Prenda Microschool: Lighthouse Preparatory Academy Orange

Can you use TEFA here?

✓ On the official Texas Education Freedom Accounts list

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.

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

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms TEFA award Children

Ask the school: Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Community Christian School ✓	K-12	67	6.5	Assembly of God	3
Eastgate Academy ✓	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported	15
Hughen Christian School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				15
St. Catherine of Siena School ✓	PreK-8	not reported	not reported	not reported	17
The School of Montessori	PreK-1	11	3.7	Nonsectarian	17
Nederland Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				18
Veritas Classical Academy ✓	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported	21
St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica School ✓	K-8	81	5.3	Roman Catholic	22

On the program’s official list Other private schools

No new TEFA application dates are posted yet. How TEFA works.