How families pay here
Lake Travis STEM Academy was listed in the Texas Comptroller's TEFA finder when we checked on October 12, 2026, so a student with an Education Freedom Account can use it here. For 2026-27 the account sends $10,474 per student, deposited in three parts: 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and the final 50% on February 1.
Independent schools award their own need-based aid. They may consider a TEFA award when they set that aid, but they can't charge a TEFA family a higher tuition than anyone else.
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Its 2023-24 answers to the federal Private School Survey showed 40 K-12 students, 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 4.7:1 student-teacher ratio, 50% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 134-day school year.
What to ask on your tour
- Is the school in the TEFA finder now, and will it take part in 2027-28?
- Does billing follow the state's July, October and February deposits, or is a deposit due from us first?
- Which fees, such as books, uniforms or lunch, can be charged to the account?
- What aid, sibling or church-member pricing is available for any balance?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Hill Country Christian School of Austin: Christian School, grades PK-12, 0.6 mi · TEFA
- Summit Christian Academy of Cedar Park: Christian School, grades PK-12, 1.7 mi · TEFA
- Lake Creek Montessori International School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-6, 2.2 mi · TEFA
- Casa de Ninos Bilingual Montessori School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-1, 2.3 mi
- Cedar Park Montessori School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-6, 4.2 mi
- Holy Family Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 4.5 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leander ISD | 574 | $11,429 | $17,066 | $15,937 | $26,237 |
| Round Rock ISD | 544 | $11,425 | $17,035 | $15,911 | $26,164 |
| Liberty Hill ISD | 202 | $11,447 | $17,185 | $16,035 | $26,521 |
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 →
We list 18 K-12 private schools in Cedar Park, Leander, Liberty Hill & Avery Ranch, and 13 of them were in the TEFA finder.