2023-2024 - PreK Enrollment
Welcome to the Cumberland Academy Family!
Cumberland Academy is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school serving students in Smith and surrounding counties. We offer a unique educational experience, enhanced by state-of-the-art technology, academic rigor, and extra-curricular opportunities in academics, arts, and athletics. We are glad that you are considering Cumberland Academy to educate your child! To learn more about what our school community has to offer, navigate to the "Our Campuses" tab to be directed to the individual campus websites.
PreK students must be four years old by September 1, 2023 to be eligible for admission to our full-day PreK program.
Pre-Kindergarten Eligibility and Admissions
(If you meet one of the eligibility requirements below, then PreK is free. If you do not, then you will have a monthly fee due for the following months of September 2023 through May 2024.)
• be unable to speak and comprehend the English language
• be educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program, NSLP)
• be homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act
• be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority
• be the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty
• have ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas DFPS (foster care) following an adversary hearing
• has been in foster care in another state or territory, if the child resides in this state
• is the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award such as:
- a peace officer under Texas Government Code, §3106.002
- a firefighter under Texas Government Code, §3106.003
- an emergency medical first responder under Texas Government Code, §3106.004
If you have any questions, please email elemenrollment@