Prototype v1 — dev build for design review. School records are reproduced from the Texas TEFA finder and the NCES Private School Survey (October 9, 2026); phone number and partner-fund terms are placeholders.
Independent & Secular Schools · Southwest Houston, Sharpstown & Alief

Hua Xia Chinese School

Independent & Secular School serving grades 1-12 in Houston (Southwest Houston, Sharpstown & Alief). Not currently listed as a TEFA participant. Funding fit, public records and questions to ask are below.

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 fit for Hua Xia Chinese School

$10,474
TEFA private-school award, 2026-27 — the same at every grade served here (1-12)
$15,813 to $16,916
Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a Alief ISD resident (resource/self-contained to mainstream codes)
$2,000
TEFA homeschool/other tier, for comparison, if a family chooses a hybrid or homeschool option instead

As of October 9, 2026, Hua Xia Chinese School does not appear in the Texas TEFA participating-school finder. Schools can apply at any time if they meet the accreditation and two-year operating requirements. If you are considering this school, ask whether it has applied. You can also look at school-based aid, the federal scholarship tax credit that starts in January 2027, and the participating schools nearby listed below.

Independent schools set their own need-based aid. A school may weigh a TEFA award when it decides aid, but it may not charge a TEFA family a different tuition.

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In the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2021-22), the school reported 3,250 K-12 students, 279 full-time-equivalent teachers and a 11.611289746:1 student-teacher ratio.

Questions to ask this school

  1. Have you applied to participate in TEFA? When do you expect a decision?
  2. What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be paid from the TEFA account?
  3. Which discounts do you offer (sibling, church member, employee), and what need-based aid is available for the balance?
  4. Will you accept the TEFA payment schedule (25% July, 25% October, 50% February), or do you need a deposit from personal funds?
  5. For high school: which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?

TEFA with an IEP: what it's worth near Houston

Home districtTEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026)IEP: speech only (00)IEP: mainstream (40)IEP: resource / self-contained (41-45)IEP: residential facility (81-89)
Alief ISD493$11,408$16,916$15,813$25,880
Houston ISD3327$11,393$16,818$15,731$25,645
Fort Bend ISD2024$11,438$17,122$15,983$26,372

Totals = $10,474 base + the district add-on from the Comptroller's 2026-27 Special Education Funding Table, capped at $30,000. Funded counts: TEFA Annual Demographic Report (data as of July 29, 2026). All Houston-area districts →

Private schools near Hua Xia Chinese School

We list 33 K-12 private schools in Southwest Houston, Sharpstown & Alief, and 24 of them participate in TEFA. See all of them →

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