Waco Montessori School
1920 Columbus Ave, Waco, TX 76701Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $10,400
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 126
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Waco center
- 2.6 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
- Tuition
- $10,400 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $10,474 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 1, 2026.
- Award: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official site (Texas Comptroller), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 20
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 81% boys, 19% girls
- 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
- 150 to 126, down 24 (16%)
- Path
- Peaked at 152 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (34)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (14)
- 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
- No
- 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
- 7 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in McLennan 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.
Waco Montessori School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $10,400
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Waco Montessori School's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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 Waco Montessori School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 TEFA award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Classical School | $13,600 to $16,000 | 2026-27 | 1.3 |
| Vanguard College Preparatory School | $18,270 | 2026-27 | 3.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside School of Waco ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Pauls Episcopal Day School ✓ | PreK-6 | 137 | 1 |
| Optima Academy Online ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Live Oak Classical School ✓ | PreK-12 | 446 | 1 |
| Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School ✓ | PreK-12 | 257 | 1 |
| Valor Preparatory Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 365 | 2 |
| Eagle Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 147 | 3 |
| Vanguard College Preparatory School ✓ | 6-12 | 292 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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