Best Virginia Private Schools Belonging To Membership Associations (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 637 private schools belonging to membership associations in Virginia.

The most popular school membership associations are Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (16% of schools), Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) (15% of schools) and Other school association(s) (14% of schools).

Randolph-Macon Academy Photo - R-MA has a 100% university acceptance rate, every year. The Class of 2023 graduated 58 students who received over $19.3 million in scholarships.

Fusion Academy Alexandria Photo - Students get to be up close to everything in our science lab. In the one-to-one classroom students are always involved in experiments and have a hands-on approach to learning. We have college-level tools available and the world can be their classroom if they choose to venture out of the science lab.

Oak Hill Christian School Photo - Our teachers engage students through a variety of activities and teaching methods.

Fairfax Christian School Photo - Fairfax Christian School lower school students benefit from exceptional teachers, and advanced curriculum.

Saint Ann Catholic School Photo - Believe. Achieve. Inspire. These three words embody the guiding principal of Saint Ann Catholic School where we develop students who follow the example of Christ in learning, leading and caring.

Norfolk Academy Photo - Norfolk Academy is a private, coeducational day school serving students in grades 1-12. Founded in 1728, the school has an exciting history and many traditions that shape the student experience. The most important of these is the student-led Honor System, which shapes school's community of trust.

Providence Christian Academy Photo - Come out and visit our new building.

Fusion Academy Reston Photo - In our mixed-media art studio students can discover their artistic passions or continue their love of creating art. We offer painting, drawing, graphic design, and many more different mediums for students to express themselves through art.

BASIS Independent McLean Photo - Primary students perform the classics.

Buford Road Christian Academy Photo - Pat The Patriot joins our cheer squad at our season opening games.

Wakefield School Photo - Our Design Lab is a specialized area where students explore their technology and engineering skills using technology such as 3D printers, a laser cutter, a CNC machine, Vex Robotics, paper circuits, Makey Makeys, and digital video equipment including green screens. Pictured is our robotics class designing, building, and programming the robots for a battle. May the best bot win!

Fusion Academy Tysons Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

The Nysmith School Photo - 1:9 teacher/ student ratio allows teachers to help every child succeed. At The Nysmith School, students receive 45 minutes of hands-on science instruction every day.

Fusion Academy Loudoun Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

Pinnacle Academy Photo - The Pinnacle Academy Future City team was invited to meet with President Barack Obama and present their winning project at the White House Science Fair.

Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science Photo - Serving Gifted to Profoundly Gifted learners in Northern Virginia.

Top Ranked Virginia Private Schools by Membership Association (2024)

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement

1,139

50%

Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)

244

17%

Accreditation International

135

16%

AIMSMDDC (Assoc. of independent Maryland and DC Schools)

146

10%

Alternative School Network

96%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

3,351

32%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

5,325

40%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

899

32%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

27%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

105

19,163

28%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

1,797

42%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

2,936

18%

Association of Military Colleges and Schools

961

37%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

451

21%

Bilingual School Association

144

81%

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit or Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

146

10%

Christian Schools International (CSI)

1,336

39%

Cognia

16,091

37%

Council of Bilingual Education

191

22%

Educational Records Bureau

1,171

22%

European Council for International Schools

581

39%

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

476

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

407

21%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

455

59%

Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)

Institute for Independent Education

760

20%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

1,172

10%

International Boys Schools Coalition

228

23%

International League of Christian Schools (ILCS)

532

79%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

416

27%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

142

67%

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

29%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

8,159

49%

MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools

2,923

26%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

7,209

30%

National Association for the Gifted

117

43%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

3,314

16%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

5,176

19%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

30,147

23%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

20%

National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)

643

13%

National Association of Private Schools

771

42%

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

2,284

60%

National Catholic Education Association

713

42%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

18,813

28%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

220

41%

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

14%

National Coalition of Girls

1,589

21%

National Council for Private School Accreditation

1,028

44%

National Honor Society (NHS)

1,689

48%

National Independent Private Schools Association

2,531

46%

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

1,056

57%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

209

26%

National Middle School Association

163

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

201

26%

Not Available (School did not report any membership associatons).

118

Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

566

18%

Other Montessori association(s)

1,593

38%

Other religious school association(s)

4,430

37%

Other school association(s)

17,533

27%

Other special emphasis association(s)

2,698

36%

Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors

652

13%

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

491

15%

Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)

22,845

28%

Southern Association of Independent Schools

5,166

16%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

237

51%

State or regional independent school association

8,703

23%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

2,359

32%

The Jewish Community Day School Association (SSDSA)

270

15%

Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)

29,726

22%

VISA - Virginia Independent School Association

536

25%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

301

28%

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

45%

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