Many expat families moving to San Francisco choose international schools offering globally recognised curricula such as the IB, British and American programmes.
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: French, IB, Bilingual
Fees: $25,000 - $42,000 / year
Rating: 4.7/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IB), DSD I, DSD II
Fees: $39,970 – $49,130 / year
Rating: 4.6/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: The San Francisco School is an independent, coeducational, progressive day school in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood serving children from Preschool through Grade 8. Founded in 1966, the school provides a student-centred education combining strong academics, experiential learning, creativity, the arts, science and engineering, Spanish, social-emotional learning and a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, humanitarianism and social justice. The school has approximately 282 students and 70 faculty and staff.
Fees: $41,374 – $43,764 / year
Rating: 4.5/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: admission@cais.org
Fees: $42,900 – $46,300 / year
Rating: 4.5/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: American; inquiry-based; project-based; interdisciplinary; gifted education; design thinking; engineering; social-emotional learning
Fees: $48,785 – $65,065 / year
Rating: 4.7/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IB), French curriculum, French
Fees: $28,000 – $58,900 / year
Rating: 4.5/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: US independent-school college-preparatory curriculum for Grades 9–12, with required courses in English, mathematics, science, social studies and world languages, plus honors/advanced courses, interdisciplinary project-based learning, arts and experiential education.
Fees: $64,200 / year
Rating: 4.4/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IB), Waldorf
Fees: $19,600 – $47,500 / year
Rating: 4.4/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: US independent-school college-preparatory curriculum for Grades 9–12, with core programmes in humanities, mathematics, science, arts and world languages, plus honors courses, experiential Bay Immersives, project-based learning and UC-approved courses.
Fees: $69,899 / year
Rating: 4.5/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: Montessori
Fees: $26,073 – $49,732 / year
Rating: 0/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: Reggio Emilia
Fees: $500 – $50,995 / year
Rating: 0/5
San Francisco, United States
Curriculum: US private-school curriculum with a strong liberal-arts foundation and STEAM-focused learning. Stratford describes its programme as academically rigorous, student-centred and designed to develop creative problem-solving, innovation and leadership. The San Francisco network includes Preschool/Pre-K, Elementary and Middle School programmes
Fees: $24,580 – $31,710 / year
Rating: 0/5