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The five schools parents researched most, from 6 international schools across Caracas.
The 2026 ranking
Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between October 2025 and September 2026.
Escuela Campo Alegre is an international school with 86 years of tradition in Venezuela, the US Embassy assisted school in Caracas, providing an American and International (IB) education with exceptional opportunities for academic excellence.
Colegio Internacional de Caracas is a private, non-profit, co-educational day school in the Los Samanes hills of Caracas serving ages 2 to 18. It offers an American-style curriculum from Pre-Nursery to Grade 5, followed by the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (Grades 6–10) and the IB Diploma Programme (Grades 11–12). The school also awards a United States–certified graduating diploma. CIC is an IB World School and an early adopter of DP and MYP, with Cognia accreditation. Instruction is in English, with ESOL support for non-native speakers and multiple language options in the secondary grades. The campus features a turf football field, an outdoor dual-court area for basketball and volleyball, laboratories, a Library and Learning Center, a Maker Space, robotics and circuitry facilities, and a farm space. A robust college-preparatory program includes university counseling and online coursework, reinforced by project-based learning and activities such as SAMUN.
The Lycée Français de Caracas is a French international school in the AEFE network located in Caracas. It serves students aged 2 to 18 and teaches the French national curriculum with some subjects taught in Spanish. The school follows the cycle structure of Cycle 1 (maternelle) through Cycle 4 (collège) and offers a lycée track with Seconde, Première and Terminale. The program emphasizes project-based learning, with school trips prioritised to broaden horizons and foster autonomy and collaboration. The school provides extensive facilities, including laboratories, a theatre, outdoor swimming, sports fields, computer labs, a multimedia room, a technology room, science laboratories, a library, and music rooms; a dining facility and dedicated spaces to support learning. Since 2019-2020 there have been renovations and the introduction of tablets for students from 6th grade to Terminale to support remote learning. The campus sits at Avenida D de Campo Claro, catering to about 400 students.
Academia Washington is a private, co‑educational day school located in Colinas de Valle Arriba (Calle C), Caracas 1080, Miranda, Venezuela. The school follows the American curriculum (on file) and is also authorised to deliver the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. It serves Educación Inicial, Educación Primaria and Educación Media General (preschool, primary and secondary levels). The institution operates bilingually with instruction in Spanish and English and offers additional language options such as German. Notable facilities include the Katherine Tugendhat library — a modernised resource centre holding over 12,000 items — and an on‑site medical service; the school runs organised sports (intramural and varsity) and a range of extracurricular activities. Distinctive aspects of the programme include active participation in Model United Nations events (WAMUN and other international MUNs) and required community‑service hours alongside the IB community and service/CAS components.
The British School Caracas is an independent, co‑educational international day school in Altamira, Caracas that offers an integrated British‑style programme from Preschool through Year 13 (approximately ages 3–17). The school publishes that pupils follow the International Primary Curriculum in early years and primary, the National Curriculum for England in lower secondary, Cambridge IGCSE in Years 10–11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Years 12–13. The published language of instruction is English (stated as 100%); Spanish and French are taught and the school's IB subject lists include English A/English B, Spanish A/Spanish B and French B options. TBSC's materials describe substantial technology provision (including high‑speed campus Wi‑Fi) and a programme of sports and extracurricular activities such as football, basketball, gymnastics, robotics, MUN and performing arts. The school also states it is inspected under British Schools Overseas, accredited by COBIS, a member of the Latin American Heads Conference and identifies itself as the only IGCSE provider in Venezuela.
What’s on offer
The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 6 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 362 students · based on the 4 schools that report enrolment.
Schools grouped by typical class size.
Average class size is 13.3 students · based on the 3 schools that report it.
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