Private & church schools in Central Austin: Downtown, Hyde Park, Tarrytown & Northwest Hills

The blocks around the Capitol and UT, then north through Hyde Park, Rosedale and Allandale and west to Tarrytown and Northwest Hills off MoPac. Parish schools such as St. Austin's and the Cathedral School of St. Mary sit a short drive from older independent campuses, and nearly every family here is zoned to Austin ISD. We list 29 K-12 private schools here, and 17 of them were in the TEFA finder.

Where this comes from. TEFA status here reflects the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) as of October 12, 2026. Enrollment, grades and affiliation come from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education). Neither source publishes tuition, so confirm current tuition and fees directly with the school.

K-12 private schools in our directory

In the state TEFA finder (October 12, 2026)

Religiously affiliated

Report special-education services or a learning-differences focus

Serve grade 12

4,894

Students reported to the federal private school survey

By type: Independent & Secular Schools (20) · High Schools (Grades 9-12) (12) · Special Education & Learning Differences (5) · Catholic Schools (5) · Christian Schools (4) · Microschools & Hybrid Programs (1) · Church-Run Schools (1) · Montessori Schools (1).

Local districts: families living in Austin ISD, Eanes ISD held 1,058 funded TEFA accounts on July 29, 2026 (district totals include residents outside this area).

All 29 K-12 schools in Central Austin

School	Type	Community	Grades	TEFA	Students*
Abby's Learning Center 510 W 15th St, Austin 78701	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	K-5	✓ TEFA	—
Ace Academy 5206 Balcones Dr, Austin 78731	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	K-8	✓ TEFA	59
AHB Community School 4001 Speedway, Austin 78751	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	K-8	Not listed	87
American Heritage Worldwide - Online (3-12) 5900 Balcones Dr, Ste 100, Austin 78731	Christian Schools	Central Austin	3-12	✓ TEFA	—
Austin Jewish Academy 7300 Hart Ln, Austin 78731	Independent & Secular Schools Jewish	Central Austin	K-8	✓ TEFA	103
Capitol School of Austin 2011 W Koenig Ln, Austin 78756	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	PK-5	✓ TEFA	42
Cathedral School of St. Mary 910 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin 78701	Catholic Schools	Central Austin	PK-8	✓ TEFA	153
Griffin School 5001 Evans Ave, Austin 78751	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	9-12	Not listed	160
Headwaters School 809 Rio Grande, Austin 78701	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	K-12	Not listed	422
Huntington-Surrey High School 4700 Grover Ave, Austin 78756	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	9-12	Not listed	29
Hyde Park School 3901 Speedway Dr., Austin 78751	Christian Schools Baptist	Central Austin	PK-12	Not listed	739
Kirby Hall School 306 W 29th St., Austin 78705	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	PK-7	Not listed	82
Kolbe Academy 5900 Balcones Dr, Ste 100, Austin 78731	Catholic Schools	Central Austin	PK-12	✓ TEFA	—
Little Tiger Chinese Immersion School 708 E 51st St, Austin 78751	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	PK-5	✓ TEFA	67
Long-View Micro School 1201 W 24th St., Austin 78705	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	2-8	Not listed	82
Odyssey School 4407 Red Riv, Austin 78751	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	5-12	✓ TEFA	41
Paragon Preparatory 5206 Balcones Dr., Austin 78731	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	PK-8	Not listed	167
Rawson Saunders School 2614A Exposition Blvd, Austin 78703	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	1-8	✓ TEFA	—
Redeemer Lutheran School 1500 W Anderson Ln, Austin 78757	Christian Schools Lutheran (Missouri Synod)	Central Austin	PK-8	✓ TEFA	372
St. Andrew's Episcopal School 1112 W 31st St., Austin 78705	Christian Schools Episcopal	Central Austin	K-12	Not listed	973
St. Austin School 2026 Guadalupe, Austin 78705	Catholic Schools	Central Austin	PK-8	✓ TEFA	162
St. Louis Catholic School 2114 St Joseph Blvd, Austin 78757	Catholic Schools	Central Austin	PK-8	✓ TEFA	259
St. Theresa Catholic School 4311 Small Dr, Austin 78731	Catholic Schools	Central Austin	PK-8	✓ TEFA	289
TCS 600 Congress Ave, Austin 78701	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	K-12	✓ TEFA	—
The Austin School for Performing and Visual Arts 1110 Guadalupe St., Austin 78701	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	7-12	Not listed	21
The Girls' School of Austin 2007 Mccall Rd, Austin 78703	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	K-8	Not listed	143
The Magellan International School 7501 N Capital Of Texas Hwy Buildings B&C, Austin 78731	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	PK-12	✓ TEFA	—
The Magellan International School 7938 Great Northern Blvd, Austin 78757	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	PK-8	Not listed	442
Wilson Hill Academy PO Box 50115, Austin 78763	Independent & Secular Schools	Central Austin	3-12	✓ TEFA	—

* K-12 enrollment reported to the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 or 2021-22). "Not listed" means the school wasn't in the state TEFA finder when we checked on October 12, 2026.

TEFA pre-K providers in Central Austin (5)

TEFA pre-K provider	Area	Ages/grades	Phone
Fiorella Di Reggio Emilia School - North 1701 W Anderson Ln, Austin 78757	Central Austin	PK-K	(512) 798-1476
First United Methodist Preschool 1201 Lavaca St, Austin 78701	Central Austin	PK	(512) 963-5286
Jewish Community Center Early Childhood Program 7300 Hart Ln, Austin 78731	Central Austin	PK	(512) 735-8100
Spark Learning 2515 Enfield Rd, Austin 78703	Central Austin	PK-K	(512) 900-1425
University of Texas Child Dev Center - Capitol Complex 1601 Congress Ave, Austin 78701	Central Austin	PK	(512) 471-7040

IEP funding for families here

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)
Austin ISD	1,020	$11,388	$16,779	$15,699	$25,552
Eanes ISD	38	$11,460	$17,279	$16,113	$26,746

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 Austin-area districts →

ZIP codes: 78701, 78703, 78705, 78712, 78751, 78756, 78757, 78731, 78763

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