Academy Prep Center of Tampa
1407 E Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL 33605Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 5-8
- Students (K-12)
- 123
- Students per teacher
- 10.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Tampa center
- 2.2 miles
Can you use FES / FTC here?
✓ On the official Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- New families can still apply for 2026-27: the Private School Scholarship (FTC and FES-EO) and the Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA) take new applications until November 15, 2026.
Source: the official list, read October 8, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Accreditation
- FCIS
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Accreditation: Florida Department of Education private school directory, read October 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 127 to 123, down 4 (3%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (38)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (21)
- Average a grade
- About 31
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 197
- Length of the school day
- 10 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 2,070
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 17 days longer than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 210 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Hillsborough
- Larger than 82 of 138 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Academy Prep Center of Tampa tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships Education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- How it varies
- For 2026-27 the table runs from $7,463 (grades 9-12, lowest county) to $12,217 (grades K-3, Monroe County). Students with disabilities average about $10,000 under FES-UA.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Academy Prep Center of Tampa?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Learning XXIII ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Future Leaders Preparatory School ✓ | K-7 | 55 | <1 |
| St. Peter Claver Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 84 | <1 |
| Scholars Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-10 | 42 | <1 |
| Manifestations School for Innovation and Le ✓ | K-12 | 68 | 1 |
| Linabean Academy ✓ | 1-12 | 10 | 1 |
| King's Kid Christian Academy ✓ | K | 5 | 1 |
| Villa Madonna School ✓ | PreK-8 | 324 | 1 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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