Japanese Educational Institute
1880 S Dairy Ashford Rd Ste 170, Houston, TX 77077From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 497
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Houston center
- 13.3 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
- 36
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- 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
- 495 to 497, up 2
- Path
- Dipped to 448 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (77)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (5)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 12; lower grades 50
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,050
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 1 day a week
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Texas
- 1 day shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 75 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 148 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.
Japanese Educational Institute tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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 Japanese Educational Institute?
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 takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller Scholars Montessori | PreK-6 | 232 | <1 |
| La Maternelle French Academy | K | 7 | <1 |
| The Briarwood School ✓ | 1-11 | 272 | <1 |
| Village Middle School | 5-8 | 454 | <1 |
| The Village School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,565 | <1 |
| Primrose School of Eldridge Parkway ✓ | PreK-K | 7 | 1 |
| Five Star Montessori School | PreK-K | 6 | 1 |
| Westside Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 94 | 1 |
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