Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children
603 E Hildebrand Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-4
- Students (K-12)
- 109
- Students per teacher
- 4.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From San Antonio center
- 2.6 miles
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.
School facts
- Teachers
- 25
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 39% boys, 61% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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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On its website
- Accreditation it names: Cognia: sunshinecottage.org, read October 14, 2026.
- What Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children says on sunshinecottage.org, read October 14, 2026.
- Accreditation is as the school names it, not checked with the accrediting body.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 108 to 109, up 1 (1%)
- Path
- Peaked at 124 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (23)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (5)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Ungraded classes
- 26 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,320
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 2 days longer than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.4 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Bexar County
- Larger than 30 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.
Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,640 to $14,400 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 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children?
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Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word High School | $14,400 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| St. Anthony Catholic High School | $13,078 | 2026-27 | 0.7 |
| The Acorn - A School for Young Children | $8,640 | 2026-27 | 1.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word High School ✓ | 9-12 | 318 | <1 |
| St. Anthony Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 241 | <1 |
| The Acorn - A School for Young Children ✓ | PreK-K | 21 | <1 |
| The Circle School ✓ | PreK-8 | 74 | 1 |
| St. Anthony Catholic School San Antonio ✓ | PreK-8 | not reported | 1 |
| Keystone School | PreK-12 | 419 | 1 |
| St. Lukes Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-8 | 204 | 1 |
| Monte Vista Montessori School | PreK-8 | 33 | 1 |
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