Best International High Schools In The World, 2023

Anna PapadopoulosEducation and CareerJune 12, 2023June 12, 2023

The latest rankings of the Best International High Schools In The World for 2023 have been released by CEOWORLD magazine. These rankings assess non-public high schools globally based on various factors, including the destination of top graduates, extracurricular activities, and overall school reputation. The list includes a total of 160 international high schools from 11 countries.

According to the CEOWORLD magazine report, the global high school market is anticipated to experience substantial growth. It is predicted to increase from $402.11 billion in 2022 to $437.54 billion in 2023, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. Furthermore, the market is expected to expand and reach $601.07 billion in 2027, with a CAGR of 8.3% from 2023 to 2027. These estimations indicate the significant potential for growth and development within the high school sector on a global scale.

The United States and the United Kingdom are leading the rankings, with 48.1% and 37.5% of the list, respectively. The United States has a significant presence, with 77 schools making the list, accounting for 48.1% of the total. London and New York stand out among the major cities, with 25 and 23 schools. Boston, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco are also represented in the rankings. These cities showcase the concentration of top international high schools and their contribution to global education excellence.

Best International High Schools In The World, 2023

Rank	Global School	Head	Country	Nearest City	No. of Students	Ages	Setting	Year Founded	Co-ed/ Boys/Girls?	Score
1	Westminster School	Gary Savage	UK	London	750	11-18	Urban	1560	Co-ed	100
2	St Paul's School	Sally-Anne Huang	UK	London	570	13-18	Urban	1509	Boys	96.7
3	St Paul's Girls' School	Sarah Fletcher	UK	London	780	11-18	Urban	1904	Girls	95.3
4	Eton College	Simon Henderson	UK	London	1,300	13-18	Suburban	1440	Boys	90.7
5	Phillips Andover Academy	Raynard Kington	US	Boston	1,100	14-18	Rural	1778	Co-ed	90.4
6	The Spence School	Felicia A. Wilks	US	New York	710	3-18	Urban	1892	Girls	90.3
7	The Dalton School	José Manuel De Jesús	US	New York	1,300	3-18	Urban	1919	Co-ed	90.2
8	Winchester College	Tim Hands	UK	Winchester	680	13-18	Suburban	1382	Co-ed	89.4
9	The Collegiate School	David S. Lourie	US	New York	660	3-18	Urban	1628	Boys	87.7
10	The Brearley School	Jane Foley Fried	US	New York	710	3-18	Urban	1884	Girls	86.7
11	Saint Ann's School	Vince Tompkins	US	New York	1,100	3-18	Urban	1965	Co-ed	86.6
12	Horace Mann School	Thomas Kelly	US	New York	1,800	3-18	Urban	1887	Co-ed	86.3
13	Phillips Exeter Academy	Bill Rawson	US	Boston	1,100	14-18	Rural	1781	Co-ed	86.2
14	Riverdale Country School	Kari Ostrem	US	New York	1,200	3-18	Urban	1907	Co-ed	85.8
15	Seoul International School	James Gerhard	South Korea	Seoul	370	14-18	Urban	1973	Co-ed	85.5
16	Lawrenceville School	Stephen Murray	US	New York	820	14-18	Rural	1810	Co-ed	84.6
17	The College Preparatory School	Monique DeVane	US	San Francisco	370	13-18	Urban	1960	Co-ed	84.4
