Enrollment

To be eligible for admission, Pre-Kindergarten applicants must be 4-years-old on or before September 1, 2025, and Kindergarten applicants must be 5-years-old. All accepted scholars must provide valid documentation to include proof of birth age, Florida certification of immunization or exemption, proof of physical examination by a Florida-licensed health professional, proof of residency, and meet the following school registration requirements under Florida Law.

Tiger Academy operates a Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program for 3 hours each day (from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.) and Pre-Kindergarten Program (from 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.), 5 days a week for 180 days. All enrolled families will receive a calendar showing the scheduled days off during the operational period of August 12, 2024 through May 27, 2025. Tiger Academy is excited to announce that we will provide full-day Pre-Kindergarten for ALL Pre-K students for FREE! Families must provide the Voluntary Pre-kindergarten voucher from the Early Learning Coalition of Duval to participate in the program. Before and after-school care is also available for a fee for families if care is needed before 7:30 a.m. or after 3:30 p.m. Click here for more information and before and after-care rates.

Applications for the 2025-2026 school year are now available

Pre-K and K-5 Application

Enrollment 2025-2026

Pre-Kindergarten – 22 Seats Open

Kindergarten – 00 Seats Open

1st Grade – 6 Seats Open

2nd Grade – 1 Seats Open

3rd Grade – 3 Seats Open

4th Grade – 6 Seats Open

5th Grade – 15 Seats Open

The total capacity for the 2025-2026 school year, as determined and approved by the Board of Directors, is 215 students (Kindergarten – 5th Grade).

According to controlled school choice option, out-of-county students may apply to Tiger Academy. If there is an applicant outside the Duval County, the applicant will follow the same timeline to apply. If the school still has any opening after giving priority to Duval County applicants, and waiting list students are called, remaining spots will be available to out of Duval County applicants in the order they applied in each grade level.

Re-Enrollment Process for Current Students

Current students are automatically re-enrolled for the next school year. Parents are notified via email and/or text message when re-enrollment begins in January of the preceding school year. Students who do not plan to return for the next school year will remain enrolled until they are officially withdrawn from the school. Please contact Leanne Gorman (lgorman@fcymca.org) if you have any questions about SchoolMint notifications for re-enrollment.

Enrollment Process for New Students

New applications are accepted for the succeeding school year from January 24 until March 31 of the preceding school year. All registrants must complete an enrollment application.  Preferences for siblings and staff are acknowledged.

The lottery will take place on April 3, 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year, in the presence of a parent and a minimum of three school officials. Registrants will receive lottery results via email and/or text, immediately after the lottery is conducted. Students who do not receive a seat will receive wait-list status information and if a seat becomes available during the school year, parents are notified of the available seat.

Tiger Academy Open Enrollment Policy