The Branch School
1424 Sherwood Forest St., Houston, TX 77043Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 112
- Students per teacher
- 23.3
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Houston center
- 11.4 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
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% 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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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 115 to 112, down 3 (3%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (16)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (9)
- Average a grade
- About 12
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 174
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 2 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 23.3 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 61 of 168 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.
The Branch School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 Branch School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainard School ✓ | PreK-8 | 32 | <1 |
| Sherwood Forest Montessori School ✓ | PreK-K | 24 | <1 |
| The Parish School ✓ | PreK | 81 | 1 |
| Pines Presbyterian Preschool | PreK-Transitional K | 27 | 2 |
| Memorial Private High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Yorkshire Academy | K-5 | 98 | 2 |
| Ilm Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 155 | 2 |
| Westview School ✓ | PreK-8 | 96 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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