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

For the 2026 school year, there are 572 private schools belonging to membership associations in Wisconsin.

The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (40% of schools), Other religious school association(s) (17% of schools) and Other school association(s) (15% of schools).

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Racine Montessori School Photo - Children piece together continents and countries, learning geography through touch and exploration.This work builds spatial awareness, cultural curiosity, and respect for our planet - one map at a time.

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

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

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

13

679

69%

Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS)

1

124

9%

Alternative School Network

1

100

100%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

12

1,726

48%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

14

769

24%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

5

230

13%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

1

145

9%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

29

5,303

27%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

6

1,437

43%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

2

307

15%

Association of Military Colleges and Schools

1

221

25%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

5

680

33%

Christian Schools International (CSI)

10

2,561

20%

15

4,777

57%

Council of Bilingual Education

1

76

66%

Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)

1

220

81%

Educational Records Bureau

1

410

36%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

10

318

77%

Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

13

4,719

32%

Institute for Independent Education

3

1,535

37%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

1

391

24%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

2

362

19%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

2

318

62%

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

2

1,092

35%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

2

360

18%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

12

1,806

48%

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

5

4,498

18%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

19

5,053

30%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

1

25

-

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

1

113

16%

National Association of �� Special Education Centers

3

342

26%

National Catholic Education Association

2

330

20%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

227

47,938

33%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

3

1,058

49%

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

1

100

100%

National Coalition of Girls

1

154

89%

National Council for �� School Accreditation

20

4,100

22%

National Independent �� Schools Association

11

2,501

30%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

21

4,037

35%

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

1

70

-

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

1

269

99%

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)

2

330

75%

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

5

296

64%

Other Montessori association(s)

7

581

17%

Other religious school association(s)

100

17,805

33%

Other school association(s)

83

15,449

38%

Other special emphasis association(s)

22

2,746

36%

Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools

1

-

-

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

6

1,441

33%

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

1

124

9%

State or regional independent school association

57

9,941

33%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

1

221

25%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

1

165

40%

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

40

7,333

28%

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