How the money fits
EA Young Academy wasn't in the state's TEFA finder when we checked on October 12, 2026. Until it joins, a TEFA award can't pay its tuition. To take part, a school must be accredited by TEA or a TEPSAC-recognized body, have operated for at least two years and give a nationally norm-referenced test every year to participating students in grades 3-12. Families can ask whether the school has applied, use the school's own aid in the meantime, or compare participating schools nearby.
An independent school decides its own need-based aid. It may factor in a family's TEFA award, but it may not charge that family a higher tuition than anyone else.
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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 78 K-12 students, 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 3.7:1 student-teacher ratio, 100% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 180-day school year.
Associations (federal survey): State/regional independent school association (e.g., ISAS).
Ask the school
- Do you expect to be a TEFA participating school for 2027-28, and when do you confirm that?
- Which fees besides tuition can be billed to the account?
- How does your own tuition aid change once TEFA is counted?
- Do you hold a seat while a family waits for an award, and what deposit is due?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Crown of Life Lutheran School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 2.1 mi · TEFA
- Waypoint Montessori: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-6, 3.1 mi
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 3.3 mi · TEFA
- Covenant Christian Academy: Christian School, grades PK-12, 3.5 mi · TEFA
- Messiah Lutheran Classical Academy: Christian School, grades PK-8, 3.5 mi · TEFA
- Southlake Christian Academy: Christian School, grades K-11, 3.8 mi · TEFA
IEP funding for nearby districts
| Home district | TEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026) | IEP: speech only (00) | IEP: mainstream (40) | IEP: resource / self-contained (41-44) | IEP: residential facility (81-89) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdville ISD | 404 | $11,421 | $17,012 | $15,892 | $26,107 |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 371 | $11,430 | $17,069 | $15,939 | $26,244 |
Totals are the $10,474 base plus the district add-on from the Comptroller's 2026-27 Special Education Funding Table, capped at $30,000. Funded counts come from the TEFA Annual Demographic Report (data as of July 29, 2026); districts with fewer than 30 participants aren't listed in that report. All Fort Worth-area districts →
We list 12 K-12 private schools in Mid-Cities, and 8 of them were in the TEFA finder.