Accreditation

St. John's Episcopal School exists within a supportive network of some of the leading schools locally, statewide, and nationally.  The School is an active participant in the following educational associations:

California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)

Membership includes 160 schools throughout the state, whose members share a commitment to excellence, and to the nurturing of the physical, intellectual, moral, and social development of students.  St. John's received accreditation in the spring of 2006.

The National, State, and Orange County Associations for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

This national association is the accrediting body for our Preschool.  The School was most recently reaccredited in spring, 2002.

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

Membership includes local COS schools, as well as Episcopal schools that serve a national and international student body.

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

Membership includes 1,700 independent schools in the United States and abroad, whose members share in the belief that all educational institutions have a responsibility to provide their students with the knowledge, skills, values, ethics, and social commitment they will need to succeed.

Commission on Schools (COS) of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles

St. John's is one of two accredited-member schools in south Orange County.

National Association of Middle Schools

The leading organization that establishes school philosophies and good practices.

Educational Records Bureau (ERB)

A division of the College Board, which produces the standardized testing that is widely-used in independent schools and in many leading suburban public schools.