Gem Express Preschool & Kindergarten
2005 Estates Pkwy, Lucas, TX 75002Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Allen center
- 3.9 miles
Can you use TEFA here?
✓ On the TEFA list for PreK to K
- State list
- Includes this school, for PreK to K only
- 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. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Early childhood
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 132
- Length of the school day
- 5 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 660
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 4 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 44 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 135 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
- 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.
Gem Express Preschool & Kindergarten tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 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
What would you pay at Gem Express Preschool & Kindergarten?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 430 | 2 |
| Discovery Montessori Academy ✓ | PreK-K | 1 | 2 |
| Nature School of Fairview | PreK-2 | 32 | 2 |
| The Academy at Church Eleven32 ✓ | K-6 | 94 | 3 |
| Sunshine & Rainbows Early Learning Center | PreK-K | 16 | 3 |
| Inspired Learning Academy ✓ | 6-12 | not reported | 3 |
| Discovery Days | PreK-Transitional K | 35 | 4 |
| American Leadership Academy | 3-12 | 8 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Christian schools in Texas
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- Private schools with pre-K in Texas
- Private schools in Collin County
- Texas Education Freedom Accounts: amount and eligibility
- All Texas Education Freedom Accounts schools
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