26 Private Schools in Galveston County, TX, 20 on TEFA List

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Kite Academy ✓	Alvin	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Christian Covenant Academy ✓	Dickinson	PreK-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Queen of Angels ✓	Dickinson	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
True Cross Catholic School - Dickinson ✓	Dickinson	K-8	88	6.8	Roman Catholic
Primrose School of Friendswood ✓	Friendswood	PreK-K	17	8.5	Nonsectarian
Holy Family Catholic School ✓	Galveston	PreK-8	47	4.7	Roman Catholic
O'Connell College Preparatory School ✓	Galveston	9-12	80	4.5	Roman Catholic
Upward Hope Academy ✓	Galveston	9-12	83	21.3	Nonsectarian
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School ✓	Hitchcock	PreK-8	55	7.2	Roman Catholic
Abundant Life Christian School ✓	Lamarque	PreK-12	124	6.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Bay Area Christian School ✓	League City	K-12	895	12.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Bayaan Academy ✓	League City	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Kiddie Academy ✓	League City	PreK-K	20	not reported	Nonsectarian
Prenda Microschool: Apogee League City ✓	League City	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Primrose School of League City at Victory Lakes ✓	League City	PreK-Transitional K	10	10	Nonsectarian
St. Mary Catholic School ✓	League City	PreK-8	217	7.6	Roman Catholic
South Shore Montessori ✓	League City,	PreK-3	14	2.8	Nonsectarian
Arcadia First Baptist Christian School ✓	Santa Fe	K-11	111	7.8	Baptist
First Class Academy ✓	Texas City	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School ✓	Texas City	PreK-8	38	7	Roman Catholic
Friendswood Childrenss House	Friendswood	PreK-Transitional K	31	31	Nonsectarian
Satori Elementary	Galveston	PreK-6	19	2.8	Nonsectarian
Creative Corners School	League City	PreK-K	7	7	Methodist
Devereux School	League City	2-12	32	6.4	Nonsectarian
Aspire Christian Academy	Texas City	PreK-12	15	3.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Calvary Childhood Education Ministry	Texas City	PreK-4	9	3.6	Baptist

Galveston County private schools at a glance

Towns: 10; the most in League City (8), Galveston (4) and Texas City (4)
Among Texas counties: 12th most private schools of 132; 2% of the state’s 1,733
Typical school: 80 students (14 reporting)
Smallest and largest: South Shore Montessori, 14 students; Bay Area Christian School, 895 students
Students per teacher: 7 typical, 2.8 to 31 across 19 schools
Programs: 1 Montessori, 1 special education
Association members: 8, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 70% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
Verified tuition: Bay Area Christian School $11,860
State program: Education savings account, $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
How TEFA works
Public charter schools: 5 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Texas

Affiliation, 26 schools

Catholic6
Christian, not Catholic6
Nonsectarian8
Not in federal survey6

Grade levels (overlapping), 26 schools

Pre-K (and up)13
Elementary (K to 5)21
Middle (6 to 8)14
High school (9 to 12)10
K to 12, one school6

School size, 14 reporting

Under 506
50 to 1496
150 to 2991
300 to 5990
600 or more1

On the TEFA list: 20 of 26

Galveston County77%
All of Texas73%

Where these facts come from

Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
Program list: Texas Education Freedom Accounts schools, list dated October 26, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
Award and rules: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official page, read October 8, 2026.
Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 2, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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