Dr. R. W. Goines STEM Academy
2455 SE Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76018Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 5-12
- Students (K-12)
- 75
- Students per teacher
- 7.5
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Arlington center
- 4.4 miles
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.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 10
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- 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
- 46 to 75, up 29 (63%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (55 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 and grade 12 (15 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (3)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 12; lower grades 7
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 135
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,050
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Texas
- 41 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.5 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Tarrant County
- Larger than 20 of 66 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.
Dr. R. W. Goines STEM Academy 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
What would you pay at Dr. R. W. Goines STEM Academy?
Use $0 or more.
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 still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Childrens Courtyard ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Ancora High School | 12 | 36 | 3 |
| Merryhill School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Legion Preparatory Academy (Digital Learning) ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Texas Success Academy (Digital Learning School) ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| St. Joseph Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 305 | 4 |
| Fielder Road Early Childhood Center | PreK-K | 20 | 5 |
| Fielder Road Baptist Early Childhood | PreK-K | 18 | 5 |
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