Forms Academy
2 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
Private schools in Melissa, TX
3 schools in Melissa itself and 9 more within 12 miles. 8 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Melissa private schools at a glance
Melissa has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 12 miles. They are Forms Academy, Adventure Academy of Melissa and Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa. In Melissa itself: 1 nonsectarian and 2 not reported in the federal survey; 1 teaches elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 9 nearby, there are 12 in all: 3 other Christian, 3 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths and 5 not reported in the federal survey; 7 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 3 are Montessori. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 32 students and 9.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 8 are on the official TEFA list, 2 of them in Melissa.
Private schools in Melissa (3)
Schools that give Melissa as their address come first, then the 9 more within 12 miles. In each group, schools on the official TEFA list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Melissa matches all of those.
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Grades PreK-1 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Melissa.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Anna Kids Academy
4 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades K-12 423 students 9.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 42% to 4-year college
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Behavior Network
10 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
Excellence Academy
10 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-10 92 students 6.9 students per teacher Islamic Montessori Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 53 students 11.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Baptist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-2 32 students 16 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
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What Texas pays, and what that leaves you
Texas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
$10,474 per private school student for 2026-27 More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Melissa?
3 private schools give Melissa as their address: Forms Academy, Adventure Academy of Melissa and Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in Melissa and 9 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 634 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Melissa is Pinnacle Montessori of Melissa with 9 students. The largest within 12 miles is Collin County Cornerstone Christian Academy with 423 students.
Which Melissa private schools take TEFA?
8 of the 12 schools on this page are on the state’s official TEFA list, 2 of them in Melissa itself. They are marked with a green check and listed first in each group. Schools marked “TEFA school” here appear on the participating-school list the program publishes on its toolkit page (file updated September 28, 2026, with 2,758 entries; about 1,600 of them are pre-K and child-care centres, which we do not add as new listings). We match by school name and city, or by phone or street where the names differ, or by a name that appears only once in the state. A school without the mark may have joined since, so check the official Vendor Finder too.
Will TEFA cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.