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