The Rubicon Academy: TEFA Status, Tuition Help & Funding

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 The Rubicon Academy

$10,474

TEFA private-school award, 2026-27 — the same at every grade served here (K-8)

$15,943 to $17,073

Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a Conroe 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

The Rubicon Academy appears in the Texas Comptroller's TEFA participating-school finder (checked October 9, 2026). A Houston-area student who holds a Texas Education Freedom Account can use it here. For 2026-27 that is $10,474 per student, deposited 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and 50% on February 1, and paid to the school through the Odyssey platform. To participate, a school must be accredited by a TEPSAC-recognized organization or TEA, have operated at least two school years, and give an annual norm-referenced test in grades 3-12.

The school reports special education services or a learning-differences focus. A TEFA student with an IEP on file can receive more than the standard award. For a Conroe ISD resident, that is roughly $15,943 to $17,073 for regular-campus IEP settings, capped at $30,000.

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 (2023-24), the school reported 14 K-12 students, 3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a 4.1176470588:1 student-teacher ratio.

Questions to ask this school

Do you participate in TEFA, and are you confirming enrollments for families awarded in the next cycle?
What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be paid from the TEFA account?
Which discounts do you offer (sibling, church member, employee), and what need-based aid is available for the balance?
Will you accept the TEFA payment schedule (25% July, 25% October, 50% February), or do you need a deposit from personal funds?
Which IEP settings and diagnoses do you have room for right now? Do you bill on-campus therapies as school fees?

TEFA with an IEP: what it's worth near The Woodlands

Home district	TEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026)	IEP: speech only (00)	IEP: mainstream (40)	IEP: resource / self-contained (41-45)	IEP: residential facility (81-89)
Conroe ISD	1297	$11,430	$17,073	$15,943	$26,255

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 →