Graded at a Glance

Founded in 1920 by the American Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with six American companies - Citibank, Dow Chemical, General Electric, General Motors, Ford Motor, and Goodyear – Graded School is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian, nonprofit day school from Pre-primary to grade 12. The school follows an American curriculum with instruction in English. 

The lower school consists of the Montessori Pre-primary program (3-year-olds through Kindergarten) and the Elementary (grades 1-5).

The middle school runs from grades 6 to 8.

The high school program prepares students for admission to competitive universities, and all graduates receive an American High School diploma. Students also have the opportunity to earn the International Baccalaureate and Brazilian High School diplomas.

Students There are 1312 students enrolled in its three divisions:
Lower School - 3-year-olds to grade 5 Middle School - grades 6-8 High School - grades 9-12   The student body consists of 42 nationalities:	572 297 443
USA & Canada Brazil Latin America Asia Europe Oceania & Africa	17% 49% 5% 9% 20% <1%

Faculty The school employs 180 faculty members, with an average tenure of 8.7 years and 63% holding advanced degrees.
International Brazil	63% 37%

Accreditation
Graded - The American School of São Paulo is accredited by the New English Association of School and Colleges (NEASC) and the Brazilian Ministry of Education. We are an IB World School, authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). The school is a member of the American International Schools in the Americas (AMISA), the Council of International Schools (CIS), the Association Montessori Internationale, and the  National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC). Graded is also a registered examination center for the International Baccalaureate (IB), all College Board exams (the SAT, SSAT, PSAT), and the ACT.

Governance
Graded is governed by a self-perpetuating board, whose twelve members are appointed for up to four two-year terms. The Board was first established in 1931 and continues to set the school’s fiduciary policies, annual budget, and fundraising goals based on input from the Superintendent and the Leadership Learning Team. The Board stewards the school’s financial resources to provide for current needs while at the same time protecting and enhancing the endowment for the benefit of the school’s future. The Board is also responsible for hiring and evaluating the Superintendent.