Dripping Springs ISD offers a state-mandated and tuition-based pre-kindergarten program (7:40 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.) at each of the district's elementary campuses for children who are 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 of that school year. For registration questions, please contact your home campus. 

Registration is now open for the 2025-26 school year!

*To be included in the Pre-K Lottery process, parents must complete the following by March 28, 2025:

• Online Registration

• Click here to pay the $50 nonrefundable Registration Fee

• Parent Agreement Form (English / Spanish)

*Your campus registrar will email you to schedule an appointment once you complete the above steps. Please bring the following to your in-person appointment:

• Proof of Residence:

  • Current lease agreement AND a current electric bill OR   

  • Settlement statement with signature page/warranty deed AND a current electric bill OR

  • Current tax statement indicating Homestead Exemption (Click Here)

• Parent/Guardian Photo Identification

• Birth Certificate (Certified) - Certified birth certificates can be ordered at Texas.gov for $22. This service, offered in English and Spanish, provides parents with a secure option for ordering their child's birth certificate. The Texas Department of State Health Services fulfills the orders.

• Student's Social Security Card

• Immunization records or an Exemption from Immunizations for Reasons of Conscience that has been notarized and is the original document. (List of Required Immunizations) *Please note: DSISD will only accept a record from an electronic health record system if it includes the clinic's contact information and the provider's signature/stamp. A screenshot or printout from your child's patient portal does not satisfy this requirement.

Research shows that young children’s earliest learning experiences can have powerful long-term effects on their cognitive and emotional development, school achievement, and later life outcomes. The Dripping Springs ISD pre-kindergarten program provides high-quality, early learning experiences for our youngest students. 

Pre-K students will:

• Develop phonological awareness, letter knowledge, and early writing skills

• Understand and use increasingly complex and varied language

• Develop and demonstrate an appreciation for books

• Develop math skills

• Develop social and emotional competence

• Use language to communicate for a variety of purposes

Cypress Springs Elementary: Email Wendy Woolard  

Dripping Springs Elementary: Email Ericka Dixon

Rooster Springs Elementary: Email Jennifer Hill

Sycamore Springs Elementary: Email Kristin Fickert

Walnut Springs Elementary: Email Holly Love

Wildwood Springs Elementary: Email DSISD