These schools were voted the Best Language Immersion Schools in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2024 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: East Bay German International School. This German dual-language immersion program covers preschool through high school. Emeryville. ebgis.org.
Silver: The Renaissance International School. Oakland. therenaissanceschool.org.
Bronze: Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley. Berkeley. eb.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion School. This school brings together Spanish and English-speaking students and families for the opportunity of being bilingual, biliterate and academically enriched. Atherton. adelanteselby.rcsdk8.net.
Silver: Orion Alternative School. Redwood City. orion.rcsdk8.net.
Bronze: Hatch Elementary School. Half Moon Bay. hatch.cabrillo.k12.ca.us.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: The Crayon Box Preschool. It was founded in 2003 by Adriana Razo, a Latino early educator who dreamed of establishing a school where children of all backgrounds could learn the Spanish language. San Francisco. thecrayonboxpreschool.com.
Silver: Little Robles in the Sunset. San Francisco. littlerobles.com.
Bronze: Aventuras. San Francisco. aventurassf.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Word of Grace Chinese School. This language school teaches Chinese Mandarin with fun activities for kids either in-person or on Zoom. San Jose. wordofgraceschool.org.
Silver: Cornerstone School. Palo Alto. cornerstonelearningfoundation.com.
Bronze: Holly Oak Elementary. San Jose. hollyoak.eesd.org.