Best North Carolina Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 487 private schools belonging to membership associations in North Carolina.

The most popular school membership associations are Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (19% of schools), Cognia (14% of schools) and Other school association(s) (12% of schools).

Noble Academy Photo - Using research-based instructional strategies, teachers are able to meet the unique learning needs of their students.

Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill Photo - At Trinity School we are convinced that a vibrant Christian faith draws forth a rich and deep education. The Christian education we offer here involves the education of the whole person, created in God's image: We honor the life of the mind through the pursuit of deep understandings. We are a place where bright minds and open hearts meet.

Wake Christian Academy Photo - Located in Raleigh, N.C., we`ve been one of Wake County`s leading private Christian schools for more than 50 years. While we`re known for our strong K-12 academic program, dedicated faculty and staff, and winning fine arts and athletic programs, we`re first and foremost a Christ-centered school. We invite you to discover Wake Christian Academy for yourself!

The Epiphany School Of Global Studies Photo - Our Mission: The Epiphany School of Global Studies, anchored in the Judeo-Christian commandment to Love God and Your Neighbor as Yourself, is a comprehensive college-preparatory and globally-focused school where dynamic and innovative learning is stretched beyond the classroom walls, emphasizing the knowledge, skills, creativity, adaptability, curiosity, and international experiences students will need to flourish in an increasingly globalized 21st century.

Saint Mary's School Photo - Saint Mary's School, an all-girls, Episcopal, college preparatory, boarding and day high school located on a 23-acre, historic campus in the heart of Raleigh, N.C. More at www.sms.edu.

Fusion Academy Raleigh 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.

Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School Photo

Trinity Academy Photo - Innovative Classical Learning in an Authentic Christian Community

Fusion Academy Charlotte 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.

Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic School Photo - Our rigorous curriculum, which includes studying and analyzing Dickens and Shakespeare in 8th grade, prepares our students for any college-prep high school.

Fayetteville Academy Photo - Fayetteville Academy fourth graders test the strength of their bridges.

Summit School Inc Photo - Summit Library

Morganton Day School Photo - Reading an exciting book together!

Westchester Country Day School Photo - Westchester Country Day is a college preparatory school that seeks to educate each child toward moral, academic, artistic, and athletic excellence in a nurturing, family environment where students, teachers, and parents support one another.

Top Ranked North Carolina Private Schools by Membership Association (2024)

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement

1,169

10%

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

1,696

28%

Accreditation International

100%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

12,072

23%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

4,222

25%

Association for Experiential Education (AEE)

467

14%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

205

22%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

206

24%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

31,191

23%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

553

28%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

3,325

12%

Association of Military Colleges and Schools

120

36%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

471

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

273

Christian Schools International (CSI)

2,681

21%

Cognia

22,225

18%

Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)

400

50%

Educational Records Bureau

904

42%

European Council for International Schools

118

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

132

12%

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

988

13%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

912

48%

Institute for Independent Education

2,921

16%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

2,438

12%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

137

20%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

716

70%

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

356

10%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

2,264

19%

Montessori Educational Programs International (MEPI)

245

29%

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

164

52%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

931

22%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

3,827

15%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

2,920

21%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

24,944

21%

National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)

179

23%

National Association of Private Schools

160

15%

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

327

57%

National Association of Secondary School Principals

1,029

National Catholic Education Association

195

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

12,466

21%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

1,067

29%

National Coalition of Girls

498

20%

National Council for Private School Accreditation

2,703

National Honor Society (NHS)

763

National Independent Private Schools Association

860

20%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

453

11%

National Middle School Association

311

19%

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)

504

98%

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

761

25%

Other Montessori association(s)

950

14%

Other religious school association(s)

6,030

30%

Other school association(s)

12,387

26%

Other special emphasis association(s)

2,041

22%

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

194

Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)

29,031

20%

Southern Association of Independent Schools

9,663

21%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

4,779

21%

State or regional independent school association

11,194

17%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

974

18%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

319

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