Enrollment Eligibility

Requirements for enrollment

  • To be eligible to enroll in kindergarten, a child must be five years old on or before September 1 of the current academic year.
  • First-graders must be six years old on or before September 1 of the current academic year.

Pre-K

  • Be four years old on or before September 1 of the current academic year.
  • To determine state funding the parent/guardian must answer questions about the student’s ability to speak and comprehend English, as well as about the family’s income level.
  • Parents should assume responsibility for the supervision of their children prior to being picked up by the bus and after the bus has returned.

Kindergarten/First grade

  • Be five years old on or before September 1 of the current academic year to be eligible for kindergarten.
  • Be six years old on or before September 1 of the current academic year to be eligible for first grade
  • A child who is not legally eligible to enter grade 1 may be assigned to first grade before age six. Such assignments are the decision of the District, with the consent of the child’s parent or guardian

Other grades

  • New students after first grade will be placed initially at grade level reached elsewhere. Final grade placement will be based on observations and testing made by district personnel.

New to Spring Branch ISD or have moved within Spring Branch ISD

If you are new to Spring Branch ISD, or you have moved within Spring Branch ISD and will attend a different school than the previous year, you must register for classes at the school your child will be attending.