San Salvador, El Salvador: Escuela Americana: 2023-2024 Fact Sheet

Escuela Americana (EA) is a private, coeducational, bilingual, bi-cultural day school founded in 1946. All classes are taught in English except Spanish. The school year begins in mid-August and ends in early June.

Organization: The school is governed by a 15-member board of directors, all of whom are elected by the general assembly composed of all EA parents who have children enrolled in the school. The board members are elected for three-year terms, and they appoint the school director. The board also includes an appointed member from the U.S. Embassy.

Curriculum: The school provides a U.S. college-preparatory curriculum with 28 electives and 20 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, three college credits courses (dual enrollment) through the University of Bridgeport and junior and senior students can take One School House online courses if approved. All academic instruction occurs in English. A dual program prepares students for both the U.S. high school diploma and the Salvadoran Bachillerato Diploma. The school is accredited by The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and by the Salvadoran Ministry of Education. EA graduates go on to colleges and universities around the world but approximately 85% attend college/universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America.

Faculty: In the 2023-2024 school year, EA has 333 total staff including 189 teachers, 20 of whom are U.S. citizens, 165 host-country nationals, and 4 third-country nationals. Our faculty and staff represent six nationalities: El Salvador, United States, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico and Chile. All teaching faculty maintain a valid teaching certificate local or international.

Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, enrollment was 1,222 (PK-grade 5: 615, Grade 6 -8: 261, Grades 9-12: 346). Of the total, 236 are U.S. citizens (including dual citizens of the U.S. and El Salvador), 831 are host-country nationals, and 155 are third-country nationals.

Facilities: Our campus consists of 32 acres of land and more than 375,000 square feet of construction. 60% of the land is green area and it includes 24 buildings for students from pre-k3 to 12th grade and a housing complex for international teachers. It has an expansive sports complex with a track and field, a multipurpose gym, and athletics building that is the home of a magnificent fitness center, eight multipurpose courts for basketball, volleyball, and handball, as well as a training field and a cross country track for secondary. At the elementary portion of the campus, the school has a multipurpose field, five multipurpose courts for basketball, volleyball, and handball and four age-appropriate playgrounds that ensure the safety of our students. The more than 140 classrooms, labs, including two STEAM labs and a fabrication laboratory, two libraries, two cafeterias, collaborative rooms, and an Art Center including music, art, drama classrooms as well as an amphitheater makes Escuela Americana a place where students can explore, create and connect.

Finances: In the 2023-2024 school year, approximately 77% of the school’s income derives from tuition and other fees. Annual tuition rates are as follows: PK3: $11,381; PK4: $13,494; K: $13,550; grades 1-5: $13,864; grades 6-8: $13,982; and grades 9-12: $14,099. A one-time capital fee of $4,300 is required. School fees are payable in U.S. dollars. (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars.)

Special Needs: Review the Special Needs Profile for this school to learn more about their capability to support students with exceptionalities.

This Fact Sheet is intended to provide general information. Prospective users of the schools may wish to inquire further of A/OPR/OS or contact the school directly for more specific and up-to-the-minute information. Information and statistics are current as of September 2023 and provided by the school.