These schools were voted the Best Language Immersion Schools in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: The Renaissance International School. Students learn in French, Spanish and English at this Montessori school. Oakland. therenaissanceschool.org.
Silver: East Bay German International School. Emeryville. ebgis.org.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: International School of San Francisco. Students start learning French in a bilingual immersion program starting in preschool. San Francisco. internationalsf.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Action Day Global Schools. Native Spanish speakers teach preschoolers through kindergartners in this full-day language immersion program. San Jose. actiondayschools.com/global-schools.
Silver: Cornerstone School. Palo Alto. cornerstonelearningfoundation.com.
Bronze: French-American School of Silicon Valley. Sunnyvale. fassv.org.
