← Back to the rankingAmerican School of Milan
Opera Milano, Italy · est. 1962 · Private
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The American School of Milan (ASM) is a private non-profit American international day school south of Milan, in Noverasco di Opera, from Pre-K to grade 12. It was founded in 1962 by English-speaking parents and began with 17 students in Sesto San Giovanni. About 890 students from roughly 60-70 countries attend: 42% are Italian, 22% hold an American passport and the rest come from other countries. The language of instruction is English; Italian, French and Spanish are taught at various levels, and there is Italian for native speakers and preparation for the terza media exam. All graduates receive the American High School Diploma; the school has offered the IB Diploma Programme since 1983, admits all students to the full IB Diploma, and about 90% of graduates earn it. In 2026 the average IB score was 34.3. The school has 107 full-time teachers, 80% of them with a master's degree or higher, and a 9-acre campus with a 500-seat auditorium.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $14 122–27 452 a year
12 500–24 300 EUR
Programmes
IB · DP · American programme
Admits from
4 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Italian, French, Spanish
Registration fee
≈ $339
300 EUR
About the fees Annual tuition for 2026-2027 at the private rate (for families whose employer does not pay): Pre-K 12500 EUR, Kindergarten to grade 2 16700 EUR, grades 3-5 17200 EUR, grades 6-8 20200 EUR, grades 9-10 22200 EUR, grades 11-12 24300 EUR, including IB exams. The corporate rate, when an employer pays all or part, is 2500 EUR higher: 15000 to 26800 EUR. A 1% discount for payment by 4 May 2026; private-rate sibling reductions are 500 EUR for the second child and 1000 EUR for the third.
Admissions The school welcomes students from around the world; about 65% of students are international. Applications for the current year are reviewed on a rolling basis if the requested grade has space; when a grade is full a wait pool is kept, currently in grades 8-11. Steps: an online application with a 300 EUR fee, two years of school reports (for high school from grade 9) in English or with official translations, a copy of the passport or birth certificate, recommendations from a teacher and the principal or counsellor, and health records. Applicants to grades 4-12 take an online MAP test in Math and English, the results of which do not by themselves determine admission; applicants to grades 9-12 are interviewed by the Admissions Director. Decisions usually come within three weeks; after acceptance the enrolment contract is signed within five working days. Students should be ready to navigate an English academic environment appropriate to their age. Students with diagnosed learning needs are admitted up to about 10% of each grade, after review by the support team.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-K, K, 1-12, 890 classes. American programme: Pre-K is a dedicated class for four-year-olds, Kindergarten and grades 1-5 follow Common Core and NGSS standards; middle school grades 6-8; high school grades 9-12 with the American High School Diploma (22 credits). In grades 11-12 most courses are taught at IB Diploma level; students can earn the full IB Diploma or IB course certificates. From the Class of 2029 the school is adding the Global Impact Diploma. There is an Italian track: Italian for native speakers, and preparation and exams for idoneità and terza media.
Address Via Karl Marx 14, 20073 Noverasco di Opera (MI)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeMSA · accreditationThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Diploma Programme. The school is accredited by MSA (Middle States Association); its directory status is Active.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
One of the oldest American accreditations, working since 1887 in more than a hundred countries and linked to the Office of Overseas Schools of the US State Department. It judges the school as an institution across twelve areas, including finances, governance, premises and student support.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The American school programme, with the High School Diploma at the end. It usually comes together with AP courses, which the College Board stands behind, and with an American accreditation - MSA, NEASC or Cognia.
What this means for this school. The diploma is written out by the school itself: the American programme has no common leaving exam, and the content of the senior years is set by the school. Outside checking therefore rests on two things here - the accreditation of the school, and the AP exams if the school runs them.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Average IB score
34.3 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma 2026: a cohort of 75, 69 sat the full IB Diploma; average score 34.3 against a world average of 30.8, top score 44, 40 points or more 15.9%. 2025: 74 and 70, average 35.4, top 45, 40 or more 17.1%. 2024: 77 and 74, average 35, top 44. The director cites a 100% pass rate for 2023-2024.
Where leavers go: Stanford University · Yale University · Princeton University · Columbia University · Cornell University · New York University · University of California, Berkeley · University of Oxford · University of Cambridge · Imperial College London · University College London (UCL) · London School of Economics (LSE)
and others, 21 universities in the school's list in allThe school profile lists universities that accepted graduates in 2021-2026 in the US, the UK, Europe, Asia and Canada; by number of enrolments Italy, the US, the UK and the rest of Europe lead. Each student may submit no more than 10 university applications.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Model United Nations · National Honor Society · String Orchestra · Rock Band · Jazz Band · Yearbook · Chess · Rock climbing · Fencing · Gymnastics · Karate · Cooking · Math club · Tennis · Swimming · Golf · Upper School Musical · Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
✓Number of teachers107
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: 68% of teachers hold a master's degree, 12% a dual master's degree or PhD, 20% a bachelor's degree
The school profile lists 107 full-time faculty, the staff page 103 educators from more than 20 countries. All elementary teachers are trained in Responsive Classroom; the school has a professional growth fund.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
The parent-student handbook includes the safeguarding policy, duty of care procedures, mandatory background checks for staff and safeguarding training, and rules against in-person and cyber bullying. A health office with two full-time nurses; school counsellors in elementary and upper school and the PATHS social skills curriculum. A confidential whistleblowing channel is in place.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)84 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
The score is counted from 8 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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