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Best New York Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 1,129 private schools belonging to membership associations in New York.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (29% of schools), Other school association(s) (14% of schools) and National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (14% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 1129

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 1129

Top Ranked New York Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (School of Tomorrow) (ACE)
18
914
60%
Agudath Israel of America
4
1,493
-
Alabama Independent School Association (AISA)
1
67
100%
Alternative School Network
3
978
36%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
36
1,967
32%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
54
6,308
36%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
8
620
45%
Association of Baptist Christian Schools (ABCS)
1
318
4%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
60
6,971
48%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
6
567
73%
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
5
626
31%
Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
1
318
4%
Association of LD Schools (ALDS)
1
143
40%
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS)
1
80
56%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
8
1,638
23%
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit or Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
2
143
40%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
4
390
24%
Cognia (formerly AdvancED / SACS CASI / NCA CASI) (Cognia)
24
6,224
42%
Council of Bilingual Education (PVSR legacy category)
5
859
75%
Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS)
5
551
50%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
4
554
62%
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
4
1,683
26%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
17
1,133
96%
Institute for Independent Education (PVSR legacy category)
8
3,006
36%
International Baccalaureate World School (IB)
11
5,867
20%
International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC)
4
1,388
31%
International Coalition of Girls' Schools (formerly NCGS) (ICGS)
8
4,366
27%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
2
85
9%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
7
1,188
70%
Jesuit Schools Network (formerly JSEA) (JSN)
7
3,949
32%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
2
205
35%
Mid Atlantic Christian Schools Association (MACSA)
2
74
85%
Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
100
36,663
38%
National Alliance of Christian Schools (NACS)
1
-
-
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
4
402
37%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
71
10,818
52%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
14
5,264
36%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
153
64,334
33%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
1
108
8%
National Association of Private Schools (NAPS)
1
-
-
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
13
1,394
69%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
328
110,217
41%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
8
2,824
71%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)
2
102
18%
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
1
160
-
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
11
1,944
50%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)
4
612
21%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
101
39,788
12%
Network for Mercy Education (formerly MSEA) (NME)
2
554
53%
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
5
2,333
51%
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
145
49,698
35%
Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators
2
397
-
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
26
5,517
51%
Other Montessori association(s)
18
1,766
32%
Other religious school association(s)
126
34,967
39%
Other school association(s)
156
43,171
37%
Other special emphasis association(s)
30
4,734
60%
Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools (absorbed SSDSA) (Prizmah)
14
5,580
15%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
6
2,051
3%
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
3
879
59%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
8
5,001
8%
State or regional independent school association
49
12,397
30%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
15
3,380
35%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)
3
393
8%
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (Accrediting Commission for Schools) (ACS WASC)
2
50
25%
Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools (XBSS)
1
315
100%

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