Smart Schools
800 Wilcrest Drive, Suite 209, Houston, TX 77042Open, per Google (checked Oct 8, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- From Houston center
- 11.4 miles
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.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
Smart Schools tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $23,230 to $32,000 a year, published by 3 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 Smart Schools?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Briarwood School | $31,000 to $32,000 | 2026-27 | 1.3 |
| Grace School | $23,230 to $26,850 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
| Grace School, Houston | $23,230 to $26,850 | 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 Briarwood School ✓ | 1-11 | 272 | 1 |
| Yorkshire Academy | K-5 | 98 | 1 |
| Grace School | PreK-8 | 360 | 2 |
| Grace School, Houston | PreK-8 | 368 | 2 |
| Pines Presbyterian Preschool | PreK-Transitional K | 27 | 2 |
| Smaller Scholars Montessori | PreK-6 | 232 | 2 |
| Memorial Private High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Holy Spirit Episcopal School - Houston | PreK-8 | 77 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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