Of the 32 American-curriculum schools in Dubai, only 3 reached Outstanding or Very Good at the last inspection. That is worth knowing before you start looking. This list therefore covers every American school KHDA rated Good or better, highest bands first. For the full list at any rating, see the American curriculum page.
20 schools. Fees run from AED 25,109 to AED 80,000, median AED 37,226. 1 Outstanding, 2 Very Good, 17 Good. Last checked 2026-08-10.
By KHDA inspection rating first, then by mid-range annual fee, cheapest first within each rating band. Nothing else is weighted, and no school can pay for a position. Where two schools share a rating and a similar fee, they are ordered alphabetically — not by any judgement of ours.
Ratings come from the KHDA DSIB 2023–24 inspection cycle, the most recent completed round; full inspections were paused for 2024–25 and 2025–26. Every rating here is therefore older than it looks, and that is true of every Dubai school guide. Always read the current report on the official KHDA directory.