The National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA) is a private organization dedicated to accrediting American private schools on a national level.

[1] It was created in 1993 to form at-large standards after the U.S. Department of Education in 1985 deemed the Department did not have legal authority to recognize any elementary and secondary accrediting agency.

[1] As a nonprofit, it was granted tax-exempt status by the IRS in 1996.

[2] As of 2019, it accredits 4,407 schools with a total enrollment of 2,049,328 students.

[3] As of 2024, 35 accrediting agencies are recognized by the NCPSA, including:[1]