Affiliations and Accreditations

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is fully accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS). Woodlands is certified by the State of Illinois and approved by the Network of Sacred Heart Schools.

Woodlands is a member of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools (LMAIS), the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS), and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).

Woodlands Academy is a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School, a Council for American Private Education Blue Ribbon School, and a 2025 Illinois Governor’s Blue Ribbon School.  Woodlands has also been named to the 2024 AP School Platinum Honor Roll.