Montessori Learning Institute, Houston TX: PreK-8 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-8
Students (K-12): 45
Students per teacher: 7.6
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Houston center: 9.2 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: 10
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Boys and girls: 76% boys, 24% girls
Setting: City

Member of: American Montessori Society

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

2021-22 to 2023-24: 38 to 45, up 7 (18%)

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

Largest grade: Kindergarten (9)
Smallest grade: 3 grades (2 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 189
Length of the school day: 6 hours 45 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,280
Kindergarten: Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against Texas: 13 days longer than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas: 30 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: 7.6 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
Size in Harris County: Larger than 31 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.

Montessori Learning Institute tuition, and what TEFA pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)

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
Ohr Zahava School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				<1
The Shlenker School	PreK-5	191	8.7	Jewish	1
Holy Ghost Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	153	12.8	Roman Catholic	1
Robindell Private School ✓	PreK-1	not reported	not reported	not reported	1
The Harris School	1-6	33	5.5	Nonsectarian	1
St. Thomas More Parish School ✓	PreK-8	247	12.6	Roman Catholic	2
Veritas Christian Academy of Houston ✓	PreK-8	159	8.8	Christian (nondenominational)	2
8 Million Stories ✓	6-12	not reported	not reported	not reported	2

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