If you're a State, Regional, or National accrediting body, you already know that schools need structure, oversight, and credibility. The same is true for the organizations that accredit them. NCPSA gives you a nationally respected framework to validate your work, elevate your standards, and earn the trust of schools, families, and policymakers.
Accreditation is a quality assurance process that helps ensure schools meet high standards in academics, operations, and leadership. NCPSA accredits the accrediting agencies, the organizations that work directly with schools to uphold excellence and provide regular reviews based on nationally recognized benchmarks. By accrediting the accreditors, NCPSA strengthens the entire system of private education, ensuring it remains rigorous, trustworthy, and aligned with student success. Whether you're a parent looking for peace of mind, or a school leader aiming to maintain credibility and continuous growth, the NCPSA seal behind your accreditor makes a difference.
Join a nationally peer-reviewed system that validates your agency's integrity, standards, and process, and strengthens your credibility in the eyes of schools, families, and policymakers.
Gain access to best-practice guidance, leadership collaboration, and visibility through our national network. From evaluation templates to renewal frameworks, you'll be equipped to lead with confidence and clarity.
As part of NCPSA, you help guide the future of private school accreditation. Contribute to conversations that affect funding, quality benchmarks, and educational policy at the highest levels.
Bringing accrediting bodies together under a shared commitment to rigor, integrity, and continuous improvement.
Recognition strengthens credibility without compromising the autonomy of your association or its member schools.
Confirm eligibility on the left, then follow the application path on the right to begin a conversation with NCPSA.
Express interest and confirm basic eligibility with NCPSA leadership.
Share your standards, processes, and member services for formal review.
Site visit and peer review by NCPSA-recognized agencies to confirm alignment.
Receive NCPSA recognition and full membership in the national network.
Submit an annual report of association activities and complete re-evaluation every five years.
Grace Creasey Virginia Council for Private EducationBeing reviewed by other experts in the field was invaluable. It wasn't just a compliance exercise, it strengthened our confidence, our clarity, and our capacity to serve schools.
Accreditation International
Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools
Ambleside Schools International
American International Accreditation Association of Schools and Colleges
American Montessori Society
APPLE Accreditation
Array Global Accreditation
Association of Christian Schools International
Association of Christian Teachers & Schools
Association of Classical Christian Schools
Association of Independent Schools of Florida
The Catholic University of America, Lumen Accreditation
Charlotte Mason Institute
Chesterton Schools Network
Christian Schools International
Christian Schools of Florida
Florida Association of Christian Colleges & Schools
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation
Florida Coalition of Christian Private Schools Accreditation
International Christian Accrediting Association
International Montessori Council
ISEI Education Association
Kentucky Non-Public School Commission
Middle States Association
National Accreditation Board of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch
National Independent Private Schools Association
National Lutheran School Accreditation
North American Christian School Accrediting Agency
Southern Association of Independent Schools
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation
Steve Lindquist · COO, Association of Christian Teachers and Schools
Dana James · Executive Director, Christian Schools of Florida
Jim Lawson · Director, K–12 Standards & Accreditation, Florida Coalition of Christian Private School Accreditation