18	National Cathedral School	Elinor Scully	US	Washington DC	600	11-18	Urban	1900	Girls	84.1
19	Wycombe Abbey School	Jo Duncan	UK	London	650	10-18	Suburban	1896	Girls	84.0
20	Deerfield Academy	John P.N. Austin	US	Boston	650	14-18	Rural	1797	Co-ed	83.7
21	Tonbridge School	James Priory	UK	Tonbridge	810	13-18	Suburban	1553	Boys	83.5
22	Trinity School	John Allman	US	New York	440	3-18	Urban	1709	Co-ed	83.4
23	Choate Rosemary Hall	Alex Curtis	US	New York	850	14-18	Rural	1890	Co-ed	83.3
24	King‘s College School, Wimbledon	Anne Cotton	UK	London	1,200	11-18	Urban	1829	Co-ed	83.0
25	Sidwell Friends School	Bryan Garman	US	Washington DC	1,100	3-18	Urban	1883	Co-ed	82.7
26	Harvard-Westlake School	Richard B. Commons	US	Los Angeles	1,600	13-18	Suburban	1900	Co-ed	82.4
27	Harrow School	Alastair Land	UK	London	840	13-18	Suburban	1572	Boys	82.3
28	North London Collegiate School	Vicky Bingham	UK	London	1,100	11-18	Urban	1850	Girls	82.2
29	Hotchkiss School	Craig Bradley	US	Boston	610	14-18	Suburban	1891	Co-ed	82.1
30	The Perse School	Ed Elliott	UK	Cambridge	1,600	13-18	Urban	1615	Co-ed	81.9
31	St Paul’s School	Kathleen Giles	US	Boston	570	14-18	Rural	1856	Co-ed	80.2
32	Brighton College	Ant Falkus	UK	Brighton	1,200	11-18	Suburban	1845	Co-ed	79.9
32	Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School	Gus Lock	UK	London	1,100	11-18	Urban	1690	Boys	79.9
34	The Harker School	Brian Yager	US	San Jose	800	3-18	Urban	1893	Co-ed	79.8
35	Godolphin Latymer School for Girls	Frances Ramsey	UK	London	800	11-18	Urban	1861	Girls	79.7
36	Groton School	Temba Maqubela	US	Boston	380	13-18	Suburban	1884	Co-ed	79.6
37	Cheltenham Ladies' College	Eve Jardine-Young	UK	Cheltenham	850	11-18	Suburban	1853	Girls	79.0
38	St John's School	Dan Alig	US	Houston	1,300	3-18	Suburban	1946	Co-ed	78.7
39	Cate School	Alex Lockett	US	Los Angeles	300	14-18	Rural	1910	Co-ed	78.2
40	Marlborough College	Susan Wessels	UK	Swindon	930	13-18	Rural	1843	Co-ed	77.8
41	Sevenoaks School	Jesse Elzinga	UK	Sevenoaks	1,100	11-18	Rural	1432	Co-ed	77.5
42	Rye Country Day School	Randall Dunn	US	New York	940	3-18	Urban	1869	Co-ed	77.3
43	The Roxbury Latin School	Kerry Brennan	US	Boston	310	13-18	Suburban	1645	Boys	77.2
44	Magdalen College School	Helen Pike	UK	Oxford	930	7-18	Urban	1480	Co-ed	77.1
45	Lady Eleanor Holles	Heather Hanbury	UK	London	900	7-18	Urban	1710	Girls	76.6
46	Noble and Greenough School	Catherine Hall	US	Boston	630	13-18	Suburban	1866	Co-ed	76.5
47	Milton Academy	Alixe Callen	US	Boston	680	3-18	Suburban	1798	Co-ed	76.2
48	St Albans School	Jason Robinson	US	Washington DC	590	10-18	Urban	1909	Boys	76.1
49	Ruthin School	Victoria Gamble	UK	Chester	350	11-18	Rural	1284	Co-ed	76.0
50	The Chapin School	Suzanne Fogarty	US	New York	790	13-18	Urban	1901	Girls	75.5
51	Chinese International School CIS	Sean Lynch	China	Hong Kong	1,500	4-18	Urban	1983	Co-ed	75.4
52	Madeira School	Gretchen Warner	US	Washington DC	320	14-18	Rural	1906	Girls	75.2
53	Newark Academy	Donald Austin	US	New York	660	11-18	Suburban	1774	Co-ed	75.0
54	Oundle School	Sarah Kerr-Dineen	UK	Peterborough	1,100	11-18	Rural	1556	Co-ed	74.9
