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Independent & Secular Schools in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest & North Houston

5 independent & secular schools in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest & North Houston, and 4 of them participate in TEFA ($10,474 per student in 2026-27). Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, Acres Homes and Aldine — parish schools, Christian academies and new microschools.

Verified against two public records. TEFA participation is checked against the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), retrieved October 9, 2026. Enrollment, teachers, religious orientation and associations come from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education) (2023-24, or 2021-22 where noted). Tuition is not reported to either — confirm it with the school.

Funding note: TEFA is not limited to religious schools. The same $10,474 applies at any participating independent school.

SchoolTypeCommunityGradesTEFAStudents*
Gateway Academy
3721 Dacoma St, Houston 77092		Independent & Secular SchoolsGarden Oaks, Oak Forest & North Houston6-12✓ TEFA76
Homestem Academy
1337 W 43rd St, Ste B # 2113, Houston 77018		Independent & Secular SchoolsGarden Oaks, Oak Forest & North HoustonK-9✓ TEFA—
Inspire Center
2200 N Loop W, Ste 102, Houston 77018		Independent & Secular SchoolsGarden Oaks, Oak Forest & North HoustonPK-6✓ TEFA—
Memorial Hall School
2501 Central Pkwy Ste A19, Houston 77092		Independent & Secular SchoolsGarden Oaks, Oak Forest & North Houston10-12Not listed19
Prenda Microschool: Creative Minds Microschool Houston
7399 Antoine Dr, Houston 77088		Independent & Secular SchoolsGarden Oaks, Oak Forest & North HoustonK-8✓ TEFA—

* K-12 enrollment reported to the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 or 2021-22). "Not listed" means the school did not appear in the state TEFA finder on October 9, 2026.

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