UT Elementary School is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year.
For information on enrolling in Pre-Kindergarten with UT Elementary, please see our Pre-K Application page.
Attendance Area*
UT Elementary School was created to serve families in East Austin. Priority enrollment is given to residents in our targeted area of service:
- 78702
- 78721
- 78722
- 78723
- 78724
- 78741
- 78744
To inquire if there are vacancies for students beyond the East Austin priority attendance area, please email us at ut.elementary@austin.utexas.edu or call us at 512.495.3300. Please remember, not all grades may have availabilities and only grades with vacancies will accept additional students.
Kindergarten through 5th Grade Applicants
UT Elementary School is accepting applications for any vacancies and the waitlist for the 2025-2026 school year. Please complete the application using the link below.
Please note: once a student is enrolled in Kindergarten through 5th grade, they will remain a student. It is not necessary for accepted students to reapply for enrollment every year.
Link to 2025-2026 Application: 25-26 UT Elementary Kinder – 5th Grade Application (Please note: This link will take you to a DocuSign form.)
Applications for the 2026-2027 school year (Kinder – 5th) will open in January 2026.
Campus Tours
We wil be offering group tours on the following dates:
📅 TBD
⏰ 4:30 PM (prompt start time)
📍 UT Elementary School
No sign-up is required. Please bring a valid form of identification.
If you have questions, please call: (512) 495-3300 or email ut.elementary@austin.utexas.edu.
UT Elementary is operated by The University of Texas at Austin and is an open-enrollment public charter school, free to students, with a lottery-based admission system. The school enrolls children in grade levels pre-kindergarten through fifth.
Updated 8/18/2025
