Best �� Schools Belonging to Membership Associations in Georgia (2026)

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Best Georgia �� Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 573 private schools belonging to membership associations in Georgia.

The most popular school membership associations are Georgia Accrediting Commission (18% of schools), Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS) (17% of schools) and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (15% of schools).

Imhotep Academy Photo - The Ultimate Students

Loganville Christian Academy Photo - Located on 75 beautiful acres in Loganville, GA with over 90,000 square feet of instructional space and award-winning athletic facilities.

Fusion Academy Buckhead 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.

Gerard Preparatory School Photo - Learning made meaningful makes all the difference. Small class sizes, a nurturing environment. Highly educated, trained and skilled Christian teaching staff. All part of the 360 Approach...Which is why it works. Our Mission is Their Success!

Fusion Academy Alpharetta 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.

Marist School Photo - Marist School forms the whole person in the image of Christ through education rooted in faith, excellence, and service. Guided by the spirit of the Society of Mary, we nurture each student's God-given potential through academic rigor, leadership opportunities, and compassionate action-preparing them to lead and serve in a world that needs their great hearts.

Fulton Science Academy �� School Photo - Fulton Science Academy Campus

Savannah Adventist Christian School Photo - Motivated high school students are invited to apply. Our 9th and 10th graders take on many leadership and mentoring roles, and can also apply for our student worker program (interviews conducted in May for the following school year).

St. Timothy School Photo - St. Timothy School -- STS

Cherokee Christian Schools Photo - Christ Centered Athletics

Vidalia Heritage Academy Photo - Harvard Model Congress Delegates 2016-17

Top-Ranked Georgia �� Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

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

3,394

19%

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

840

32%

Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS)

28%

Alternative School Network

365

25%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

4,734

24%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

2,151

41%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

2,058

34%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

349

49%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

28,027

28%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

22%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

1,788

20%

Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)

10%

Association of LD Schools (ALDS)

152

19%

Association of Military Colleges and Schools

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

325

31%

Atlanta Association of Independent Schools (AAAIS)

22,722

20%

Christian Schools International (CSI)

872

Cognia

32,013

23%

Council of Bilingual Education

454

28%

Educational Records Bureau

2,256

10%

European Council for International Schools

1,324

22%

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

289

16%

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

199

50%

General Conference of SDA Church

543

26%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

988

75%

Georgia Accrediting Commission

105

23,510

24%

Georgia Association of Christian Schools

4,385

31%

Georgia �� School Accreditation Council (GAPSAC)

4,030

35%

Institute for Independent Education

675

20%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

2,010

25%

International League of Christian Schools (ILCS)

1,594

13%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

50%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

764

60%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

1,326

26%

Montessori Educational Programs International (MEPI)

142

33%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

4,431

38%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

9,614

20%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

3,325

14%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

40,220

21%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

1,124

60%

National Association of �� Schools

235

National Association of �� Special Education Centers

306

53%

National Catholic Education Association

1,527

26%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

12,502

29%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

347

12%

National Coalition of Girls

106

73%

National Council for �� School Accreditation

928

28%

National Independent �� Schools Association

2,044

22%

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

855

36%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

130

33%

National Middle School Association

584

14%

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

427

13%

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

313

52%

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)

100%

Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

612

38%

Other Montessori association(s)

1,587

38%

Other religious school association(s)

3,746

26%

Other school association(s)

16,215

23%

Other special emphasis association(s)

2,266

26%

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

123

41%

South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA

657

Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC)

560

Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)

50,442

24%

Southern Association of Independent Schools

34,168

18%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

1,642

30%

State or regional independent school association

14,755

17%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

1,476

26%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

245

25%

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

472

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