Marvelously Made - the School for Young Children, Helotes TX

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-8
Students (K-12): 97
Students per teacher: 7.9
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
From San Antonio center: 13.0 miles

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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.

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School facts

Teachers: 14
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Alternative
Boys and girls: 61% boys, 39% girls
Setting: Suburb

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: 34 to 97, up 63 (185%)
Path: Grew in each survey (76 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Kindergarten (30)
Smallest grade: Grade 8 (2)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 155
Length of the school day: 3 hours 15 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 500
Kindergarten: Half day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against Texas: 21 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas: 240 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 7.9 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
Size in Bexar County: Larger than 29 of 70 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.

Marvelously Made - the School for Young Children tuition, and what TEFA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Childrens Lighthouse Helotes	PreK-5	77	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Primrose School at Sonoma Ranch	PreK-K	11	5.5	Nonsectarian	3
Scenic Hills Christian Academy ✓	K-12	154	17.1	Seventh-Day Adventist	3
Acton Academy North San Antonio ✓	1-3	7	7	Nonsectarian	3
Lutheran High School of San Antonio ✓	9-12	137	9.4	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	4
Primer - Texas ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				5
Kids R Kids No. 57 Liberty Field ✓	PreK-K	15	15	Nonsectarian	5
Pinnacle Montessori Academy of Alamo Ranch ✓	PreK-2	8	8	Nonsectarian	6

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Marvelously Made - the School for Young Children

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