The 2026-27 Enrollment Lottery will be held February 9, 2026

Kindergarten and grade level offers are made based on enrollment priorities approved by the LTS board (LTS Sibling, LTS Staff, etc), which may include a lottery. All applications submitted during the open enrollment period will be added to the lottery, with any priorities taken into account.

Legacy – Texas offers application priority status for siblings of students currently enrolled at a Legacy – Texas school. A student is considered fully enrolled when s/he has accepted an offer of enrollment, and completed and submitted all required registration paperwork. Once a student is enrolled at Legacy, any sibling on a waitlist will be moved up the waitlist along with other applications with priority status. Sibling priority does NOT guarantee enrollment, but does significantly improve the likelihood of enrollment.

On the day of the Lottery, families with an offer from a Legacy – Texas campus will receive a notification of their status via the preferred method of communication indicated on their application (email and/or text). All families will also be able to see their offer status by logging into Avela after the Lottery has finished.

An initial round of offers will be sent on Lottery day, but offers will continue being sent if seats become available. Families will also receive a follow-up call from their campus within a few days of receiving an offer.

In your notification email/text, you will be linked to your Avela account to accept or decline your offer. After you accept your offer, your new school will contact you for the following required supporting documentation for enrollment:

• Birth Certificate
• Social Security Card
• Immunization Records 
• Proof of Address – Must be in guardian’s name and dated within 6 months

No, students who are accepted through the Lottery and complete the registration process will be enrolled in the school and be able to remain there in future years up until graduation. Parents must let the school know that they plan to return each year during a re-enrollment process that happens outside of the Lottery.   

Legacy Traditional Schools are public and tuition-free. There is no tuition required at any of our school locations. Full-day kindergarten is offered at each Texas location with no fee or tuition.

Try signing in under both guardians’ accounts (if applicable), as access may be linked to only one. If you’re still unable to log in, please contact your campus for assistance. Thank you for your patience.

For families just joining Legacy today, it takes about one week from the start of enrollment to be added to the re-enrollment platform for 2026-27.

If a student is not admitted immediately during the Lottery, they are automatically placed on the waitlist. Throughout the spring and summer months, spots may become available. Enrollment is offered to the next student on the waitlist as soon as space becomes available. For example, if a parent declines an enrollment offer, we move to the next student on the waitlist until the position is filled. 

Waitlists are ordered based on application type and any applicable priority status (e.g., sibling or transfer priority). When a seat becomes available it is offered to the first applicant on the waitlist. Applicants may move up or down the waitlist depending on application priority and/or application type.

Families with children on a waitlist during the current school year must reapply for the upcoming school year during the Open Enrollment Period. Current waitlist numbers are applicable only for the current school year.

At this time the PreK program will be offered to all eligible students only.

To be eligible for enrollment in a Prekindergarten class, a child must be at least four years of age by September 1, 2023, and meet one of the following criteria.

1. The child has a parent that is an active duty member of the armed forces of the U.S., including state military forces, or a reserve component of the armed forces who is ordered to active duty by proper authority. (DoD ID will determine eligibility.)
2. The child qualifies for Free/Reduced Lunch or receives SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
3. Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or Medicaid Free or Medicaid Reduced services. (Income or benefit information will determine eligibility). Link the Free/Reduced Lunch Income Guidelines
4. The child is unable to speak and comprehend the English Language. (The child will be given a language test to determine eligibility.)
5. The child is homeless. (A parent interview by Family Support Services will determine eligibility.)
6. The child is or has ever been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) following an adversary hearing. (DFPS documentation will determine eligibility.)
7. The child has a parent who was injured, Missing in Action, or killed while serving on active duty of the armed forces of the U.S., including state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces. (Documentation from the DoD/Veterans Affairs will determine eligibility.)
8. The child has a parent eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical first responder. (Documentation will determine eligibility.)

Students must turn four by September 1st of the current school year to attend the program.

No, Pre-Kindergarten students will not be required to wear uniforms. However, Legacy Traditional Pre-Kindergarten has dress code guidelines that are specified in the Parent/Student Handbook.