Prekindergarten Screeners

2023-2024 School Year Screeners will be available on March 31, 2023 

Early Student Registration: 2023-2024

Taking place at all elementary schools:

• Tuesday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Pre-K only)

• Thursday, April 13 from 1-7 p.m. (both Pre-K and kinder)  

      Registration for 3-year-olds will be at the same dates and times at only the following campuses: 

• Highland Park Elementary (Bilingual: Spanish only) 
• Northwest Elementary
• Riojas Elementary 
• Windermere Elementary

Families interested in PreK should complete the online verification screener for 4-year-olds or for 3-year-olds. 

There are seven eligibility requirements. Your child is automatically eligible if they:

• Qualify for free or reduced lunch
• Are or were in foster care
• Are homeless
• Are unable to speak or understand English
• Have a parent who is an active duty member of the armed forces
• Have a parent who was injured or killed while serving on active duty in the armed forces
• Have a parent who’s won the Star of Texas Award (given to peace officers, firefighters and emergency medical first responders killed or seriously injured in the line of duty)

After completing the online verification screener, families can contact their home campus to make arrangements to have PreK eligibility reviewed and verified.

• Students must enroll at the campus to which their home address is zoned. Upon determination that bilingual or other services are the needed for a student, the student will be enrolled at a campus with the appropriate services. 
• If you are unsure of your zoned home campus, you may use the interactive boundary map, located here.

Please note: Children must be 3 or 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2023 and meet additional eligibility criteria: Eligibility-Based Prekindergarten.

Questions regarding prekindergarten may be emailed to PreK@pfisd.net. For questions regarding registration packets and campus specific information, please contact the campus registrar here.