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The five schools Guatemala city parents researched most this year, chosen from the 8 international schools in the city. Ranked by how many families opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between July 2025 and June 2026, then the full picture on curricula, class sizes and fees.
The 2026 ranking
Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between July 2025 and June 2026.
The American School of Guatemala (CAG) is a private, co-educational, bilingual day school in Guatemala City offering Pre-K through Grade 12. With over 75 years of history and 24 nationalities represented, CAG follows an American college-preparatory curriculum with 25+ Advanced Placement courses including the AP Capstone Diploma Program. The school awards over $3 million in annual scholarships and 70% of graduating seniors attend universities outside Guatemala.
Antigua International School (AIS) is an international school in Ciudad Viejo, Guatemala, delivering a bilingual, internationally accredited education for ages 1–17. The curriculum includes Advanced Placement coursework within a college-preparatory framework, while the Early Childhood Center uses The Creative Curriculum to support project-based, cross-curricular learning with personalized instruction. AIS is NEASC-accredited and fosters an international, intercultural environment. The seven-acre campus houses four buildings, with facilities that include a technology and robotics lab, a well-stocked library, science and art spaces, a maker space, and a stand-alone black box theater. The campus supports physical education with a dedicated space and extensive outdoor facilities, including a full-sized soccer field and two courts for basketball and volleyball. Capital improvements have expanded high school classrooms and learning spaces, libraries, and PE facilities. After-school programs run for grades 1-12; athletics include karate, soccer, capoeira, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and climbing. AIS hosts AntiguaMUN and emphasizes Service Learning with meaningful community projects.
Antigua Green School in Guatemala is a private day school serving ages 1 to 18 with a bilingual English/Spanish environment. It integrates Guatemalan CNB standards with Cambridge frameworks, offering PreK–12 and Cambridge assessments Checkpoint, IGCSE, alongside the Guatemalan diploma. Located on Finca La Azotea, a 70‑acre coffee farm and cultural center in Antigua Guatemala, the campus connects students with nature and features classrooms that open to natural light and indoor–outdoor transitions. The curriculum is organized around Units of Inquiry and Learning Cycles, supporting interdisciplinary, sustainability‑focused studies. Secondary is structured into two‑year cycles—Pioneer, Voyager, and Phoenix—and students prepare for Cambridge exams while meeting CNB requirements. The language of instruction is bilingual with dual immersion English/Spanish classrooms. The campus includes museums, a permaculture garden, EcoActiva, La Ronda equestrian center, and Green Camp for ages 3–18. Antigua Green School is the only Cambridge International School recognized in Guatemala.
Colegio Maya, the American International School of Guatemala, was founded in 1958 as a private, non-profit, non-sectarian, co-educational day school. Located on Carretera a El Salvador in Santa Catarina Pinula, the school serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. It follows an American international curriculum guided by US educational standards and Common Core. The school offers electives including AI and Game Design, Fashion Design, Structural Design with 3D printing and CNC, Studio Art, Theatre, and Robotics. A bus service is available.
The American School of Guatemala (CAG), founded in 1945, is an independent, non-profit, non-denominational college preparatory school in Guatemala City. The school serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 across three divisions: Lower School, Middle School, and High School. It offers 25+ AP courses including the AP Capstone Diploma. Over 90 international educators teach at the school, with 75% holding master's degrees or higher. Students from 24 nationalities attend. Graduates have earned over $3 million in annual scholarships, with 70% of seniors attending college outside Guatemala. The school has over 5,400 alumni.
What’s on offer
The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 8 schools. Many offer more than one curriculum, so totals run higher than the school count.
Number of schools teaching each curriculum.
Number of schools teaching in each language.
Size & classes
School size and class size shape day-to-day experience as much as curriculum does.
Schools grouped by total enrolment.
Average school size is 685 students · based on the 7 schools that report enrolment.
Schools grouped by typical class size.
Average class size is 18.3 students · based on the 4 schools that report it.
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