Discovery School of San Antonio
222 Salem Dr, San Antonio, TX 78201Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-1
- Students (K-12)
- 29
- Students per teacher
- 3.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From San Antonio center
- 1.6 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
- 9
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 69% boys, 31% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 36 to 29, down 7 (19%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (33 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (11)
- Average a grade
- About 15
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 5 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 890
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 6 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 120 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 3.2 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Bexar County
- Larger than 7 of 70 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.
Discovery School of San Antonio tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
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 | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School-San Antonio ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Tripoint Schools ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Gregory the Great Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 136 | 1 |
| St. Paul Catholic School | PreK-8 | 109 | 2 |
| River City Christian School ✓ | 1-12 | 40 | 2 |
| Mount Sacred Heart School ✓ | PreK-8 | 132 | 2 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 149 | 2 |
| Antonian College Preparatory High School ✓ | 9-12 | 717 | 3 |
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