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Hillsborough County, Florida

Private schools in Hillsborough County that take Step Up

148 of the 203 private schools in Hillsborough County take a Step Up scholarship. Every one of them is below, with the phone number, straight out of Florida's official state directory.

146
Private school
143
Unique Abilities
11
PEP hybrid
55
No program listed
Private school (146) Step Up's "Private School Scholarship". The paperwork calls it FTC or FES-EO. About $8,000 a year toward tuition.
Unique Abilities (143) For a child with a diagnosed disability. The paperwork calls it FES-UA. Averages about $10,000, and it is a spending account.
PEP hybrid (11) Part-time programs that pair with teaching at home. PEP on the forms.
No program listed (55) The school is in the state directory but has not told the state it takes any of them. Worth a phone call anyway — it changes.

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203 schools · sorted A–Z

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FES-EOFTCFES-UA

American Youth Academy Inc.

5905 East 130Th Ave., Tampa, FL, 33617
PK-12CoedIslamic/MuslimAccredited: FCISCOGNIA
813-987-9282 Map Claim this listing

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There are 148 schools in Hillsborough County that take a Step Up scholarship, and calling them all is a week of your life. Give me your email and I'll send you this list — sorted by which scholarship each school takes, with the phone numbers, and it prints straight from the page — plus a heads-up when the application deadline is thirty days out.

Free. One email now, a couple a year after that. I'm a Tampa parent, not Step Up For Students, and I'm not selling your details to anyone.

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FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Bayshore Christian School

3909 S. Macdill Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33611
PK-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: COGNIAFCIS
813-839-4297 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

By The Grace Of God Christian Academy

3313 E. Shadowlawn Ave, Tampa, FL, 33610
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
813-238-0998 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Central Baptist Christian School

402 E. Windhorst Road, Brandon, FL, 33510
PK-12CoedBaptistAccredited: ACTSCOGNIA
813-689-6133 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Christ The King Catholic School

3809 Morrison Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33629
PK-08CoedCatholicAccredited: FCCAPCOGNIA
813-876-8770 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Corpus Christi Catholic School

9715 N 56Th Street, Temple Terrace, FL, 33617
PK-08CoedCatholicAccredited: COGNIAFCCAP
813-988-1722 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UAPEP hybrid

Cuttingedge Learning Academy Inc.

10512 Lake St. Charles Blvd, Riverview, FL, 33578
KG-12CoedCatholic
813-374-5119 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Evans Christian Academy

14205 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33613
KG-12CoedAssemblies Of GodAccredited: FLOCSCOGNIA
813-964-9800 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Faith Christian Academy - Falcon Academy

2402 Mud Lake Road, Plant City, FL, 33566
KG-05CoedPentecostal
813-473-2090 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Family Of Christ Lutheran School

16190 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33647
PK-08CoedLutheranAccredited: FLGA-LCMS
813-558-9343 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

First Baptist Brandon Christian Academy

216 N. Parsons Ave., Brandon, FL, 33510
PK-08CoedBaptistAccredited: COGNIAACSI
813-689-9435 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

First Baptist Ruskin Christian School

820 College Avenue West, Ruskin, FL, 33570
PK-12CoedBaptistAccredited: FACCS
813-645-6441 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Fortress Christian School

119 N. Glen Arven Ave., Temple Terrace, FL, 33617
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
813-988-5131 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Foundation Christian Academy

3955 Lithia-Pinecrest Rd, Valrico, FL, 33596
PK-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: COGNIA
813-654-2969 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Huntington Learning Center Day Schoo- Tampa

13911 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL, 33618
KG-12CoedAccredited: CITA
813-908-1000 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UAPEP hybrid

Manifestations School For Innovation And Le

3717 N Central Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33610
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
813-443-6076 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Mother Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic School

17524 Lakeshore R.D., Lutz, FL, 33558
KG-08CoedCatholicAccredited: FCCAP
813-933-4750 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

North Tampa Christian Academy

5585 E. County Line Road, Wesley Chapel, FL, 33544
KG-12CoedSeventh Day Adventist
813-991-0801 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Odessa Christian School

19521 Michigan Ave, Odessa, FL, 33556
KG-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: COGNIAFCCPSA
813-792-1825 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Saint Johns Episcopal Parish Day School

240 South Plant Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33606
PK-08CoedEpiscopalianAccredited: FCIS
813-849-4200 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Saint Marys Episcopal Day School

2101 South Hubert Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33629
PK-08CoedEpiscopalianAccredited: FCIS
813-258-5508 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

St. Stephen Catholic School

10424 Saint Stephen Circle, Riverview, FL, 33569
PK-08CoedCatholicAccredited: FCCAP
813-741-9203 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

Tampa Bay Christian Academy Of Florida Inc

6815 N. Rome Ave., Tampa, FL, 33604
PK-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: CSF
813-343-0600 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

Tampa Christian Community School

960 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road, Tampa, FL, 33559
KG-12CoedNon-DenominationalAccredited: COGNIACSI
813-751-4177 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

The Academy At True Sanctuary Of Praise

6528 Hwy 301 South Suite 114, Riverview, FL, 33578
PK-06CoedNon-Denominational
813-319-5862 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

The Encounter Worship Center Christian

10701 Cross Creek Blvd 101, Tampa, FL, 33647
KG-12CoedNon-Denominational
813-934-6911 Map Claim this listing
No scholarship program listed

The Goddard School For Early Childhood Dev

13401 Tampa Oaks Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33637
PK-KGCoedAccredited: COGNIA
813-978-8100 Map Claim this listing
FES-EOFTCFES-UA

The Riverview Montessori School At Rivercre

11520 Ramble Creek Drive, Riverview, FL, 33569
PK-05CoedAccredited: COGNIA
813-741-3300 Map Claim this listing
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Counties near Hillsborough

Pasco68 Sumter3 Hernando26

Plenty of families cross a county line for the right school — the scholarship follows the child, not the address.

Using Step Up in Hillsborough County

Almost everyone calls this the Step Up scholarship. It is worth roughly $8,000 per child per year for private school, and since 2023 there has been no household income cap. 146 schools here take it. If the four different program names are confusing, here is the whole thing in one page.

Schools flagged PEP hybrid run part-time programs that pair with home instruction, which is how many homeschool families in Hillsborough County use two or three days of formal classes alongside their own teaching.

Call the school before anything else. Ask two questions: do you currently take my scholarship program, and do you have a seat in my child's grade. Participation and capacity both change during the year.

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Cities covered in this listing

Apollo Beach, Brandon, Dover, Gibsonton, Howey-In-The-Hills, Largo, Lutz, Odessa, Plant City, Riverview, Ruskin, Seffner, St.Petersburg, Tampa, Temple Terrace, Thonotosassa, Valrico, Wesley Chapel, Wimauma

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Where this list comes from

Compiled from the Florida Department of Education's private school directory, which is built from schools' own annual survey responses under section 1002.42, Florida Statutes. The Department does not independently verify the data, and inclusion is not approval or accreditation — by the state or by us. Pulled August 2, 2026. Confirm directly with the school before making any decision. Run one of these schools? Claim your listing to add your own description.

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