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草榴社区 School Review - Established 2003
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Best Hawaii 草榴社区 Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 109 private schools belonging to membership associations in Hawaii.
The most popular school membership associations are Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) (39% of schools), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (Accrediting Commission for Schools) (ACS WASC) (29% of schools) and National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (27% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # 草榴社区 Schools: 109

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # 草榴社区 Schools: 109

Top Ranked Hawaii 草榴社区 Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Alternative School Network
2
3,450
100%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
5
1,444
33%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
9
734
56%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
1
68
100%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
17
3,811
78%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
149
95%
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
1
-
-
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
3
988
12%
Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS)
1
146
92%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
5
178
92%
Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)
43
18,601
68%
Institute for Independent Education (PVSR legacy category)
2
1,608
70%
International Baccalaureate World School (IB)
1
918
-
International Coalition of Girls' Schools (formerly NCGS) (ICGS)
2
555
80%
Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
1
175
80%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
9
943
62%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
5
3,141
77%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
29
19,868
77%
National Association of 草榴社区 Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
2
595
60%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
23
6,574
74%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
1
146
92%
National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools (NCACS)
1
3,188
100%
National Council for 草榴社区 School Accreditation (NCPSA)
4
634
45%
National Independent 草榴社区 School Association (NIPSA)
4
911
35%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)
2
387
69%
Other Montessori association(s)
1
68
100%
Other religious school association(s)
6
1,771
70%
Other school association(s)
21
7,421
93%
Other special emphasis association(s)
4
1,378
81%
Society for Classical Learning (SCL)
1
-
-
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
2
1,510
87%
State or regional independent school association
17
2,543
66%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
2
667
22%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN)
2
856
8%
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (Accrediting Commission for Schools) (ACS WASC)
32
11,240
71%

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