How the money fits
New Beginners Preparatory was listed as a participating school in the state's TEFA finder on October 12, 2026. That means a student with an Education Freedom Account can put the 2026-27 award of $10,474 toward tuition here. The state pays the school directly through Odyssey: a quarter on July 1, another quarter on October 1, and the remaining half on February 1.
An independent school sets its own aid policy. It may factor a TEFA award into a need-based aid decision, but it can't charge a TEFA family a different tuition from everyone else.
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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 350 K-12 students, 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 50.7:1 student-teacher ratio, 10% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 160-day school year.
What to ask the school
- Will you be in TEFA for 2027-28, and how do you handle a family that's awarded after the school year starts?
- Which of your fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be billed to the account?
- What need-based aid, sibling rate or church or parish pricing applies to the balance?
- Do you serve students with an IEP or a learning difference, and what support is included in tuition?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- University of Dreams at Iboc: Christian Day School, grades PK-8, 0.8 mi · TEFA
- Southwest Christian Academy: Christian Day School, grades PK-10, 1.2 mi · TEFA
- Kingdom Collegiate Academies: Christian Day School, grades PK-12, 1.7 mi · TEFA
- Advanced Preparatory International: Christian Day School, grades PK-12, 1.8 mi · TEFA
- St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School: Parish & Catholic School, grades PK-8, 2.6 mi · TEFA
- Bishop Dunne Catholic High School: Parish & Catholic School, grades 6-12, 3.0 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas ISD | 2,645 | $11,385 | $16,757 | $15,681 | $25,500 |
| Mesquite ISD | 477 | $11,413 | $16,953 | $15,843 | $25,967 |
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 Dallas-area districts →
We list 26 K-12 private schools in Oak Cliff, West Dallas & Southern Dallas, and 19 of them were in the TEFA finder.