Private & church schools in South Houston: Sunnyside, South Park & Hobby

Neighborhoods south of the Loop around Hobby Airport, where church schools and small academies are most of the private options. We list 5 K-12 private schools here, and 5 of them participate in TEFA ($10,474 per student in 2026-27).

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.

K-12 private schools in our directory

Participate in TEFA (state finder, October 9, 2026)

Religiously affiliated

Report special education services or a learning-differences focus

Serve grade 12

723

Students reported to the federal private school survey

By type

Catholic Schools

4 schools here

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High Schools (Grades 9-12)

2 schools here

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Christian Schools

1 school here

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All 5 K-12 schools in South Houston

School	Type	Community	Grades	TEFA	Students*
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston 6700 Mount Carmel St, Houston 77087	Catholic Schools	South Houston	9-12	✓ TEFA	472
St. Augustine School - Houston 5500 Laurel Creek Way, Houston 77017	Catholic Schools	South Houston	PK-8	✓ TEFA	100
St. Christopher Catholic School 8134 Park Place Blvd, Houston 77017	Catholic Schools	South Houston	PK-8	✓ TEFA	151
St. Peter Catholic High School 6220 La Salette St, Houston 77021	Catholic Schools	South Houston	9-12	✓ TEFA	—
The Paracletus School 14007 S Freeway, Houston 77047	Christian Schools Christian	South Houston	PK-8	✓ TEFA	—

* K-12 enrollment reported to the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 or 2021-22). "Not listed" means the school did not appear in the state TEFA finder on October 9, 2026.

19 TEFA pre-K providers in South Houston →

TEFA with an IEP for families here

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)
Houston ISD	3327	$11,393	$16,818	$15,731	$25,645
Pasadena ISD	502	$11,403	$16,881	$15,784	$25,796

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 →

ZIP codes: 77017, 77021, 77033, 77047, 77048, 77051, 77061, 77087

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