Castle Hills Montessori, Carrollton TX: PreK-3, 40 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-3
Students (K-12): 40
Students per teacher: 2.3
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Carrollton center: 2.8 miles

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Can you use TEFA here?

Not on the TEFA list we read

About the list: How the TEFA list works
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: TEFA official source, dated October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 21
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Boys and girls: 42% boys, 58% girls
Setting: Suburb

Member of: Association Montessori International

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 53 to 40, down 13 (25%)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Kindergarten (20)
Smallest grade: Grade 1 (3)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 200
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,400
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Texas: 24 days longer than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas: 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 2.3 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
Size in Denton County: Larger than 4 of 15 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.

Castle Hills Montessori tuition, and what TEFA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

Texas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Precision Preparatory (Digital Learning) ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				<1
Icomprehend Academy	K-12	580	23.2	Nonsectarian	3
Primrose School of Castle Hills ✓	PreK-K	23	11.5	Nonsectarian	3
Holy Covenant Early Childhood Development Program	PreK-K	8	2	Methodist	3
Mona Montessori Academy ✓	PreK-Transitional 1st	16	not reported	Nonsectarian	3
Oak Crest Private School ✓	PreK-8	42	6.4	Nonsectarian	4
The St. Anthony School ✓	3-12	70	5.8	Nonsectarian	4
Wisdom Academy	PreK-9	45	5.7	Islamic	4

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