Brilliant Minds Christian Academy, Houston TX: Accepts TEFA

Can you use TEFA here?

✓ On the official Texas Education Freedom Accounts list

State list: Includes this school
Applying: The 2026-27 application window ran February 4 to March 31, 2026: it first closed March 17 and was extended to March 31 (the Comptroller’s home page; its Families page still shows March 17). No 2027-28 dates are posted yet; the state offers an interest list for updates.

Source: the official list, dated October 26, 2026.

Award: $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
How it varies: More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms TEFA award Children

Ask the school: Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Empowerment Leadership Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				<1
Prenda Microschool: Success 4 Scholars Academy Houston ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
Eternity Christian School ✓	PreK-7	32	7	Assembly of God	3
Dar Ul Arqam School North ✓	PreK-12	252	10.9	Islamic	4
Cranbrook Learning Connection ✓	PreK-K	10	9.1	Nonsectarian	4
Nugeneration of Kids Learning Center ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				4
Assumption Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	207	12.5	Roman Catholic	5
Our Redeemer Lutheran North School	4-11	6	3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	5

On the program’s official list Other private schools

No new TEFA application dates are posted yet. How TEFA works.