3106.002), firefighter (3106.003), or emergency medical first responder (3106.004).