NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is the leading representative body for private and independent schools in North America. The NAIS membership includes an assortment of schools at all education levels (pre-school, elementary, middle and high school), with members subscribing to a diverse range of educational philosophies and pedagogies.
ABOUT
Initially conceived as an organisation to advance accreditation standards, NAIS was established in 1962 by the Independent Schools Examination Board (established in 1924) and the National Council on Independent Schools (established in 1940). Its’ original purpose being to harmonise standards and approaches within the sector and to offer support to the various state and regional accreditation bodies which comprised NAIS’ founding members.
This aspect of NAIS’ role has since changed substantially since the establishment of the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation which assumed and expanded upon the NAIS Commission on Accreditation.
Subsequently, NAIS performs more of a lobbying role for its’ members, acting as a liaison and industry voice with respect to developments impacting the sector.
NAIS members include several thousand independent schools (both boarding and day) in the United States and further afield in addition to regional and state-level accreditation bodies and a coterie of related and supporting businesses with an interest in the sector.
Membership of the organisation is open to all interested parties with three tiers indicating the extent of a member’s standing, involvement and so on. Any and all independent schools are invited to join (i.e. those controlled by a board of governors independent of local, state or federal government). Schools must, however, be accredited by a recognised body in order to be considered as members. Furthermore, membership candidates must have been established and admitting students for at least five years in order to qualify as full members (schools outside of the United States may only qualify as affiliate members). All candidates must be demonstrably nondiscriminatory in admission and employment in addition to presenting responsible administrative practices and financial management.
Members are invited to participate in a number of conferences and workshops organised throughout the year. Faculty may take part in various committees relevant to the management and administration of independent schools or curriculum development.
The schools below have recently been NAIS members or affiliates. However, as membership is open, you should check with NAIS here for the latest member details or get in touch with your preferred school for further information.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
SELECT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SCHOOL NAME BELOW OR CHOOSE LIST VIEW FOR A SIMPLE LIST OF ALL LISTED SCHOOLS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN SELECT SCHOOLS USING THE MAP BELOW.
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VAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
VMS
3000 BOOTH FALLS ROAD, VAIL, COLORADO 81657, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (SKIING)
ABOUT
VALLEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
VALLEY CATHOLIC / VC / VCS
5 SOUTHWEST 148TH AVENUE, BEAVERTON, OREGON 97078, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1903
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (SISTERS OF ST. MARY OF OREGON)
VALLEY FORGE MILITARY ACADEMY & COLLEGE
VF / VFMA&C / VFMAC
1001 EAGLE ROAD, WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA 19087, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR COLLEGE
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR MILITARY COLLEGE
MILITARY ACADEMY
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1928
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 12+ (GRADES 7 – UNDERGRADUATE)
EPISCOPAL
VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
VMS
1273 NORTH LIVERMORE AVENUE, LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA 94551, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1976
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 1 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
MONTESSORI
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THE VALLEY SCHOOL
VALLEY
318 30TH AVENUE EAST, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98112, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VALLEY SCHOOL OF LIGONIER
VALLEY SCHOOL / VSL
153 LUPINE LANE, RECTOR, PENNSYLVANIA 15677, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VALWOOD
VALWOOD SCHOOL
4380 OLD US HIGHWAY 41 NORTH, HAHIRA, GEORGIA 31632, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VANDERMONT
2816 WINCHESTER DRIVE, ROYSE CITY, TEXAS 75189, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VANGUARD
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL
22000 HIGHWAY 27, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA 33859, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (AUTISM, ADD/ADHD, DYSLEXIA, LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL CONDITIONS)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1960
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (GRADES 6 – 12)
VANGUARD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
VANGUARD / VCPS
2517 MOUNT CARMEL, WACO, TEXAS 76710, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VARIETY SCHOOL
VARIETY SCHOOL OF HAWAII
710 PALEKAUA STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (ADD/ADHD, ANXIETY, AUTISM, COGNITIVE DELAYS, NON-VERBAL LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND OTHER LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
