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American Youth Academy
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~1,223 students
Accepts scholarshipsIslamicCo-edAffordable
Tuition$12.2K/yr
TypeIslamic
Students~1,223
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Best Pre-K Schools in Tampa for Language Immersion under $20K
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Looking for the best pre-k schools in Tampa? We track 20 K-12 options that serve pre-k grades. Annual tuition ranges from $7.4K/yr to $19.2K/yr, with a median of $11.6K/yr across schools that publish a number. Tampa has the highest concentration with 20 schools. 20 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
See also: Scholarship-friendly, Tuition-Free.
Showing 10 of 20 Tampa schools
- 2Universal Academy Of Florida
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~820 students
Accepts scholarshipsIslamic/muslimCo-edAffordableTuition$14.9K/yrTypeIslamic/muslimStudents~820 - 3Cambridge Christian School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades K-12·~800 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edAffordableTuition$15K/yrTypeChristianStudents~800 - 4Corbett Preparatory School of IDS
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK3-8·~578 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$19.2K/yrTypePrivateStudents~578 - 5Christ the King Catholic School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-8·~522 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$11K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~522 - 6Tampa Bay Christian Academy
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-12·~515 students
Accepts scholarshipsSouthern BaptistCo-edAffordableTuition$10.5K/yrTypeSouthern BaptistStudents~515 - 7Saint Joseph Parish School
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-08·~278 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$10.3K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~278 - 8South Tampa Microschool
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades KG-08·~133 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$12.5K/yrTypePrivateStudents~133 - 9St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-08·~79 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$10.7K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~79 - 10Montessori House Day School 1
Tampa·Hillsborough County·Grades PK-06·~78 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$13.1K/yrTypePrivateStudents~78
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for pre-k schools in Tampa?
Across the 20 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $7.4K/yr to $19.2K/yr, with a median of $11.6K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Tampa?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
20 of the 20 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Montessori House Day School is the smallest with 36 students; American Youth Academy is the largest at 1223. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
How many schools offer Language Immersion programs?
20 schools on this page have documented Language Immersion programs. Program depth varies — some schools embed it across the curriculum, others offer dedicated tracks or after-school options. Visit each school's profile for specifics.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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