The Lilypad Farm School
18952 Redland Rd, San Antonio, TX 78259Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-2
- Students (K-12)
- 40
- Students per teacher
- 11.8
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From San Antonio center
- 11.5 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
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% 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
- 14 to 40, up 26
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (29)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
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 Texas
- 4 days longer 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
- 11.8 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Bexar County
- Larger than 11 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.
The Lilypad Farm School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Lilypad Farm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 878 | <1 |
| Holston Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Fusion Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 32 | 2 |
| Nobis Pacem | PreK-12 | 1,091 | 2 |
| Buckner Fanning School at Mission Springs ✓ | PreK-5 | 96 | 4 |
| San Antonio Country Day Montessori School ✓ | PreK-7 | 64 | 4 |
| Concordia Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 311 | 4 |
| The Montessori School of San Antonio | PreK-8 | 270 | 5 |
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