The Shlenker School
5600 N Braeswood Blvd Ste A, Houston, TX 77096Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 191
- Students per teacher
- 8.7
- Affiliation
- Jewish
- From Houston center
- 9.6 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
- 22
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% 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
- Rolling admissions: theshlenkerschool.org/admissions/applying-to-shlenker, read October 14, 2026.
- Application fee: $195: theshlenkerschool.org/admissions/applying-to-shlenker, read October 14, 2026.
- Before or after school care: theshlenkerschool.org, read October 14, 2026.
- School uniforms: theshlenkerschool.org, read October 14, 2026.
- What The Shlenker School says on theshlenkerschool.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 167 to 191, up 24 (14%)
- Path
- Peaked at 197 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (39)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (23)
- Average a grade
- About 32
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- 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
- 6 days shorter 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
- 8.7 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 94 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 Shlenker School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $17,500 to $32,970 a year, published by 2 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 The Shlenker School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury Christian School | $17,500 to $24,000 | 2026-27 | 0.7 |
| St. Thomas Episcopal School | $24,765 to $32,970 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Parish School ✓ | PreK-8 | 247 | <1 |
| Westbury Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 299 | <1 |
| Montessori Learning Institute | PreK-8 | 45 | 1 |
| Ohr Zahava School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| St. Thomas Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-12 | 563 | 2 |
| Nigri Jewish Online School (Digital Learning) ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Torah Day School ✓ | PreK-8 | 114 | 2 |
| Veritas Christian Academy of Houston ✓ | PreK-8 | 159 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Private schools in Harris County
- Texas Education Freedom Accounts: amount and eligibility
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