Cistercian Preparatory School
3660 Cistercian Rd, Irving, TX 75039Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 5-12
- Students (K-12)
- 352
- Students per teacher
- 6.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Irving center
- 2.8 miles
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.
School facts
- Teachers
- 58
- Student body
- All-boys
- Diocese
- Diocese of Dallas, TX
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 and grade 9 (48 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 and grade 12 (39 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 44
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 4 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
- 6.5 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Dallas County
- Larger than 75 of 100 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Cistercian Preparatory School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,000 to $10,400 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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
What would you pay at Cistercian Preparatory School?
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Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redeemer Montessori School | $10,000 to $10,400 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
| Radiant STEM Academy | $8,000 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Bloomingdales Academy | PreK-K | 14 | <1 |
| The Highlands School ✓ | PreK-12 | 344 | <1 |
| Prenda Microschool: Vod Christian Academy Irving ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Redeemer Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 66 | 1 |
| Wesleyan Academe ✓ | PreK-2 | 21 | 3 |
| Wonderland Montessori Academy of Las Colinas ✓ | PreK-K | 2 | 3 |
| Radiant STEM Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 397 | 3 |
| Childrens Discovery Center | PreK-Transitional K | 5 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- All-boys schools in Texas
- Private schools in Dallas County
- Texas Education Freedom Accounts: amount and eligibility
- All Texas Education Freedom Accounts schools
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