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Best Texas Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1,317 private schools belonging to membership associations in Texas.
The most popular school membership associations are Other school association(s) (17% of schools), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (16% of schools) and National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (15% of schools).

Top-Ranked Texas Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
14
3,245
31%
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
34
3,235
58%
Accreditation International
1
72
75%
Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS)
1
261
14%
Alternative School Network
1
42
100%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
23
3,204
37%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
107
15,213
46%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
25
2,880
46%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
7
1,129
66%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
208
57,436
25%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
18
2,677
51%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
35
10,189
18%
Association of Military Colleges and Schools
1
217
46%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
2
535
19%
Bilingual School Association
1
85
72%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
8
1,482
16%
Cognia
165
45,591
32%
Council of Bilingual Education
3
248
52%
Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)
2
370
90%
Educational Records Bureau
7
1,759
28%
European Council for International Schools
3
1,297
16%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
10
1,011
42%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
19
1,384
77%
Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)
48
28,215
28%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
10
5,938
34%
International Boys Schools Coalition
1
251
31%
International Coalition of Girls Schools
3
1,202
42%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
5
1,018
46%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
11
3,432
80%
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
3
2,930
47%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
2
340
9%
MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
2
1,174
3%
National Alliance of Christian Schools
3
635
31%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
128
17,005
35%
National Association for the Gifted
3
413
16%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
7
4,929
27%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
54
15,264
29%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
86
44,762
31%
National Association of Laboratory Schools
7
931
68%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
2
221
64%
National Association of Private Schools
5
588
83%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
12
1,331
37%
National Association of Secondary School Principals
1
1,097
26%
National Catholic Education Association
4
1,359
45%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
203
54,434
55%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
21
6,574
22%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools
1
84
39%
National Coalition of Girls
7
2,030
29%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
6
2,152
45%
National Honor Society (NHS)
4
1,969
8%
National Independent Private Schools Association
30
3,584
36%
National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)
3
1,281
15%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
17
4,542
23%
National Middle School Association
4
1,517
24%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
3
475
10%
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
1
68
15%
Not Available (School did not report any membership associatons).
1
50
91%
Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)
15
2,229
47%
Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators
1
65
30%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
16
3,288
39%
Other Montessori association(s)
39
3,191
37%
Other religious school association(s)
133
31,404
38%
Other school association(s)
224
44,933
41%
Other special emphasis association(s)
67
11,671
46%
Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools
1
35
37%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
4
1,003
16%
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
94
28,084
37%
Southern Association of Independent Schools
5
2,371
26%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
15
3,619
34%
State or regional independent school association
58
22,250
26%
Texas Association of Accredited Private Schools (TAAPS)
86
27,423
29%
Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
52
16,703
54%
Texas Private School Accreditation Commission
58
14,964
34%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
8
3,099
35%
The French school system abroad (AEFE)
2
955
23%
The Jewish Community Day School Association (SSDSA)
3
543
15%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
2
469
19%
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)
2
424
49%

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