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Best Nevada Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 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 (2026)

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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