Gatesville Primary opens 2026-27 registration, shares summer hours and documents needed

Families trying to place a child at Gatesville Primary School for the 2026-27 year have one hard cutoff first: kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, and pre-K students must be 4 by that same date. Miss that age mark, and the child does not meet the basic enrollment rule for that grade.

For families who do qualify, the paperwork list is just as important. Gatesville Primary is asking for an official birth certificate with a raised seal, a Social Security card, a complete and validated immunization record, a photo ID for the enrolling parent, proof of residency and, for pre-K students, proof of income through three months of pay stubs. Those records matter because incomplete files can slow registration right when parents are trying to lock in a spot before fall.

The school’s summer registration hours are limited but clearly set. During June 1-17 and July 13-23, the Primary Office is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Starting July 27, the office returns to regular school hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. That schedule gives Coryell County parents a narrow window to gather documents, update immunizations and get to campus without having to rush at the end of summer.

Texas rules add a broader layer to the process. The Texas Education Agency says districts must notify families about pre-K availability in both English and Spanish, and state law ties free pre-K to children who are at least 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 and meet one of several eligibility categories. Those categories include educational disadvantage, homelessness, English learner status, foster care history, active-duty military family status, certain military death or injury cases, Star of Texas award family status and being the child of a classroom teacher employed by the district.

The Gatesville notice focuses on the income-based route for pre-K, which is why the three months of pay stubs are part of the checklist. The Gatesville Primary website is also pointing families to enrollment and registration information alongside summer-school updates, underscoring that the district is already deep into its annual back-to-school cycle. In Gatesville, the message is direct: age rules, documents and office hours will decide how smoothly a child gets registered before the first day of class.