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Top 20 Best Massachusetts Private Elementary Schools Belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 98 private elementary schools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) serving 27,936 students in Massachusetts. You can also find more schools membership associations in Massachusetts.

The private elementary schools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Massachusetts include Springfield Commonwealth Academy, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, and Beaver Country Day School.

The average tuition cost is $40,415, which is higher than the Massachusetts private elementary school average tuition cost of $24,445.

19% of private elementary schools belonging to National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in Massachusetts are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Kingsley Montessori School Photo - Elementary students exploring a geography work. A key component of the Kingsley mission is raising empathetic global citizens-students who care deeply for the world and work together to improve it.

Fay School Photo - Fay School is located on a 66-acre campus 25 miles from Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts, and is the oldest junior boarding school in the United States. Fay currently serves students in Kindergarten through grade nine, with an optional boarding program starting in grade seven.

The Sage School Photo - Sagers consistently show an environmentally and community-minded spirit. In Spring 2021 Sage installed "Sprout," a solar tracker that was gifted by faculty and staff of the past and present. The student-led group, Service @ Sage, also works year round to host food drives and other acts of community service.

Bay Farm Montessori Academy Photo - Our Children`s House preschool/pre-k, kindergarten classrooms accommodate children in mixed-age classrooms that provide a safe, stimulating, nurturing, educational, and social foundation for future success.

Jewish Community Day School, Inc Dba Jcds Bostons Photo - These Middle School students use technology in the classroom to create voting programs for a school wide election assembly.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Photo

The Woodward School Photo - Our "Big Blue" Historic School House. State-of-the-art renovations include a new theater, student lounge, science labs and Tech center. The interior is a bit Harry Potter like, but we love the learning atmosphere.

Park Street School Photo - Park Street School second graders enjoy their Greek gods and goddesses unit, sharing with classmates fun facts about the god or goddess each was assigned, finishing with a story. Each costume and prop give important clues to the role of each god. Which god or goddess would you have liked to be?

Friends Academy Photo - In the classrooms...

The Roxbury Latin School Photo - The Headmaster and members of Class I greet returning students on the first day of fall term.

Springfield Commonwealth Academy Photo - Field_Day_2024

The Park School Photo - Located on 34 acres near Jamaica Pond, Park feels like a neighborhood school but reflects the diversity of metropolitan Boston.

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