55	Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar	Glenn Moodie	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	1,000	3-18	Suburban	1991	Co-ed	74.8
56	Shenzhen College of International Education	Neil Mobsby	China	Shenzhen	1,800	14-18	Urban	2003	Co-ed	74.7
57	Guildford High School	Fiona Boulton	UK	Guildford	1,000	11-18	Suburban	1888	Girls	74.5
58	Woodside Priory School	Patrick Ruff	US	San Jose	300	11-18	Suburban	1957	Co-ed	74.4
59	Latymer Upper	David Goodhew	UK	London	1,300	13-18	Urban	1624	Co-ed	74.3
60	The Bishop's School	Ron Kim	US	San Diego	800	11-18	Suburban	1909	Co-ed	74.2
61	King's School, Canterbury	Liz Worthington	UK	Canterbury	860	13-18	Suburban	597	Co-ed	74.1
62	Radley College	David Smellie	UK	Oxford	600	13-18	Suburban	1847	Boys	73.7
63	Wellington College	James Dahl	UK	Reading	1,200	13-18	Rural	1859	Co-ed	73.6
64	Commonwealth School	Jennifer Borman	US	Boston	150	14-18	Urban	1957	Co-ed	73.5
65	Culver Academies	Douglas Bird	US	Chicago	830	14-18	Suburban	1894	Co-ed	73.4
65	City of London School for Boys	Alan Bird	UK	London	930	10-18	Urban	1442	Boys	73.4
67	The University of Chicago Laboratory School	Victoria Jueds	US	Chicago	2,100	3-18	Urban	1896	Co-ed	73.3
68	Dulwich College	Joseph Spence	UK	London	1,700	13-18	Urban	1619	Boys	72.8
69	Hopkins School	Matt Glendinning	US	New York	710	13-18	Suburban	1660	Co-ed	72.7
70	Taft School	Peter Becker	US	New York	600	14-18	Rural	1890	Co-ed	72.2
70	Dubai College	Michael Lambert	UAE	Dubai	950	11-18	Suburban	1978	Co-ed	72.2
72	Georgetown Day School	Russell Shaw	US	Washington DC	1,100	3-18	Urban	1945	Co-ed	72.0
73	Nueva School	Lee Fertig	US	San Francisco	930	3-18	Suburban	1967	Co-ed	71.9
74	Downe House School	Emma McKendrick	UK	Newbury	560	11-18	Rural	1907	Girls	71.5
75	Fettes College	Helen Harrison	UK	Edinburgh	800	7-18	Rural	1870	Co-ed	71.3
76	The Packer Collegiate Institute	Jennifer Weyburn	US	New York	1,100	3-18	Urban	1845	Co-ed	71.2
77	The Pingry School	Timothy Patrick Lear	US	New York	1,200	3-18	Suburban	1861	Co-ed	71.1
78	Hackley School	Michael Wirtz	US	New York	840	3-18	Suburban	1899	Co-ed	71.0
79	St Mary's School Ascot	Danuta Staunton	UK	London	390	11-18	Suburban	1885	Girls	70.6
80	Shanghai Pinghe School	Wan Wei	China	Shanghai	3,000	6-18	Urban	1996	Co-ed	70.4
81	Concord College	Michael Truss	UK	Shrewsbury	600	13-18	Rural	1949	Co-ed	70.3
82	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Brian Hargrove	US	Boston	670	14-18	Rural	1879	Co-ed	70.2
83	Charterhouse School	Alex Peterken	UK	Guildford	800	13-18	Suburban	1611	Co-ed	69.7
84	Cardiff Sixth Form College	Gareth Collier	UK	Cardiff	370	15-19	Urban	2004	Co-ed	69.5
85	Manchester Grammar School	Martin Boulton	UK	Manchester	1,600	7-18	Urban	1515	Boys	68.9
86	Alleyn's School	Simon Severino	UK	London	1,300	4-18	Urban	1619	Co-ed	68.7
87	Sherborne Girls	Simon Hibbert	UK	Sherborne	490	11-18	Rural	1899	Girls	67.9
88	Thacher School	Jeff Hooper	US	Los Angeles	260	12-18	Suburban	1889	Co-ed	67.8
89	Benenden School	Samantha Price	UK	Maidstone	550	11-18	Rural	1923	Girls	67.7
90	Dhirubai Ambani International School	Nita Ambani	India	Mumbai	1,090	3-18	Urban	2003	Co-ed	67.6
