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Top 10 Best Virginia Private Schools Belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 14 private schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools serving 7,428 students in Virginia. You can also find more schools membership associations in Virginia.
The top ranked private schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Virginia include Bishop Ireton High School, Catholic High School, and K12 Private Academy.
The average tuition cost is $11,406, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $15,321.
79% of private schools belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Virginia are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Ranked Private Schools Belonging to Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Virginia (2025)

School
Location
Grades
Students
K12 Private Academy
11720 Plaza America Drive Suite 900
Reston, VA 20190
(855) 653-4141
Grades: K-12
| 3,087 students
Peninsula Catholic High School
Peninsula Catholic High School Photo
(Catholic)
(5)
600 Harpersville Road
Newport News, VA 23601
(757) 596-7247
Grades: 8-12
| 286 students
Fusion Academy Alexandria
Fusion Academy Alexandria 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.
Alternative School
333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 100
Alexandria, VA 22314
(877) 673-8893
Grades: 6-12
| 43 students
Bishop Ireton High School
Bishop Ireton High School Photo - receiving Communion at Mass
(Catholic)
201 Cambridge Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 751-7606
Grades: 9-12
| 922 students
Catholic High School
Catholic High School Photo - Welcome! Welcome to Catholic High School! This building is a special place...It is home to the Crusaders. Come in and let us show you around!
(Catholic)
4552 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 467-2881
Grades: 9-12
| 414 students
Christ The King Catholic School
Christ The King Catholic School Photo - We love out Cougar students and families!
(Catholic)
3401 Tidewater Dr
Norfolk, VA 23509
(757) 625-4951
Grades: NS-8
| 264 students
Cloverhill Christian Academy
Cloverhill Christian Academy Photo
(Christian)
(4)
12310 Bailey Bridge Rd
Midlothian, VA 23112
(804) 739-3115
Grades: NS-4
| 339 students
44983 Knoll Square, Room 153
Ashburn, VA 20147
(877) 382-2015
Grades: 8-12
| 415 students
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic School
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
(3)
8250 Woodman Rd
Henrico, VA 23228
(804) 262-1770
Grades: PK-8
| 365 students
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Photo - For Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior...the reason we do what we do at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School.
(Catholic)
(4)
52 Harpersville Road
Newport News, VA 23601
(757) 596-2754
Grades: PK-8
| 367 students
St. Anne Catholic School
St. Anne Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
(8)
580 Oakview Avenue
Bristol, VA 24201
(276) 669-0048
Grades: PK-8
| 155 students
St. Benedict Catholic School
St. Benedict Catholic School Photo - St. Benedict Catholic School on the corner of Grove and Belmont, is located in the historic Museum District of Richmond, Virginia.
(Catholic)
3100 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221
(804) 254-8850
Grades: PK-8
| 225 students
St. Matthew's School
St. Matthew's School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
3316 Sandra Ln
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
(757) 420-2455
Grades: PK-8
| 479 students
Tree Of Life Christian Prep School
(Seventh Day Adventist)
(1)
6050 Plank Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
(540) 786-2019
Grades: PK-8
| 67 students

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