American Curriculum International Schools in Madrid, Spain

American-curriculum international schools in Madrid typically follow a US-style K - 12 programme that leads to an American high-school diploma and commonly adds Advanced Placement (AP) courses; many also offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma or pathways that meet Spain’s secondary qualifications so graduates can access universities in Spain and abroad. Instruction is predominantly in English, although Spanish is taught at every level and a number of schools run bilingual Spanish - English streams to support integration. Published day-school tuition varies by age and school - expect lower primary-year published fees in the mid-thousands of euros and upper-secondary published fees that often reach into the tens of thousands, with one-off registration or capital levies plus extras (transport, meals, exams, uniforms) increasing first-year costs. Admissions are centred on the September school year: families normally submit applications and supporting school reports well before the start of term, and schools use age-appropriate assessments or language checks, waiting lists and deposits; many also operate rolling admissions for mid-year entry.