The Montessori Schools of Central Texas
1302 S 27th St., Temple, TX 76504Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 64
- Students per teacher
- 12.8
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Temple center
- 2.0 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Montessori Society
- 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 19 to 64, up 45
- Path
- Grew in each survey (34 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (20)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 and grade 5 (3 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- Same as the median of the 1,203 private 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
- 12.8 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Bell County
- Larger than 3 of 10 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 Montessori Schools of Central Texas 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 Montessori Schools of Central Texas?
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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 still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 162 | <1 |
| Tamra Learning Academy ✓ | K-12 | 29 | 1 |
| Hope Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Prenda Microschool: Kingdom Family Home Temple ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| St. Francis Episcopal School | PreK-K | 98 | 3 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 73 | 4 |
| Central Texas Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 448 | 4 |
| Cultivate Academy - CTX ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 6 | |
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