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

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 89 private schools belonging to membership associations in Nevada.
The most popular school membership associations are National Association for the Education of Young Children (22% of schools), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (21% of schools) and National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Nevada 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
1
810
-
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
3
48
22%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
3
608
33%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
1
215
7%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
19
4,483
35%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
205
84%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
1
97
8%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
1
90
23%
Cognia
9
2,399
23%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
4
289
30%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
3
142
77%
Institute for Independent Education
1
32
37%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
20
3,100
25%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
6
2,823
20%
National Association of Private Schools
1
330
2%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
1
34
43%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
10
4,907
37%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
1
432
17%
National Coalition of Girls
1
85
44%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
1
291
5%
National Independent Private Schools Association
2
594
14%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
1
2,210
42%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
2
529
2%
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
6
2,131
32%
NWAIS (Northwest Association of Independent Schools)
3
1,045
15%
Other religious school association(s)
7
1,551
14%
Other school association(s)
10
3,613
33%
Other special emphasis association(s)
6
691
20%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
1
286
18%
State or regional independent school association
2
299
8%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
1
90
23%
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
4
728
37%

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