These schools were voted the BestInternational 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 school aims to educate global citizens with an international perspective and emphasizes critical thinking and competencies over rigid content requirements. Emeryville. ebgis.org.
Silver: The Renaissance International School. Oakland. therenaissanceschool.org.
Bronze: Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley. Berkeley. eb.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Silicon Valley International School. Using the International Baccalaureate learner profile, it offers bilingual education to students in preschool through 12th grade. Menlo Park and Palo Alto. siliconvalleyinternational.org.
Silver: Pacific Rim International School. San Mateo. printschool.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: The International School of San Francisco (formerly French American International School) is a bilingual, multicultural PreK-12 independent school where students learn to navigate the complexities of the world with confidence, empathy and joy. San Francisco. internationalsf.org.
Silver: Lycée Français de San Francisco. San Francisco. lelycee.org.
Bronze: La Scuola International School. Multiple locations. lascuolasf.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Silicon Valley International School. This international school focuses on teaching students to become agile, responsive and global thinkers. Palo Alto and Menlo Park. siliconvalleyinternational.org.
Silver: Yew Chung International School of Silicon Valley. Mountain View. ycis-sv.com.
Bronze: French American School of Silicon Valley. Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. fassv.org.