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Best Louisiana Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 295 private schools belonging to membership associations in Louisiana.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (42% of schools), Other school association(s) (18% of schools) and Cognia (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Louisiana Private Schools by Membership Association (2025-26)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
2
719
18%
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
7
345
48%
Alternative School Network
1
26
91%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
2
87
63%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
13
1,127
38%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
1
19
40%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
29
7,596
29%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
4
1,001
25%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
1
122
3%
Association of LD Schools (ALDS)
1
236
14%
Cognia
33
11,968
23%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
5
258
98%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
1
603
8%
Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)
12
5,644
20%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
1
301
10%
International Boys Schools Coalition
1
352
13%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
2
339
16%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
2
377
1%
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
1
9
45%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
23
8,857
27%
National Association for the Gifted
1
347
23%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
17
6,906
16%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
21
12,671
17%
National Association of Laboratory Schools
3
431
49%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
1
170
43%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
3
921
28%
National Catholic Education Association
6
3,058
16%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
124
56,515
20%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
2
1,095
26%
National Coalition of Girls
4
2,911
16%
National Independent Private Schools Association
7
2,406
15%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
1
128
93%
National Middle School Association
2
1,506
5%
Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)
4
688
39%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
1
23
43%
Other Montessori association(s)
12
1,072
16%
Other religious school association(s)
23
7,704
24%
Other school association(s)
54
21,506
23%
Other special emphasis association(s)
13
3,283
16%
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
32
16,226
13%
Southern Association of Independent Schools
3
2,641
10%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
4
1,903
17%
State or regional independent school association
25
9,531
18%
The French school system abroad (AEFE)
1
422
16%

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