If you are moving to Costa Rica with children, you will need to think about the schools that are available.

Below you’ll find a list of private schools, mainly in the San Jose area and the Central Valley. With cooperation of ZUCAES Bienes Raíces who compiled this list. For rental properties go to: http://real-estate.escazunews.com/

• Arandu Elementary School Los Laureles, Escazu
• BLUE VALLEY    Guachipelin, Escazu
• CENTRO EDUCATIVO SAINT BASILIO, San Antonio Escazú, phone 2282190
• COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL   Escazu Centro
• EDUCACIÓN INTEGRAL, San Rafael de Escazu, phone: 288-6691
• ILPPAL, Santa Ana phone: 282-6683, only High school,ilppal@ice.co.cr 
• MOUNT VIEW Guachipelin, Escazu, phone: 215-1339
• PINE WOODS    Santa Ana, phones: 203-7600, 203-1217, from preschool  - sixth grade 
• ROYAL SCHOOL ,  Guachipelin, Escazu phone 215-1742 
• SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL: Pre-kindergarten through Grade 6, Classes in English, and Spanish. Apdo. 229-1250, Escazu, Costa Rica. Tel: 506-228-2003.
• St Judes , St Ana next to Parque Valle del Sol, phone: 282-1610
• WEST COLLEGE,     Guachipelin, Escazu, phone: 215-1324 

• AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF COSTA RICA. Pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Classes taught in English, U.S. style education. Apdo. 4941-1000, San José, Costa Rica. Tel: 506- 239-0974; Fax: 239-0625   E-mail: aiscr@cra.ed.cr.
  Follows the U.S. school year.
• COLEGIO SAINT PAUL   San Antonio de Belen
• INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL   Heredia
• PANAMERICAN SCHOOL   San Antonio de Belen
  

• Green Valley School (K12) – Vista Atenas phone 446-8281

• The British School
• Colegio Humboldt: Kindergarten through grade 12. Classes half in German, half in Spanish. Apdo. 3749, San José, Costa Rica.Tel: 506- 232-1455; Fax: 506-232-0093; E-mail:humboldt@racsa.co.cr
• The Lincoln School

• University of Costa Rica (Spanish)
• The National University (Spanish)
• The Veritas Universit