Made Houston
2525 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77080Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 3-8
- Students (K-12)
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 3.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Houston center
- 9.7 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
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- 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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On its website
- Rolling admissions: madehouston.org/admissions, read October 14, 2026.
- What Made Houston says on madehouston.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 and grade 4 (4 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 7 (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 174
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 40 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 2 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 35 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 3.2 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 12 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Made Houston tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $24,000 to $33,880 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Made Houston?
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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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Christian High School | $33,880 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
| Magnolia School | $24,000 to $25,000 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Monarch School ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | <1 |
| Houston Christian High School ✓ | 9-12 | 507 | <1 |
| Tsa - the Bennett School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Westview School ✓ | PreK-8 | 96 | 1 |
| The Parish School ✓ | PreK | 81 | 2 |
| Magnolia School ✓ | 1-8 | 137 | 2 |
| The Hub Houston | 9-12 | 25 | 2 |
| Ilm Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 155 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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