Valor Preparatory Academy
4600 Sanger Ave, Waco, TX 76710Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 365
- Students per teacher
- 10.4
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Waco 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
- 42
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 70%
- 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 240 to 365, up 125 (52%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (284 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- 4 grades (34 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (3)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 17; lower grades 33
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
- 10.4 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in McLennan County
- Larger than 9 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.
Valor Preparatory Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,400 to $18,270 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 Valor Preparatory Academy?
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waco Montessori School | $10,400 | 2026-27 | 2.0 |
| Vanguard College Preparatory School | $18,270 | 2026-27 | 2.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 147 | 1 |
| Waco Montessori School ✓ | PreK-5 | 126 | 2 |
| Vanguard College Preparatory School ✓ | 6-12 | 292 | 2 |
| Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School ✓ | PreK-12 | 257 | 2 |
| Ceac College Preparatory School | 8-12 | 10 | 2 |
| Ambleside School of Waco ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Optima Academy Online ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| St. Pauls Episcopal Day School ✓ | PreK-6 | 137 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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