Externado San José

Externado San José
Address
33 Avenida Norte


El Salvador
Coordinates13°42′27.32″N 89°12′28.89″W / 13.7075889°N 89.2080250°W / 13.7075889; -89.2080250
Information
TypePrivate primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationJesuits
Established1921 (1921)
RectorJaime Parra, S.J.
PrincipalMaría Hernández Alvarenga
HeadmasterHéctor Zamora López
Staff95 teachers
GenderCo-educational (since 1970s)
Enrollment1,818
Campus size19 acres (8 ha)
Color(s)Green  
MascotParrot
NicknameExternado, EX, ESJ
AffiliationsFLACSI
OriginSan Jose Seminary (1921)
Websitewww.externado.edu.sv

Externado San Jose is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in San Salvador, El Salvador. The institution began in 1921 as San Jose Seminary to which "outsiders" were later admitted. When the seminarians moved to a new facility the remaining school became an "externado". The school was founded and is run by the Society of Jesus.

In 2015 Externado was ranked fourth among 440 schools in El Salvador by the University of El Salvador on the basis of test scores, and had a larger enrollment than the first three schools combined.