KingLead China International School Competitiveness Top 100 · 2024 comprehensively evaluates the competitiveness of international schools based on four core indicators: Certification Competitiveness, Faculty Competitiveness, Admission Competitiveness, and Professional Evaluation.

The indicator of International Certification contains two sub-indicators: Certificated Institutions Authorized by Mainstream Exam Committees and Certification by Mainstream International Certification Organizations. - If IB courses have been certificated by IBO
- If AP courses have been certificated by College Board
- If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by CIE
- If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by Edexcel
- If IGCSE/A-Level courses have been certificated by AQA - WASC: The Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- NEASC: New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- CIS: The Council of International Schools
- Cognia: International Recognition Authority for Educational Quality
- NCCT: The National Center for Competency Testing
- EARCOS: The East Asia Regional Council of Schools

- Faculty-Student Ratio
- Proportion of Highly Educated Faculties (With master's degree or above)

- Average offers of U.S. Universities per student
- Number of students entering TOP 1-3 U.S.News National Universities
- Number of students entering TOP 4-10 U.S.News National Universities
- Number of students entering TOP 11-20 U.S.News National Universities
- Number of students entering TOP 21-30 U.S.News National Universities
- Number of students entering TOP 31-40 U.S.News National Universities
- Number of students entering TOP 41-50 U.S.News National Universities
- Average offers of U.K. Universities per student
- Number of students entering TOP 1-2 U.K. Universities in QS World University Rankings
- Number of students entering TOP 3 U.K. Universities in QS World University Rankings
- Number of students entering TOP 4-5 U.K. Universities in QS World University Rankings
- Number of students entering TOP 6-8 U.K. Universities in QS World University Rankings
- Number of students entering TOP 9-10 U.K. Universities in QS World University Rankings
- Number of students entering TOP 11 and onwards U.K. Universities in QS World University Rankings

Based on the field research and experts' opinions

KingLead China International School Competitiveness Ranking Top 100 · 2024 rates the competitiveness of international schools based on rankings. The top 1-10 schools are rated as "5A", the top 11-30 schools are rated as "4A", the top 31-100 schools are rated as "3A".