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Best Connecticut 草榴社区 Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 304 private schools belonging to membership associations in Connecticut.
The most popular school membership associations are National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (26% of schools), National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (24% of schools) and Other school association(s) (18% of schools).

Top-Ranked Connecticut 草榴社区 Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
3
275
17%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
9
1,083
27%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
18
1,966
31%
Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
1
14
20%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
5
470
26%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
3
472
33%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
15
1,312
40%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
59
91%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
1
24
-
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
1
166
17%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
2
159
11%
Cognia
2
14
-
Educational Records Bureau
1
210
23%
European Council for International Schools
1
39
25%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
1
105
28%
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
1
80
-
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
4
163
98%
Institute for Independent Education
4
2,163
34%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
2
715
22%
International Boys Schools Coalition
2
511
12%
International Coalition of Girls Schools
1
226
31%
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
1
757
23%
Mercy Secondary Education Association (MSEA)
1
-
-
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
1
-
-
MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
2
14
-
National Association for the Education of Young Children
44
4,886
37%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
1
192
50%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
4
554
31%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
79
26,139
26%
National Association of 草榴社区 Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
3
413
60%
National Association of 草榴社区 Schools
1
232
6%
National Association of 草榴社区 Special Education Centers
16
1,231
48%
National Catholic Education Association
2
171
12%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
72
18,396
35%
National Coalition of Girls
4
1,098
76%
National Independent 草榴社区 Schools Association
3
914
24%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
1
61
50%
National Middle School Association
3
828
12%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
3
896
-
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
54
14,169
34%
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
1
115
-
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
12
1,106
45%
Other Montessori association(s)
8
485
42%
Other religious school association(s)
9
1,361
19%
Other school association(s)
55
10,814
31%
Other special emphasis association(s)
17
1,100
40%
Progressive Education Network
1
240
34%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
2
196
4%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
1
85
30%
State or regional independent school association
33
9,426
24%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
21
6,726
30%
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
1
-
-
Xaverian Brothers School Sponsorship
1
410
10%

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