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Best New Mexico Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 135 private schools belonging to membership associations in New Mexico.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (19% of schools), Other school association(s) (16% of schools) and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (15% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 135

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 135

Top Ranked New Mexico Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
11
351
76%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
5
641
51%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
11
925
43%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
2
99
60%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
2
189
59%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
20
2,569
50%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
4
651
59%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
5
470
30%
Association of Military Colleges and Schools
1
500
12%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
1
217
18%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
4
1,065
57%
Cognia
13
3,936
39%
Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)
1
138
36%
European Council for International Schools
3
297
42%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
2
106
23%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
1
119
59%
Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)
8
3,378
34%
Institute for Independent Education
2
156
21%
MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
1
42
90%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
14
1,234
47%
National Association of Bilingual Education
1
25
41%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
1
509
23%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
11
4,269
39%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
26
4,521
74%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
2
166
31%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
1
7
29%
National Coalition of Girls
3
484
52%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
1
42
90%
National Independent Private Schools Association
4
614
27%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
3
289
15%
National Middle School Association
1
391
72%
New Mexico Association of Non Public Schools (NMANS)
5
2,083
56%
Not Available (School did not report any membership associatons).
1
64
55%
Other Montessori association(s)
4
399
39%
Other religious school association(s)
7
549
63%
Other school association(s)
22
2,172
54%
Other special emphasis association(s)
10
497
68%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
1
8
100%
State or regional independent school association
9
1,284
45%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
1
217
18%

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