ACADEMICS / ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

In addition to providing quality public education system, the Hampton Roads area is home to a selection of independent schools, both parochial and private. Most independent schools are accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) and/or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).The Virginia Council for Private Education or VCPE oversees accreditation of nonpublic preschools as well as elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. The VCPE website offers a directory of accredited schools as well as member schools that are non-accredited.

While accreditation provides confidence in the quality and organization of the school in many areas that include curriculum, teacher’s standards and well-equipped classrooms, it does not dictate how or what the school teaches. Interested parents should research the available private schools for the teaching style and curricula that would best serve their child’s academic, social and emotional needs. For more information on private education and independent schools in the Hampton Roads region, the following resources may be helpful:

Virginia Council for Private Education
Richmond, VA
804-423-6435
www.vcpe.org

Virginia Association of Independent Schools
Richmond, VA
804-282-3592
www.vais.org

National Association of Independent Schools
Washington, D.C.
202-973-9700
www.nais.org

 

Hampton Roads Private Schools

Atlantic Shores Christian School
1217 North Centerville Turnpike
Chesapeake 757-479-9598
www.shoreschristian.org

The Barry Robinson Center
443 Kempsville Road
Norfolk 800-221-1995
www.barryrobinson.org

Cape Henry Collegiate School
1320 Mill Dam Road
Virginia Beach 757-481-2446
www.capehenrycollegiate.org

Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School
4552 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach 757-467-2881
www.chsvb.org

Chesapeake Bay Academy
821 Baker Road
Virginia Beach 757-497-6200
www.cba-va.org

Christ The King School
3401 Tidewater Drive
Norfolk 757-625-4951
www.ctkparish.org

Crawford Day School
825 Crawford Parkway
Portsmouth 757-391-6674

Denbigh Baptist Christian School
13010 Mitchell Point Road
Newport News 757-249-2654
www.dbcs.org

Greenbrier Christian Academy
311 Kempsville Road
Chesapeake 757-547-9595
www.gcagators.org

Hampton Christian Academy
2419 North Armistead Avenue
Hampton 757-838-7427
www.hamptonchristianacademy.org

Hampton Roads Academy
739 Academy Lane
Newport News 757-884-9100
www.hra.org

Hebrew Academy of Tidewater
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach 757-424-4327
www.hebrewacademy.net

Holy Trinity School
154 West Government Avenue
Norfolk 757-480-3433
www.trinitynorfolk.org

Isle of Wight Academy
17111 Courthouse Highway
Isle of Wight 757-357-3866
www.iwacademy.com

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
3373 Pruden Boulevard
Suffolk 757-539-8789
www.nsacademy.org

Norfolk Academy
1585 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk 757-461-6236
www.norfolkacademy.org

Norfolk Christian Discovery
255 Thole Street
Norfolk 757-423-5770
www.norfolkchristian.org

Norfolk Collegiate Middle & Upper School
7336 Granby Street
Norfolk 757-480-2885
www.norfolkcollegiate.org

Our Lady of Walsingham
1100 Jamestown Road
Williamsburg
Lower School 757-229-2642
Upper School 757-229-6026
www.walsingham.org

Peninsula Catholic High School
600 Harpersville Road
Newport News 757-596-7247
www.peninsulacatholic.com

Portsmouth Christian Schools
3214 Elliott Avenue
Portsmouth 757-393-0725
www.portsmouthchristian.org

Southampton Academy
26495 Old Plank Road
Courtland 757-653-2512
www.southamptonacademy.org

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
45 Main Street
Newport News 757-595-0371
www.standrews-episcopal.org

St. Gregory the Great School
5343 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach 757-497-1811
www.stgregory.pvt.k12.va.us

St. Mary Star of the Sea
14 North Willard Avenue
Hampton 757-723-6358
www.saintmarystarofthesea.com

St. Matthew School
3316 Sandra Lane
Virginia Beach 757-420-2455
http://smsvb.net

St. Pius X Catholic School
7800 Halprin Drive
Norfolk 757-583-0291
www.piusxparish.org

Star of the Sea School
309 15th Street
Virginia Beach 757-428-8400
www.sosschool.org

Stonebridge School
1629 Jolliff Road
Chesapeake 757-488-2214
www.stonebridgeschool.com

Tidewater Academy
217 West Church Street
Wakefield 757-899-5401
www.tawarriors.org

Tidewater Adventist Academy
1136 Centerville Turnpike North
Chesapeake 757-479-0002
www.tidewateracademy.com

Trinity Lutheran School
6812 River Road
Newport News 757-245-2576
www.trinitynn.com

Virginia Beach Friends School
1537 Laskin Road
Virginia Beach 757-428-7534
www.friends-school.org

The Williams School
419 Colonial Avenue
Norfolk 757-627-1383
www.thewilliamsschool.org

Williamsburg Christian Academy
101 Schoolhouse Lane
Williamsburg 757-220-1978
www.williamsburgchristian.org

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