The Acorn - A School for Young Children
3501 Broadway St., San Antonio, TX 78209Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $8,640
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From San Antonio center
- 3.4 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
- Tuition
- $8,640 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $10,474 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 11, 2026.
- Award: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official site (Texas Comptroller), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 3
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Early childhood
- 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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Students and school year
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 132
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 790
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 44 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 75 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
The Acorn - A School for Young Children tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $8,640
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from The Acorn - A School for Young Children's website, checked October 11, 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
What would you pay at The Acorn - A School for Young Children?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 TEFA award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
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- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word High School | $14,400 | 2026-27 | 0.7 |
| St. Anthony Catholic High School | $13,078 | 2026-27 | 1.3 |
| San Antonio Academy of Texas | $23,700 to $29,900 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
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 Circle School ✓ | PreK-8 | 74 | <1 |
| Incarnate Word High School ✓ | 9-12 | 318 | <1 |
| Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children | PreK-4 | 109 | <1 |
| St. Pauls Episcopal Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 42 | 1 |
| St. Anthony Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 241 | 1 |
| Keystone School | PreK-12 | 419 | 2 |
| San Antonio Academy of Texas ✓ | PreK-8 | 295 | 2 |
| St. Anthony Catholic School San Antonio ✓ | PreK-8 | not reported | 2 |
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