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

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 109 private schools belonging to membership associations in Hawaii.
The most popular school membership associations are Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) (39% of schools), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (28% of schools) and National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (27% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 109

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 109

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

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Alternative School Network
2
3,450
100%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
5
1,444
33%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
9
734
56%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
1
68
100%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
17
3,811
78%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
149
95%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
1
-
-
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
3
988
12%
European Council for International Schools
1
146
92%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
5
178
92%
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)
43
18,601
68%
Institute for Independent Education
2
1,608
70%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
1
918
-
International Coalition of Girls Schools
1
466
85%
MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
175
80%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
9
943
62%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
2
2,112
84%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
5
3,141
77%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
29
19,868
77%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
2
595
60%
National Catholic Education Association
1
219
75%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
22
6,355
74%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
1
146
92%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
1
3,188
100%
National Coalition of Girls
2
555
80%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
4
634
45%
National Independent Private Schools Association
4
911
35%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
2
387
69%
Other Montessori association(s)
1
68
100%
Other religious school association(s)
6
1,771
70%
Other school association(s)
21
7,421
93%
Other special emphasis association(s)
4
1,378
81%
Society For Classical Learning
1
-
-
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
2
1,510
87%
State or regional independent school association
17
2,543
66%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
2
667
22%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
2
856
8%
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
31
10,999
72%

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