VENTANA SCHOOL
VENTANA
1040 BORDER ROAD, LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA 94024, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2005
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 11 (GRADES K – 5)
REGGIO EMILIA
EPISCOPAL
VERDE VALLEY SCHOOL
VVS
3511 VERDE VALLEY SCHOOL ROAD, SEDONA, ARIZONA 86351-9541, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
VERITAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF HOUSTON
VCA / VERITAS
7000 FERRIS STREET, BELLAIRE, TEXAS 77401, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VERMONT ACADEMY
VA
10 LONG WALK, SAXTONS RIVER, VERMONT 05154, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VERMONT COMMONS SCHOOL
VCS
75 GREEN MOUNTAIN DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT 05403, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VICTORY ACADEMY
VICTORY
12155 SOUTHWEST TOOZE ROAD, SHERWOOD, OREGON 97140, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (AUTISM AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
VIEWPOINT SCHOOL
23620 MULHOLLAND HIGHWAY, CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA 91302, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
VILLA ACADEMY
SACRED HEART VILLA ACADEMY / VILLA / THE VILLA
5001 NORTHEAST 50TH STREET, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98105, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1903
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (SACRED HEART)
VILLA DUCHESNE
VILLA DUCHESNE AND OAK HILL SCHOOL / VILLA DUCHESNE SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
10801 CONWAY ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63131, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1929
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (SACRED HEART)
VILLA MARIA ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
VILLA / VILLA MARIA / VMA
280 IHM DRIVE, MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA 19355, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VILLA MARIA SCHOOL
VILLA / VM
161 SKY MEADOW DRIVE, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06903, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (ADD / ADHD, ASD, AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS, LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND NON-VERBAL LEARNING DIFFERENCES)
ABOUT
VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
VCS
272-278 WEST 10TH STREET, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014,, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VILLAGE SCHOOL
VS
780 NORTH SWARTHMORE AVENUE, PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA 90272, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NAPLES
TVS
6000 GOODLETTE FRANK ROAD NORTH, NAPLES, FLORIDA 34109, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2000
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
CHRISTIAN (METHODIST)
VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NORTH BENNINGTON
VSNB
9 SCHOOL STREET, NORTH BENNINGTON, VERMONT 05257, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TOWN ACADEMY
ABOUT
VILLANOVA PREPARATORY SCHOOL
VILLANOVA PREP / VPS
12096 NORTH VENTURA AVENUE, OJAI, CALIFORNIA 93023, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1924
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 11 – 18 (GRADES 6 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (AUGUSTINIAN)
VIRGIN ISLANDS MONTESSORI SCHOOL & PETER GRUBER INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
VIMSIA
6936 VESSUP LANE, ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00802
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BILINGUAL SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
IMMERSION SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1964
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 1 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
MONTESSORI
INTERNATIONAL (SPANISH)
VIRGINIA BEACH FRIENDS SCHOOL
FRIENDS / VBFS
1537 LASKIN ROAD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23451, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1955
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
QUAKER (SOCIETY OF FRIENDS)
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
VES
400 VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL ROAD, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24503, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VISITATION ACADEMY
VISITATION ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS / VIZ
3020 NORTH BALLAS ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63131, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1833
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL)
GRADES PK – 12 (AGES 2 – 18)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (VISITATION)
MONTESSORI
VISITATION SCHOOL
CONVENT OF THE VISITATION SCHOOL / VIS / VISITATION
2455 VISITATION DRIVE, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55120, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1873
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (VISITATION)
MONTESSORI
VISTAMAR SCHOOL
VISTAMAR
737 HAWAII STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
VOYAGERS’ COMMUNITY SCHOOL
VOYAGERS’
765 NEWMAN SPRINGS ROAD, LINCROFT, NEW JERSEY 07738, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
MICROSCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2004
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
PROGRESSIVE
CONTACT
CONTACT DETAILS
2001 K STREET NORTHWEST, SUITE 1150, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20006, UNITED STATES
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