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Best Florida Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 1,537 private schools belonging to membership associations in Florida.
The most popular school membership associations are Other school association(s) (21% of schools), Other religious school association(s) (14% of schools) and National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (12% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 1537

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 1537

Top Ranked Florida Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (School of Tomorrow) (ACE)
129
8,949
53%
Accreditation International
12
9,444
49%
Agudath Israel of America
2
119
14%
Alabama Independent School Association (AISA)
1
57
29%
Alternative School Network
2
258
100%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
39
9,782
41%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
101
12,275
38%
Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
1
160
40%
Association for Middle Level Education (formerly NMSA) (AMLE)
3
1,126
44%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
10
1,236
46%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
180
58,274
36%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
41
6,213
65%
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
20
5,341
43%
Association of Independent Schools of Florida (AISF)
52
19,318
47%
Association of LD Schools (ALDS)
1
51
-
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS)
1
503
19%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
3
300
28%
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit or Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
2
257
55%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
7
2,154
26%
Christian Schools of Florida (CSF)
22
9,184
34%
Cognia (formerly AdvancED / SACS CASI / NCA CASI) (Cognia)
150
60,700
36%
Council of Bilingual Education (PVSR legacy category)
6
603
94%
Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)
1
814
24%
Delaware Association of Independent Schools (DAIS)
1
404
42%
Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS)
6
847
39%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
4
523
49%
Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS)
14
4,407
54%
Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS)
130
70,730
25%
Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC)
69
35,496
25%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
37
3,946
78%
Institute for Independent Education (PVSR legacy category)
5
981
56%
International Baccalaureate World School (IB)
19
9,173
36%
International Coalition of Girls' Schools (formerly NCGS) (ICGS)
1
873
32%
International League of Christian Schools (ILCS)
24
7,312
49%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
12
1,598
24%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
10
1,853
62%
Jesuit Schools Network (formerly JSEA) (JSN)
2
2,216
73%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
7
870
32%
Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
47
25,894
45%
National Alliance of Christian Schools (NACS)
2
689
86%
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
5
1,354
95%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
108
18,897
61%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
36
14,264
28%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
91
44,798
29%
National Association of Laboratory Schools (NALS)
6
904
41%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
10
2,758
49%
National Association of Private Schools (NAPS)
1
408
100%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
8
1,758
73%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
183
76,534
50%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
9
2,697
46%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)
11
2,089
65%
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
83
31,027
44%
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
84
12,472
55%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)
18
5,049
36%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
9
2,932
10%
Not Available (School did not report any membership associatons).
3
204
93%
Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)
2
607
60%
Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators
1
498
8%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
24
4,053
60%
Other Montessori association(s)
31
2,900
39%
Other religious school association(s)
217
48,371
47%
Other school association(s)
316
68,864
57%
Other special emphasis association(s)
66
11,257
67%
Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools (absorbed SSDSA) (Prizmah)
2
973
1%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
1
10
-
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
127
65,211
37%
Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
15
14,685
27%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
42
8,936
32%
State or regional independent school association
65
19,414
44%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
3
1,901
48%
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (Accrediting Commission for Schools) (ACS WASC)
5
2,334
35%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
5
565
32%

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