91	Concord Academy	Henry D. Fairfax	US	Boston	400	14-18	Rural	1922	Co-ed	67.4
92	Lakeside School	Kai Bynum	US	Seattle	880	11-18	Suburban	1919	Co-ed	67.3
93	Merchant Taylors' School	Simon Everson	UK	London	1,300	11-18	Suburban	1620	Co-ed	67.2
94	Middlesex School	Karlyn McNall	US	Boston	410	14-18	Rural	1901	Co-ed	66.9
95	Webb Schools	Taylor B. Stockdale	US	Los Angeles	410	13-18	Suburban	1922	Co-ed	66.7
96	Ethical Culture Fieldston School	Joe Algrant	US	New York	1,700	3-18	Suburban	1878	Co-ed	66.4
97	St Mary's School, Cambridge	Charlotte Avery	UK	Cambridge	610	3-18	Urban	1898	Girls	66.2
98	St Andrew's Episcopal School	Robert Kosasky	US	Washington DC	310	3-18	Suburban	1929	Co-ed	66.1
98	Hampton School	Kevin Knibbs	UK	London	1,200	11-18	Urban	1557	Boys	66.1
100	Avenues: The World School	Judy Fox	US	New York	1,800	3-18	Urban	2011	Co-ed	66.0
101	St Mark's School of Texas	David Dini	US	Dallas	860	3-18	Suburban	1906	Co-ed	65.9
101	Regis High School	Christopher Devron	US	New York	530	14-18	Urban	1914	Boys	65.9
103	Ransom Everglades School	Rachel Rodriguez	US	Miami	1,100	11-18	Suburban	1903	Co-ed	65.8
103	Huafu International	Yao Xunqi	China	Guangzhou	386	16-18	Urban	2004	Co-ed	65.8
105	Cranbrook Schools	Jeff Suzik	US	Detroit	1,700	13-18	Suburban	1922	Co-ed	65.7
106	Rugby School	Gareth Parker Jones	UK	Northampton	810	13-18	Suburban	1567	Co-ed	65.5
107	Buckingham Browne & Nichols School	Jennifer Price	US	Boston	1,000	14-18	Suburban	1883	Co-ed	65.4
108	Badminton School	Stuart Dalley	UK	Bristol	450	3-18	Suburban	1858	Girls	65.3
109	Headington School	Caroline Jordan	UK	Oxford	1,000	3-18	Suburban	1915	Girls	65.2
110	Loomis Chaffee	Sheila Culbert	US	New York	730	14-18	Rural	1874	Co-ed	65.1
111	Oxford High School	Marina Gardiner Legge	UK	Oxford	950	3-18	Suburban	1875	Co-ed	65.0
112	St Swithun's School	Dana Bullard	UK	Winchester	710	11-18	Suburban	1884	Girls	64.9
113	Abbey College Cambridge	Mike Corbett	UK	Cambridge	400	14-21	Urban	1994	Co-ed	64.8
114	The Overlake School	Matt Horvat	US	Seattle	530	11-18	Suburban	1967	Co-ed	64.7
115	Washington International School	Suzanne Jemsby	US	Washington DC	900	3-18	Suburban	1966	Co-ed	64.6
116	Castilleja School	Nanci Kauffman	US	San Francisco	430	12-18	Suburban	1907	Girls	64.5
117	Westridge School	Andrea Kassar	US	Los Angeles	550	10-18	Suburban	1913	Girls	64.2
118	Abingdon School	Michael Windsor	UK	Oxford	1,100	11-18	Suburban	1256	Boys	64.1
119	Upper Canada College	Jeff Aitken	Canada	Toronto	1,000	3-18	Suburban	1829	Boys	64.0
120	Whitgift School	Chris Ramsay	UK	London	1,500	13-18	Suburban	1596	Boys	63.9
121	Menlo School	Than Healy	US	San Francisco	800	11-18	Suburban	1915	Co-ed	63.6
122	Uppingham School	Richard Maloney	UK	Peterborough	810	13-18	Suburban	1584	Co-ed	63.5
122	Warwick School	James Barker	UK	Birmingham	1,200	7-18	Suburban	914	Boys	63.5
124	Poly Prep Country Day School	Audrius Barzdukas	US	New York	1,100	3-18	Suburban	1854	Co-ed	63.4
125	Maret School	Dennis Bisgaard	US	Washington DC	660	3-18	Suburban	1911	Co-ed	62.7
125	Roedean School	Oliver Bond	UK	Brighton	670	11-18	Rural	1885	Girls	62.7
