Best Hawaii Private Schools Belonging To Membership Associations (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 111 private schools belonging to membership associations in Hawaii.

The most popular school membership associations are Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) (41% of schools), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (29% of schools) and National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (25% of schools).

Ho'ala School Photo - Our small class sizes allow students to make life-long friendships. Communication skills are taught including conflict resolution which creates respectful dialog and dispels bullying behaviors.

Punahou School Photo - Punahou`s 76-acre campus, located at the edge of Manoa Valley in Honolulu, is home to more than 50 educational and administrative buildings. Students in grades 9 - 12 attend most of their classes in lower campus, an area known as the Academy Quad (pictured here).

Sacred Hearts Academy Photo - For over 110 years, Sacred Hearts Academy has developed girls through its educational and extra-curricular programs and ways of teaching focused on what helps girls advance and thrive.

Hawaiian Mission Academy Photo - Hawaiian Mission Academy - Stand-up Paddling class

The Children's House Photo - Rubberized/Padded areas in front of the classrooms make for a fun, safe place to engage in activity.

Christian Academy Photo - Preschool - 12th grade

St. Francis School Photo - Aloha Show is an annual program which includes grades K-12. We honor a King and a Queen from the Senior class. Many students share their talents performing with their classmates in the Royal Court. Here are some high school students after their Hula performance.

Waimea Country School Photo - Hands-on Science in our K/1st multiage class

Koolau Baptist Academy Photo - Aloha from Ko'olau Baptist Academy! We are a ministry of Ko'olau Baptist Church. Our desire is to provide a distinctly Christian education to our families and our community (Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 4:12-14). From a Bible-based, Christ-centered approach to education we the academic, physical, social, and spiritual development of every student.

Maui Adventist School Photo - Maui Adventist School

Makua Lani Christian Academy Photo - The high school campus houses grades 5-12 on a lush 14 acres with ocean views.

Holy Nativity School Photo - Built on deep relationships and personalized attention, Holy Nativity School`s motto is character, heart, and excellence. Head of School Jeanne Wilks celebrates that, "HNS is your neighborhood school in East Honolulu and is rooted in the Episcopal tradition of respect and inclusion." The small school by design serves students in Preschool-6th Grade.

Top Ranked Hawaii Private Schools by Membership Association (2024)

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

Alternative School Network

3,430

100%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

1,506

26%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

515

56%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

100%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

3,739

79%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

152

99%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

242

60%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

564

12%

European Council for International Schools

146

92%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

218

93%

Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)

19,828

67%

Institute for Independent Education

1,588

70%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

831

52%

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

226

National Association for the Education of Young Children

1,116

56%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

2,126

83%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

3,221

76%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

18,979

77%

National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)

534

70%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

5,785

78%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

146

92%

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

3,184

100%

National Coalition of Girls

758

80%

National Council for Private School Accreditation

247

10%

National Independent Private Schools Association

895

35%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

377

69%

Other Montessori association(s)

100%

Other religious school association(s)

1,975

77%

Other school association(s)

4,337

81%

Other special emphasis association(s)

1,385

88%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

1,499

87%

State or regional independent school association

2,485

73%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

749

21%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

469

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

11,878

69%

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