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

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

For the 2026 school year, there are 537 private schools belonging to membership associations in Maryland.

The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (18% of schools), Other school association(s) (16% of schools) and National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (13% of schools).

Bullis School Photo - Theater at Bullis provides students with a dynamic, hands-on performance experience that develops creativity, collaboration, and confidence. Through a range of productions and opportunities both on stage and behind the scenes, students engage in all aspects of theatrical arts while building strong communication and storytelling skills.

Landon School Photo - We believe requiring a boy to engage in an array of experiences introduces him to passions and abilities he didn't know he had, which is essential to his emotional, social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Goddard School Of Waldorf Photo - Welcome to The Goddard School in Waldorf which is not just a daycare! We serve the Charles County communities of La Plata, St. Charles, White Plains, Accokeek and other nearby areas. We offer programs from Infants to �� Kindergarten and even Before and After school for school-agers.

Glenelg Country School Photo - Upon entering our beautiful 90-acre campus, you first see our Upper School building which also connects to our Athletic Center.

Fusion Academy Rockville 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.

St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy Photo - At SSCCA, students are actively involved in the learning process. The use of songs and recitation makes learning facts fun.

Seneca Academy Photo - We believe time spent outdoors, both structured and unstructured, is fundamental to children's well-being and academic engagement. Students spend time outside on our 6.5-acre campus each day in all kinds of weather!

Fusion Academy Columbia Photo - Each Fusion campus has a state-of-the-art music studio with professional-grade tools. Students can explore instruments, vocals, songwriting, DJ performing arts, and more.

Rockbridge Academy Photo - A joyful, supportive, Christ-centered community where your child can flourish!

Riverdale Baptist School Photo - The entire student body together for a group photo during Spirit Week in 2012.

Roland Park Country School Photo - What makes RPCS such an empowering school? The unique relationships created between students from K-12. From our kindergarten and 1st graders being paired and performing with our Upper School singing and dancing groups, to Upper School STEM classes hosting probability carnivals for Lower School, or Middle School students speaking to Lower School, we treasure and nurture these bonds.

Park School of Baltimore Photo - The 44,000 square foot Wyman Arts Center houses facilities for the performing and visual arts for all divisions.

Global Vision Christian School Broadfording Photo

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

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

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

166

89%

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

377

65%

Agudath Israel of America

AIMSMDDC (Assoc. of independent Maryland and DC Schools)

16,948

37%

Alternative School Network

35%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

3,614

40%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

3,232

40%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

1,171

36%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

12,748

45%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

768

59%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

2,187

41%

Association of Independent Maryland And DC Schools (JAIMS)

12,317

34%

Association of LD Schools (ALDS)

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

481

23%

Bilingual School Association

189

60%

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

584

37%

Christian Schools International (CSI)

1,640

46%

Cognia

8,934

39%

Council of Bilingual Education

129

70%

Educational Records Bureau

1,706

12%

European Council for International Schools

110

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

426

49%

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

1,443

46%

General Conference of SDA Church

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

985

76%

Institute for Independent Education

602

52%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

1,830

36%

International Boys Schools Coalition

1,035

24%

International Coalition of Girls Schools

809

25%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

297

46%

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

1,786

41%

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

565

37%

Mercy Secondary Education Association (MSEA)

444

23%

Mid Atlantic Christian Schools Association (MACSA)

404

63%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

23,583

40%

MSA-CESS Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools

1,221

45%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

5,550

42%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

1,123

26%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

5,065

34%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

26,100

35%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

196

63%

National Association of �� Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)

180

National Association of �� Schools

205

19%

National Association of �� Special Education Centers

2,549

50%

National Catholic Education Association

1,681

26%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

33,469

36%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

115

National Coalition of Boys Schools

625

15%

National Coalition of Girls

4,502

28%

National Council for �� School Accreditation

1,298

57%

National Honor Society (NHS)

736

27%

National Independent �� Schools Association

2,770

46%

National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)

237

64%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

783

18%

National Middle School Association

1,129

15%

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

1,692

Network for Mercy Education

513

33%

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

889

30%

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

61%

Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators

14%

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

2,346

56%

Other Montessori association(s)

933

22%

Other religious school association(s)

7,375

23%

Other school association(s)

12,337

37%

Other special emphasis association(s)

1,294

69%

Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools

143

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

309

Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)

8,995

27%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

347

68%

State or regional independent school association

11,833

33%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

2,533

39%

Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

481

23%

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Xaverian Brothers School Sponsorship

1,969

48%

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