Incarnate Word Academy
609 Crawford St., Houston, TX 77002Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $22,800
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 248
- Students per teacher
- 8.3
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Houston center
- 2.8 miles
Can you use TEFA here?
- 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
- Tuition
- $22,800 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $12,326, before fees
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 6, 2026.
- Award: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official site (Texas Comptroller), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 31
- Student body
- All-girls
- Diocese
- Diocese of Galveston-Houston, 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 350 to 248, down 102 (29%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (311 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (73)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 9 (51)
- Average a grade
- About 62
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,330
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 1 day longer than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.3 here; median 10.1 at 66 TX secondary schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 112 of 168 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.
Incarnate Word Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $22,800
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Incarnate Word Academy's website, checked October 6, 2026.
- 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 Incarnate Word Academy?
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- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 TEFA award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
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- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; whether seats are still open. More questions to ask
Incarnate Word Academy admissions
- Application deadline
- December 14, 2026
- Applications opened
- August 17, 2026
- School year
- 2027-28
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone Academy | $18,862 | 2026-27 | 1.3 |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | $30,830 to $36,130 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral House Episcipol School | PreK-Transitional K | 13 | <1 |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe School ✓ | PreK-8 | 195 | <1 |
| Yellowstone Academy ✓ | PreK-5 | 215 | 1 |
| Elderflower Montessori ✓ | K-6 | not reported | 1 |
| Montessori School Downtown ✓ | K-2 | 17 | 2 |
| The School for Young Children ✓ | K | 32 | 2 |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | PreK-8 | 632 | 2 |
| The Joy School | K-8 | 159 | 3 |
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