Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito is a private, bilingual school that was founded in 1995 and is affiliated with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Goodness, Beauty and Truth are the underlying principles that inspired the founders to create a renaissance school that draws on the best of the international and American school models, while teaching students to understand, respect and celebrate the diversity of Ecuadorian culture.

With more than 1,300 students, the school is divided into four sections:

Early Childhood – Play Group to 2nd grade
Elementary – grades 3 to 5
Middle School – grades 6 to 8
High School – grades 9 to 12

Class size is small, with no more than 17 students per class at the preschool level and 22 students per class in the other grades. All Early Childhood classes are taught by a core teacher and a bilingual assistant.

Based on the liberal arts, Colegio Menor’s curriculum provides students with the opportunity to complete a set of core courses as well as develop their knowledge and skills in art, music, and a variety of elective subject areas. At the high school level, all courses are taught as part of a college preparatory curriculum. Colegio Menor offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Calculus, Statistics, English language, English literature, Spanish literature, Studio Art, World History, and Biology.

Colegio Menor is one of the area's most important schools, with recent graduates accepted to prestigious universities in North America, South America and Europe.