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The Joy School
The Joy School is a Houston independent school founded in 1997 for intellectually capable students with learning differences such as dyslexia, ADHD and language disorders, with average classes of about six students. Its goal is remediation and self-advocacy so students can return to traditional classrooms, typically within three to five years; TEFA status was not stated in the sources captured.
Contact & location
- Address
- 1 Chelsea Blvd, Houston, TX 77006 Houston
- Phone
- Call (713) 523-0660
- Hours
- Monday-Friday
- Website
- www.thejoyschool.org
Decision snapshot
- Evidence tier
- School-confirmed
- Hours
- Monday-Friday
- Tuition
- $52,080 per year (2026-27 profile, verified school update)
- Days per week
- 5
- Class size
- Average class size 6 students
Tuition, schedules, and education savings account (ESA) program acceptance change yearly and are shown with their source and verification date. School-reported funding acceptance is not an official program record — confirm in your official program account (Step Up / ClassWallet / Odyssey) before enrolling.
The full record: The decision numbers
| Tuition | $52,080 per year (2026-27 profile, verified school update) — 2026-27 school year Private School Review profile (verified school update) · 2026-10-28 |
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| Days per week | 5 days per week Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
| Hours | Monday-Friday Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
| Class size | Average class size 6 students Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
| Student-teacher ratio | K-2: 6:1; Grades 3-8: 8:1 Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
| Enrollment | 164 students students (as published) Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
The full record: Funding, program by program
| Funding acceptance | No funding acceptance is published in the sources checked — ask the school which programs it accepts, or claim this listing to add it (not documented) Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
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The full record: About the school
| Model | Private school - small / specialized Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
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| Legal category | private school Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
| Grades | K-8 Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · 2026-10-28 |
| Faith affiliation | Nonsectarian The Joy School (school's own website) · 2026-10-28 |
Worth knowing before you tour
- Tuition: $52,080 per year (2026-27 profile, verified school update) — Private School Review profile (verified school update), 2026-10-28
- Days per week: 5 — Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website, 2026-10-28
- Class size: Average class size 6 students — Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website, 2026-10-28
Questions parents ask about this school
How much does The Joy School charge?
The Joy School publishes its tuition: $52,080 per year (2026-27 profile, verified school update) (2026-27 school year), from Private School Review profile (verified school update). Tuition changes yearly and rarely includes every fee — confirm the full cost for the coming year with the school before you decide.
Does The Joy School accept ESA or scholarship funding?
No funding acceptance for The Joy School is published in the sources we checked on 2026-10-28. Ask the school directly which programs it accepts — and if you run this school, claiming this listing is how that gets published here.
How many days a week does The Joy School meet?
The Joy School publishes a 5-day week (checked 2026-10-28).
How current is this listing?
This listing is labelled "School-confirmed": the facts come from Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website and were last checked on 2026-10-28. Tuition and funding status change yearly in this sector — the claim and corrections routes on this page are how a school keeps its own record current.
Is this your listing?
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Source & freshness
Source: Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website · Last checked: 2026-10-28
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Change log
- 2026-10-28 — Initial record hand-built from public sources.
- 2026-10-28 — Website pass (expansion pass 2): fields added or updated from the school's own published pages — each updated field carries its own source on this page.
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The Joy School — visit-prep card
School-confirmed · Last checked 2026-10-28 · Source: Private School Review profile (verified school update) + school's own website
- Address
- 1 Chelsea Blvd, Houston, TX 77006
- Phone
- (713) 523-0660
- Hours
- Monday-Friday
- Admissions page
- https://www.thejoyschool.org/admissions/affording-tjs
Key facts
- Tuition: $52,080 per year (2026-27 profile, verified school update)
- Days per week: 5
- Class size: Average class size 6 students
Questions to ask before you order
- What is the full tuition for the coming school year, what does it include, and what is charged on top?
- Which funding programs do you accept, through which platform, and what is the family’s part of the process?
- How many days per week, and what are the actual start and finish times?
- What is the legal category of the program, and what does that require of us as parents?
- What is the class size and student-teacher ratio for my child’s age group?
Tuition, schedules, and education savings account (ESA) program acceptance change yearly and are shown with their source and verification date. School-reported funding acceptance is not an official program record — confirm in your official program account (Step Up / ClassWallet / Odyssey) before enrolling.