127	Francis Holland School	Lucy Elphinstone	UK	London	450	4-18	Urban	1881	Girls	62.6
127	Hong Kong International School	Ron Roukema	China	Hong Kong	2,600	4-18	Urban	1966	Co-ed	62.6
127	Guanghua Cambridge International School	Lei Dongdong	China	Shanghai	1,200	15-18	Urban	2011	Co-ed	62.6
130	Hockaday School	Laura Leathers	US	Dallas	1,100	3-18	Suburban	1913	Girls	62.5
130	Institut Le Rosey	Christophe Gudin	Switzerland	Geneva	450	8-18	Suburban	1880	Co-ed	62.5
132	St Helen's School	Alice Lucas	UK	London	1,200	3-18	Suburban	1899	Girls	62.4
133	Lick-Wilmerding High School	Katie Titus	US	San Francisco	490	14-18	Suburban	1895	Co-ed	62.3
134	Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy	Li Xiaoying	China	Shanghai	2,200	11-18	Urban	1996	Co-ed	62.0
135	Dulwich College Beijing	Anthony Coles	China	Beijing	1,700	3-18	Suburban	2005	Co-ed	61.9
136	St Stephen's Episcopal	Chris Gunnin	US	Dallas	490	10-18	Suburban	1950	Co-ed	61.6
137	Caterham School	Ceri Jones	UK	London	1,100	11-18	Suburban	1811	Co-ed	61.5
138	The Latin School Of Chicago	Thomas Hagerman	US	Chicago	1,200	3-18	Urban	1888	Co-ed	61.4
138	City of London Freemen's School	Roland Martin	UK	London	840	7-18	Suburban	1854	Co-ed	61.4
140	Episcopal High School	Charles Stillwell	US	Washington DC	440	14-18	Suburban	1839	Co-ed	61.3
140	UWC Changshu China	Simon Head	China	Suzhou	550	16-18	Suburban	2015	Co-ed	61.3
142	Epsom College	Emma Pattison	UK	London	1,100	11-18	Suburban	1855	Co-ed	61.2
143	Eltham College	Guy Sanderson	UK	London	1,100	7-18	Suburban	1842	Co-ed	61.1
143	Guangdong Country Garden School	Cheng Jinsheng	China	Foshan	4,800	6-18	Suburban	1994	Co-ed	61.1
145	Ulink College of Shanghai	Liang Xunan	China	Shanghai	1,300	15-18	Urban	2007	Co-ed	61.0
146	Shrewsbury School	Leo Winkley	UK	Shrewsbury	800	13-18	Suburban	1552	Co-ed	60.9
147	Berkshire School	Pieter Mulder	US	Boston	400	14-18	Rural	1907	Co-ed	60.7
148	UWC of South East Asia	Nick Alchin	Singapore	Singapore	5,000	3-18	Urban	1971	Co-ed	60.5
149	Head-Royce School	Rachel E. Skiffer	US	San Francisco	880	3-18	Suburban	1887	Co-ed	60.4
150	Canford School	Ben Vessey	UK	Bournemouth	650	13-18	Rural	1923	Co-ed	59.9
151	ISF Academy	Malcolm Pritchard	China	Hong Kong	2,000	4-18	Urban	2003	Co-ed	59.8
152	Boston University Academy	Chris Kolovos	US	Boston	220	13-18	Suburban	1993	Co-ed	59.7
153	Shanghai American School	James Nelligan	China	Shanghai	2,800	3-18	Urban	1912	Co-ed	59.6
154	Marlbrough School	Jennifer Ciccarelli	US	Los Angeles	530	13-18	Suburban	1889	Girls	59.5
155	Geelong Grammar School	Rebecca Cody	Australia	Melbourne	1,500	3-18	Rural	1885	Co-ed	59.3
156	Quarry Lane School	Sabri Arac	US	San Francisco	950	3-18	Suburban	1991	Co-ed	59.1
157	YK Pao School	Mark Bishop	China	Shanghai	1,500	6-18	Suburban	2007	Co-ed	59.0
158	The Episcopal Academy	TJ Locke	US	Philadelphia	1,300	3-18	Suburban	1785	Co-ed	58.7
159	William Penn Charter School	Karen Warren oleman	US	Philadelphia	1,000	3-18	Suburban	1689	Co-ed	58.6
160	American Embassy School	David Perry	India	Delhi	950	3-18	Urban	1952	Co-ed	58.5

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