Homestem Academy, Houston TX: Accepts TEFA

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.

Published tuition: No verified figure yet
Nearby schools’ prices: $9,750 to $22,850 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school

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

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms TEFA award Children

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

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
St. Rose of Lima Catholic School	$9,750	2026-27	1.2
St. Pius X High School	$22,850	2026-27	1.6

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Lutheran High North	6-12	103	8.2	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	1
St. Rose of Lima Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	353	10.6	Roman Catholic	1
Inspire Center ✓	PreK-6	not reported	not reported	not reported	1
The Gateway Academy ✓	6-12	76	3.2	Nonsectarian	2
St. Pius X High School ✓	9-12	558	14	Roman Catholic	2
St. Ambrose School ✓	PreK-8	231	6.6	Roman Catholic	2
Our Savior Lutheran School	PreK-8	264	14	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	3
Journey School of Houston ✓	1-7	10	3.3	Nonsectarian	3

On the program’s official list Other private schools

No new TEFA application dates are posted yet. How TEFA works.