These schools were voted the Best Language Immersion Schools in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2025 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: Escuela Bilingue Internacional. Oakland and Emeryville. ebinternacional.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Mandarin Immersion at Orion Alternative. This Mandarin immersion program is offered for kindergarten and up through the Redwood City School District. wklys.us/ifDw.
Silver: Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion School. Atherton. adelanteselby.rcsdk8.net.
Bronze: Fiesta Gardens International School. San Mateo. fiestagardens.smfcsd.net.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Terra San Francisco. This preschool is a Reggio Emilia-inspired, nature-based program offering immersion in Mandarin and Spanish. San Francisco. terraschools.org/terra-san-francisco-school.
Silver: The International School of San Francisco. San Francisco. internationalsf.org.
Bronze: Dolores Huerta Elementary School. San Francisco. wearedoloreshuerta.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Cornerstone School. Chinese-English dual immersion school, offering education for preschool through K-5. In addition, after-school, evening, and summer programs are also offered. Palo Alto. cornerstonelearningfoundation.com.
Silver: Silicon Valley International School. Menlo Park and Palo Alto. siliconvalleyinternational.org.
Bronze: Rossinca Heritage School. San Jose. rossinca.org.
