How the money fits
On October 12, 2026 we found St. Clement's Parish School in the Texas Comptroller's list of TEFA participating schools, which means an Education Freedom Account can pay tuition here. The 2026-27 award is $10,474 per student, sent to the school through Odyssey in three installments: a quarter on July 1, another quarter on October 1 and the final half on February 1. Participation requires accreditation from TEA or a TEPSAC-recognized accreditor, at least two years in operation, and a norm-referenced test each year for students in grades 3 through 12.
This school enrolls pre-K students too. The full TEFA award covers a 3- or 4-year-old who meets a state pre-K criterion, and in El Paso the most common are limited English proficiency, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility and a parent on active duty. Kindergarten carries no extra criteria, so a funded child can usually stay on.
Ask about church-member, pastor-family and sibling rates. The state's tuition guidelines require a participating school to keep offering those to TEFA families, and a school run by a congregation may be eligible for the Edu Fund partner scholarship, open at any income. The registered name suggests a school run by a congregation, which is the kind of school our partner fund is built around.
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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 308 K-12 students, 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 5:1 student-teacher ratio and a 172-day school year.
Associations (federal survey): Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
What to ask the school
- Do you take TEFA, and how do you hold a seat for a family whose award comes late?
- What does my child's grade cost in tuition and required fees, and which of those fees can be billed to the account?
- Do you offer parish, church-member, military or sibling rates, and what aid is available for any balance?
- Can you bill on the state's schedule of 25% in July, 25% in October and 50% in February, or do you need a deposit from us first?
- Are you an approved TEFA pre-K provider, and do you take child care assistance for after-care?
After grade 8: nearby schools that continue
St. Clement's Parish School ends at grade 8. These schools serve grade 9 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Lydia Patterson Institute: grades 7-12, about 1 mi away
- Jesus and Mary Academy: grades 1-12, about 1 mi away · in TEFA
- Immanuel Christian School: grades PK-12, about 7 mi away
- Rose of Sharon Christian Academy: grades PK-12, about 8 mi away · in TEFA
Nearby schools with their own pages
- St. Patrick Cathedral School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 0.3 mi · TEFA
- Cathedral High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 0.4 mi · TEFA
- El Paso Country Day School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-8, 0.4 mi · TEFA
- Lydia Patterson Institute: Christian School, grades 7-12, 0.8 mi
- Father Yermo School: Catholic School, grades PK-12, 2.8 mi · TEFA
- St. Joseph's School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 2.8 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso ISD | 862 | $11,378 | $16,714 | $15,645 | $25,395 |
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 El Paso-area districts →
We list 11 K-12 private schools in Central El Paso, and 9 of them were in the TEFA finder.