Transitional kindergarten · North Highlands

7 of North Highlands’s public and charter campuses ran a TK class in 2025–26, enrolling 186 four-year-olds.

Source: CDE 2025–26 October enrollment count, 7 campuses in North Highlands.

Madison Elementary: 57 in TKVillage TK-8: 40 in TKF. C. Joyce TK-8: 20 in TKKohler TK-8: 20 in TKWarren A. Allison Elementary: 20 in TKOakdale TK-8: 19 in TKHillsdale Elementary: 10 in TK
  1. Madison Elementary57 in TK
  2. Village TK-840 in TK
  3. F. C. Joyce TK-820 in TK
  4. Kohler TK-820 in TK
  5. Warren A. Allison Elementary20 in TK
  6. Oakdale TK-819 in TK
  7. Hillsdale Elementary10 in TK
Each numbered dot is a campus with a TK class, where it stands in the city. A larger dot has more children in TK. North is up.

Eligibility

Who can start TK in 2027–28?

Children who turn 4 by September 1, 2027 can start, and it’s free.

Age

Is my child old enough?

A birthday from September 2, 2022 through September 1, 2023 (our arithmetic from the rule). A child who turns 5 by September 1 starts kindergarten instead.

Rule: California Education Code § 48000 (opens in a new tab)

Cost

Does TK cost anything?

No. TK is a free public school year before kindergarten, and enrolling is optional. Hours, before- and after-school care and open seats vary by campus, so ask the school.

Starting ages and cutoff dates →

Where to enroll

Through Twin Rivers Unified

Campuses

Which North Highlands campuses have a TK class?

7 campuses in North Highlands had a TK class in 2025–26.

Campuses by TK headcount

  • 57in TK

    Madison Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 9th percentile

  • 40in TK

    Village TK-8

    Grades TK–8 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile

  • 20in TK

    F. C. Joyce TK-8

    Grades TK–8 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 16th percentile

  • 20in TK

    Kohler TK-8

    Grades TK–8 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 66Needs Support · 4th percentile

  • 20in TK

    Warren A. Allison Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 67Needs Support · 4th percentile

  • 19in TK

    Oakdale TK-8

    Grades TK–8 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 8th percentile

  • 10in TK

    Hillsdale Elementary

    Grades TK–6 · Twin Rivers Unified

    Scope Score 71Needs Support · 22nd percentile

Each campus’s TK headcount is from the state’s 2025–26 October enrollment count. Each Scope Score and percentile compares a school’s elementary grades with California elementary schools. A campus without elementary results shows none.

Each headcount counts the students enrolled on one October day, so it shows who enrolled, not seats open now. A campus missing here may still run TK; confirm with the school or district.

Before TK

Too young for TK? Where can my child go?

North Highlands has 24 licensed child care programs.

0

child care centers

24

family child care homes

A child born after September 1, 2023 isn’t old enough for TK in 2027–28. Until they are, look at North Highlands’s centers and family child care homes, and ask each one about ages and openings.

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Licensed programs from the California Community Care Licensing Division: child care centers as of August 13, 2026, family child care homes as of May 25, 2025. A license is not a quality rating or a current opening.