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St. Teresa Catholic School

5001 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $15,180
Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
293
Students per teacher
8.7
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Phoenix center
9.3 miles

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Can you use ESA here?

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How the ESA list works
Applying
Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.

Source: ESA official source.

What you would pay here

Net cost
ESA’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
35
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Phoenix, AZ
Setting
City
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

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

63 PK 18 TK 36 K 35 1 28 2 23 3 36 4 31 5 30 6 24 7 32 8
Largest grade
Kindergarten and grade 4 (36 each)
Smallest grade
Transitional kindergarten (18)
Average a grade
About 29

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Arizona
Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
School day, against Arizona
About the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 8.7 AZ median 11.6
Students per teacher
This school 293 County median 136
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
8.7 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
Size in Maricopa County
Larger than 121 of 160 other schools we list

St. Teresa Catholic School tuition, and what ESA pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$15,180
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$15,600

Full rate for one child is $15,180 (K to 5) and $15,600 (6 to 8); active Catholics of other parishes pay $11,230 and $11,650, and St. Theresa parishioners $10,190 and $10,500. Lower rates apply to second and later children.

Tuition from St. Teresa Catholic School's website, checked October 6, 2026.

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
Award
About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
How it varies
We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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St. Teresa Catholic School admissions

Applications opened
October 30, 2026
School year
2027-28
Deadline
Not given on the admissions page we checked

Applications for 2027-28 open Friday, October 30; the priority enrollment deadline is in January 2027.

Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.

Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
St. Theresa Catholic School$15,180 to $15,6002026-270.0
New Way Academy$33,0002026-270.4
Phoenix Country Day School$32,900 to $37,3002026-272.9

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
St. Theresa Catholic SchoolPreK-833116.6Roman Catholic<1
Arcadia Montessori SchoolK72.3Nonsectarian<1
New Way Academy2-122547Nonsectarian<1
Christ Lutheran SchoolPreK-850015.9Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)2
Phoenix Country Day SchoolPreK-127304.8Nonsectarian3
Valiant College Preparatory6-12508.3Nonsectarian3
Acton Academy PhoenixK-73416.2Nonsectarian3
Phoenix Christian School Pk-8PreK-814410.4Calvinist3

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