KingLead 2026 China International Schools Monthly City Index Evaluation System

The KingLead 2026 China International Schools Monthly City Index Model assigns scores on a gradient basis according to the highest rating each rated school achieves across KingLead's three standard ratings — Brand Value current monthly rating, Innovative Competitiveness current monthly rating, and annual Competitiveness standard rating. The relative level of high-quality international school resources in each city is quantified by first summing all rated schools' scores within the city to obtain an initial total score, and then applying a benchmark conversion to derive the final index. All cities included in the city index have at least one high-quality international school rated AAA or above.

The KingLead China International Schools Monthly City Index Model is constructed as follows:

1. Single School Scoring Standard: Each international school is assigned a score based on its highest rating across the three KingLead standard ratings (AAAAA = 30 points, AAAA = 10 points, AAA = 5 points). If a school received ratings under more than one standard rating, only the highest rating is counted once, with no double counting.

2. City Initial Total Score: The scores of all listed schools within the same city are summed.

3. Index Conversion: The highest initial total score among all cities is taken as the benchmark and set to 100 points. The index scores of the remaining cities are calculated using the following formula: City Index = (City Initial Total Score / Highest City Initial Total Score) × 100. The final city index results fall within the range of 0–100.