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Modern American School

Established in 1952 in Coyoacán, Modern American School (MAS) is one of Mexico City's highest-ranked private schools, placed 2nd out of 90+ private schools in the 2026 Reforma rankings. It offers a bilingual American curriculum with dual SEP/UNAM accreditation, SAT…


Curriculum
Bilingual
Fees, annual
MXN 138–241k
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~1,500
Founded
1952

One of Mexico City's longer-established American-track schools, ranked second of more than 90 private schools in the 2026 Reforma high school rankings.

Founded in 1952, MAS is co-ed, non-religious, and bilingual in English and Spanish, leading to a US high school diploma with AP courses alongside the Mexican SEP curriculum. Roughly 1,500 students from preschool to grade 12 across one campus.

Families value the rigour of the English-language programme, drama and arts strength, and the school's psychologist-led MAS Prevención wellbeing programme. Expect academic pressure and a Mexican-international student mix rather than a heavily expat one. Fees sit in the mid-range for the city, well below the top international tier, which makes it a common choice for Mexican professional families and dual-nationality households planning US university routes.


Fee Age Type Amount
Kinder (Preschool) 3 Annual MX$138,000
Elementary (Primaria) 6 Annual MX$165,000
Middle School (Secundaria) 12 Annual MX$200,000
High School (Preparatoria) 15 Annual MX$240,500

  • Small published review pool, uniformly positive on listing sites; no critical voices have surfaced online.
  • Strongest external marker is the Reforma 2026 ranking, which placed the school 2nd among more than 90 private high schools in Mexico City.
  • Parents praise English-language instruction, academic discipline and the preschool foundations specifically.
  • Drama and arts programmes recur in published descriptions; sample size on the arts theme is small but consistent.
  • No Reddit or expat-forum discussion of any depth. Distance from Lomas de Chapultepec to Coyoacán flagged in passing as a downside.

Cerro del Hombre 18, Romero de Terreros, Coyoacán, 04310 Ciudad de México

School website