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

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 661 private schools belonging to membership associations in Virginia.

The most popular school membership associations are Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (17% of schools), Other school association(s) (16% of schools) and Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) (14% of schools).

Saint Ann Catholic School Photo - Join us for Saint Ann's Preschool Open House Sunday March 23rd 10:00am - 1:00pm.

St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School Photo - St. Stephen's and St. Agnes Lower school serves 3-year-olds through 5th grade. Offering vibrant learning spaces with a rigorous curriculum in a safe and inclusive environment where children are known, cherished, and encouraged to explore. https://www.sssas.org/academics/lower

Providence Christian Academy Photo - Come out and visit our new building.

Fusion Academy Loudoun Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.

Ideaventions Academy For Mathematics And Science Photo - 30-minute walks through the woods every day.

Fusion Academy Tysons Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

Fairfax Christian School Photo - Fairfax Christian School lower school students benefit from exceptional teachers, and advanced curriculum.

The Nysmith School Photo - 1:9 teacher/ student ratio allows teachers to help every child succeed. At The Nysmith School, students receive 45 minutes of hands-on science instruction every day.

Norfolk Academy Photo - Norfolk Academy's Wynne-Darden stadium features a turf field for football and lacrosse. The school has more than 70 athletic teams, and the majority of students participate in at least one season of athletics. Facilities include multiple playing fields, several gymnasiums, a weight room, and an indoor pool.

Fusion Academy Reston Photo - In our mixed-media art studio students can discover their artistic passions or continue their love of creating art. We offer painting, drawing, graphic design, and many more different mediums for students to express themselves through art.

Wakefield School Photo - Our Design Lab is a specialized area where students explore their technology and engineering skills using technology such as 3D printers, a laser cutter, a CNC machine, Vex Robotics, paper circuits, Makey Makeys, and digital video equipment including green screens. Pictured is our robotics class designing, building, and programming the robots for a battle. May the best bot win!

Fusion Academy Alexandria Photo - Students get to be up close to everything in our science lab. In the one-to-one classroom students are always involved in experiments and have a hands-on approach to learning. We have college-level tools available and the world can be their classroom if they choose to venture out of the science lab.

Hampton Roads International Montessori School Photo - Our students love coming to school! They are engaged; exploring, learning, growing and becoming independent by using interactive materials and hands-on experiences beginning at 16 months and continuing through 12 years of age. #HRIMS #HamptonRoadsInternationalMontessoriSchool

Browne Academy Photo - Founded in 1941, Browne was the first integrated preschool in Virginia.

Fork Union Military Academy Photo - Graduation Day is a happy day!

BASIS Independent McLean Photo - Students donned their House T-shirts for our first house event, cheering as new members joined Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Get ready for an EPIC year of friendly rivalry!

Blue Ridge School Photo - Battle House is the home of the Advancement and Admissions office, as well as the Alumni Reception Room.

Top Ranked Virginia 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

1,147

52%

Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)

396

26%

Accreditation International

142

20%

AIMSMDDC (Assoc. of independent Maryland and DC Schools)

146

10%

Alternative School Network

96%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

3,359

37%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

5,557

42%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

754

37%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

49%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

110

20,568

27%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

2,096

28%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

3,311

16%

Association of Military Colleges and Schools

1,212

37%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

415

17%

Bilingual School Association

144

81%

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit or Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

146

10%

Christian Schools International (CSI)

1,357

52%

Cognia

14,841

41%

Council of Bilingual Education

198

31%

Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)

197

64%

Educational Records Bureau

1,195

18%

European Council for International Schools

320

50%

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

396

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

407

19%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

479

61%

Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)

80%

Institute for Independent Education

534

31%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

1,026

International Boys Schools Coalition

228

28%

International Coalition of Girls Schools

23%

International League of Christian Schools (ILCS)

539

70%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

390

27%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

315

62%

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

79%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

7,497

52%

MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools

3,370

24%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

7,730

34%

National Association for the Gifted

122

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

3,666

15%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

5,203

22%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

30,542

23%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

18%

National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)

677

13%

National Association of Private Schools

961

41%

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

320

60%

National Catholic Education Association

720

42%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

20,093

28%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

130

19%

National Coalition of Girls

1,514

22%

National Council for Private School Accreditation

1,261

41%

National Honor Society (NHS)

2,485

48%

National Independent Private Schools Association

2,550

39%

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

1,204

58%

National Middle School Association

163

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

147

27%

Not Available (School did not report any membership associatons).

118

Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

362

20%

Other Montessori association(s)

1,382

36%

Other religious school association(s)

4,405

34%

Other school association(s)

107

17,516

30%

Other special emphasis association(s)

2,691

29%

Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admissions Counselors

657

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

479

16%

Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)

20,321

31%

Southern Association of Independent Schools

5,736

17%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

267

23%

State or regional independent school association

9,611

27%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

3,006

29%

The Jewish Community Day School Association (SSDSA)

120

18%

Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)

28,668

21%

VISA - Virginia Independent School Association

1,953

24%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

300

17%

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

45%

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