The American School of Alexandria offers the American curriculum for grades K-12. The American School of Alexandria is accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Education as a co-educational, university/college, preparatory school, which adheres to the American curriculum and grants the American High School Diploma. Furthermore, the American School of Alexandria is accredited by AdvancED. In architecture and design, the School is modern and purpose built. The American curriculum stresses on critical thinking, analysis, and the development of the whole individual. The curriculum does not focus on rote memorization nor it is test driven.

The School discourages private tutoring. The School provides a trained ESL teacher at grade levels, K-10. Students who earn the American High School Diploma from ASA may attend Egyptian, European, Canadian, American, colleges and universities. ASA's American High School Diploma is given preferential treatment by Egypt's most selective universities.