Best Arizona Private Schools Belonging To Membership Associations (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 286 private schools belonging to membership associations in Arizona.

The most popular school membership associations are Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (22% of schools), National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (20% of schools) and Cognia (13% of schools).

Gateway Academy Photo - Home of the Warriors!

Creo Montessori School Photo - We believe in educating the human potential by cultivating curiosity, creativity, and individuality. CREO IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL SERVING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR FAMILIES, AND A GLOBAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS.

The Gregory School Photo - Small class sizes and outstanding faculty allow students to delve deeply into subjects, pursue their passions, and discover new interests. Learn about academics: www.gregoryschool.org/academics

Creo Farm School Middle & High School Photo

Fusion Academy Scottsdale 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.

Flagstaff Christian School Photo - FCS partners with families to shepherd K-12 students by educating and equipping them in a Christ-centered, academically robust community.

Montessori International School Photo - Practicing writing in the MIS primary class.

Grace Garden Christian Preschool Photo - Graduation!

Salpointe Catholic High School Photo - Salpointe Catholic High School

Christ Church School Photo - Low student-teacher ratios.

Faith Christian School Photo - Our mission is to train the whole child to their highest academic, social, physical, creative, and spiritual potential.

Top Ranked Arizona Private Schools by Membership Association (2024)

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

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

176

23%

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

82%

Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS)

445

18%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

437

32%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

1,508

38%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

1,378

27%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

329

27%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

16,229

26%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

343

37%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

820

56%

Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)

203

16%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

223

35%

Bilingual School Association

554

12%

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

167

Christian Schools International (CSI)

853

19%

Cognia

12,712

25%

Council of Bilingual Education

42%

Educational Records Bureau

2,056

15%

European Council for International Schools

483

16%

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

610

25%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

442

71%

Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)

880

13%

Institute for Independent Education

289

24%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

476

28%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

122

64%

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

2,040

34%

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

194

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

11%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

3,315

33%

National Association for the Gifted

14%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

1,103

28%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

3,170

34%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

311

100%

National Association of Private Schools

271

15%

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

183

57%

National Catholic Education Association

373

46%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

19,162

58%

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

148

35%

National Council for Private School Accreditation

399

35%

National Honor Society (NHS)

National Independent Private Schools Association

1,106

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

426

48%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

1,439

14%

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

384

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

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

20%

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

868

26%

Other Montessori association(s)

824

17%

Other religious school association(s)

9,074

47%

Other school association(s)

5,879

45%

Other special emphasis association(s)

955

32%

Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)

122

21%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

34%

State or regional independent school association

1,588

21%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

154

24%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

223

35%

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

1,418

51%

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

337

10%

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